Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sylvia Marcos
Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 25-45
Description
Looks at how Indigenous women in Mexico's Indigenous worlds are actively recapturing ancestral spiritualities as they struggle for social justice.
[Messages from the Heart]: Caring For Our Children
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
Arlene Moscovitch
Description
Documentary about gathering that showcased Aboriginal child-rearing practices.
Duration: 24:49.
Mi'kmaq Night Sky Stories; Patterns of Interconnectiveness, Vitality and Nourishment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Prune Harris
Cheryl Bartlett
Murdena Marshall
Albert Marshall
Communicating Astronomy with the Public Journal, no. 9, October 2010, pp. 14-17
Description
Discusses involvement of the integrative science team on the Mi'kmaq night sky story Muin and the Seven Hunters linking astronomy and legend.
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
Alternate Title
Anishinaabe / Chippewa / Ojibwe Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses, children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Mocking and Farting: Trickster Imagination and the Origins of Laughter
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angi Buettner
Kunapipi, vol. 31, no. 2, 2009, pp. 119-134
Description
Comments on the appropriation of trickster tales by writers from formerly colonized countries.
Montagnais and Southern New England Religion: A Brief Overview
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David A. Ezzo
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 3, Issue 271, 2010, pp. 14-17
Description
Looks at the dualistic beliefs of the Montagnais Algonquians who lived in eastern Quebec and the Southern New England tribes.
More Than a Façade: The Kenekuk Religion Revisited
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Garrett
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, Fall, 2017, pp. 293-310
Description
Discusses what the Prophet's spiritual teachings may have meant to his Kickapoo followers.
Mortality, Mourning and Mortuary Practices in Indigenous Australia
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kim McCaul
Aboriginal History, vol. 33, 2009, pp. 278-280
Description
Book review of: Mortality, Mourning and Mortuary Practices in Indigenous Australia edited by Katie Glaskin, Myrna Tonkinson, Yasmine Musharbash and Victoria Burbank.
Review located by scrolling to page 278.
Moving Mountains: Racial Politics Behind Native American Sacred Land Negotiations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Plotkin
Description
Looks at the negotiation for sacred lands in South Dakota and Arizona as an example of the relationship between Native populations and the American government.
The Mudang: Gendered Discourses On Shamanism In Colonial Korea
Theses
Author/Creator
Merose Hwang
Description
East Asian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2009.
Multicultural Multimedia Learning for Sustainability: A Narrative Case Study of Green Guerrillas Youth Media Tech Collective
Theses
Author/Creator
Jason N. Corwin
Description
[Natural Resources and Conservation?] Thesis (M.Sc.)--Cornell University, 2010.
Municipal-Aboriginal Relationships: Case Studies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing [Ontario]
Description
Objective of document is to help local governments understand Aboriginal rights, opportunities for engagement, and obligations when there is a duty to consult.
Case studies: Teston Site Ossuary, town of Midland, Common Ground Working Group with Abitibi-Consolidated, Elliot Lake--Serpent River First Nation Memorandum of Agreement, and Belle Island and Kingston.
Muskwa: Fearless Defender of Natural Law
Alternate Title
Bear Paw Legal Education and Resource Centre Comics; no. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Greg Miller
Description
Comic book tells the story of three youth encountering Muskwa the Bear and learning about natural laws and respect for the natural world.
Nametau Innu: Memory and Knowledge of Nitassinan
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nametau Innu
Description
Website about the Innu nation containing links to information on skills and knowledge passed on by the Elders. Site split into four sections: First Steps, Innu Daily Life, Innu World, and Glossary.
Narrative as Lived Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 53-65
Description
Author reflects on her own personal experiences; and discusses how historic trauma has shaped Aboriginal peoples lives and the need to re-discover traditions for the future.
[Native Achievers Series: Donald L. Fixico]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Donald L. Fixico
Description
Donald L. Fixico, policy historian, speaks about relationships, places of reference, stories and legends and his latest book, Inside the Lodge: American Indian Oral Tradition, Myth, and Oral History.
Duration: 1:01:47.
Native American Collections Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daythal Kendall
Description
Excerpt from the Daythal Kendall Guide to Native American Collections at the American Philosophical Society.
Native American Ministry at the End of Life: A Community of Hope
Theses
Author/Creator
Delana Taylor McNac
Description
Thesis (D.MIN.)--Drew University, 2010.
Native American Religious Traditions
Alternate Title
The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jeffrey D. Anderson
Joseph P. Gone
Description
Relationship between childhood and the sacred varies between Indigenous communities in North America.
Chapter in book: The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion edited by Thomas R. Bidell, Anne C. Dailey, Suzanne D. Dixon, Peggy J.Miller, and John Modell.
Native American Stories of the Sacred
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 4, Issue 272, September-October 2010, pp. 26-27
Description
Book review of: Native American Stories of the Sacred by Evan T. Pritchard.
Native Americans and the Christian Right: The Gendered Politics of Unlikely Alliances
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Martínez
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 284-288
Description
Book review of: Native Americans and the Christian Right: The Gendered Politics of Unlikely Alliances by Andrea Smith.
Native Americans and the Christian Right: The Gendered Politics of Unlikely Alliances
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 29, no. 1/2, 2009, pp. 309-312
Description
Book review of: Native Americans and the Christian Right: The Gendered Politics of Unlikely Alliances by Andrea Smith.
Scroll to page 309 to read review.
Native Dog Burials and Associated Ritual in Coastal Virginia and Beyond
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Fitzgerald
Description
Anthropology Thesis (B.A.)--The College of William and Mary, 2009.
Native Hawaiians and Psychology: The Cultural and Historical Context of Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurie D. McCubbin
Anthony Marsella
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 15, no. 4, 2009, p. 374–387
Description
Discusses the historic events that have impacted Native Hawaiians and reviews psychology research from an Indigenous perspective.
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Native Spirituality: Spirit Piracy and Native Sweat Lodges
Theses
Author/Creator
Line Denise Laplante
Description
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 2009.
Nature, Identity and Indian Survival in Louis Owens' Wolfsong
Theses
Author/Creator
Kenneth Mikalsen
Description
[English Literature] Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tromsø, 2009.
The Navajo Tradition - Transition to the Bahá’í Faith
Alternate Title
Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Linda S. Covey
Description
Examines the three reasons behind the conversion of the Navajo, or Diné, to the little-known eastern religion in the early 1960s.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
New Light on Black Elk and The Sacred Pipe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Fitzgerald
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 71-91
Description
Uses correspondence to and from Joseph Brown to explore his personal philosophy and his process of transcribing and editing The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux
The North American Boarding School Experience
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jamie Daniels
Description
Discussion on the destruction of an ethnic culture and religion in schools.
Not Your Grandfather's Horse: Automobiles Performing the Trickster in Modern and Contemporary Work by Artists from Plains Cultures
Theses
Author/Creator
Aaron Moses
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017
Refers to the works of Horace Poolaw, Dallin Maybee, Arthur Amiotte, Jay Polite Labor, and Wendy Red Star
Nourishing the Learning Spirit: Dialogue on Learning through Spirit May 23-26, 2008, Wanuskewin Heritage Park
Alternate Title
Comprehending and Nourishing the Learning Spirit Animation Theme Bundle
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Jeanne Barrett
Nourishing the Learning Spirit: Living Our Way to New Thinking
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie Battiste
Education Canada, vol. 50, no. 1, Winter, 2010, pp. 14-18
Description
Looks at the erosion of spirit, the Indigenous renaissance, and the potential of Indigenous knowledge.
A Novella of Ideas: How Interactive New Media Art Can Effectively Communicate an Indigenous Philosophical Concept
Theses
Author/Creator
Eve Christine Peacock
Description
Drama Thesis (M.A. (Research))--Queensland University of Technology, Creative Industries Faculty, 2009.
Objects of Purpose - Objects of Prayer: Peyote Boxes of the Native American Church
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel C. Swan
Museum Anthropology Review, vol. 4, no. 2, 2010, pp. 156-189
Description
Discusses boxes used to store and transport objects and items used in ceremonies of the Peyote religion. Includes images of examples.
Of the Heart: Scoping Review of Indigenous Youth Suicide and Prevention
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rita Henderson
Lindsay Crowshoe
Brittany Johnson
Naomi Parker
Stephanie Perrin ... [et al.]
Description
Sources of data: Indigenous advisors, academic and grey literature review, and environmental scan. Includes information on general context, promising practices, and knowledge gaps around service provision.
Of What a House Can Do: Notes on Houses as Agents in Social Change and Religious Transformation in the Contemporary Inuit Community of Qikiqtarjuaq
Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anja Nicole Stuckenberger
Description
Comments on the combination of materiality and spiritual essence of Inuit objects and the integration of Western models of living into tradition Inuit ways.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Ogichitaakwe Regeneration
Theses
Author/Creator
Tricia McGuire Adams
Description
Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2009.
Okwire’shon:’a, the First Storytellers: Recovering Landed Consciousness in Readings of Trees & Texts
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaitlin Sandra June Debicki
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2017. Refers to the works Power by Linda Hogan, Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
On Critical Frameworks for Analyzing Indigenous Literature: The Case of Monkey Beach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michèle Lacombe
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 253-276
Description
Focuses on ways to examine author Eden Robinson’s novel using approaches based on creation stories and urban "post-Indian" perspectives.
One Native Life
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sean Carleton
BC Studies, no. 162, The British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1910-2010, Summer, 2009, pp. 208-209
Description
Book review of: One Native Life by Richard Wagamese.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 208.
One Native Life: Recapitulating Anishnaabeg Identity and Spirituality in a Global Village
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Christopher N. Waite
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
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One Story of a Spiritual Research Journey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ross Hoffman
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010, pp. 122-136,155
Description
Looks at two forms of learning, a traditional community-based spiritual journey, and the academic pursuit of the knowledge related to Indigenous research.
Opening Archaeology: Repatriation's Impact on Contemporary Research and Practice
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Clayton Dumont
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 24, no. 1, Spring, 2009, pp. 113-118
Description
Book review of: Opening Archaeology: Repatriation's Impact on Contemporary Research and Practice by Thomas Killion.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Opikinawasowin: The Life Long Process of Growing Cree and Metis Children
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Leah Marie Dorion
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
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