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Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kristin Herzog
Ron Welburn
Gretchen Ronnow
Helen Jaskoski
Robert M. Nelson
Hertha Wong
Roger Dunsmore
Robley Evans
Marie Annharte Baker
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 2, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1990, pp. 23-49
Description
Books review of:
Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women edited by Paula Gunn Allen.
Blood Salt by Doris Seale.
Coyote's Journal edited by James Koller, Carroll Arnett, Steve Nemirow, and Peter Blue Cloud.
American Indian Autobiography by H. David Brumble.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Furniss
Barry McGrory
Jeremy Hull
E. Paul Morrissy
Rosanne Gasse
et al.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, 1990, pp. 307-341
Description
Book reviews of 15 books:
Metaphors of Interpretation: Essays in Honour of W.E.H. Stanner edited by Diane E. Barwick, Jeremy Beckett and Marie Reay.
Convertir Les Fils de Cain, Jesuites et Amerindiens Nomades en Nouvelle-France by Alain Beaulieu.
The Alaska Highway: Papers of the 40th Anniversary Symposium edited by Kenneth Coates.
Catlin and His Contemporaries: The Politics of Patronage by Brain W.
Books in Review
Book Reviews
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125, Native Writers & Canadian Literature, Spring/Summer, 1990, pp. 307-316
Description
Entire review section on one pdf. To access specific review scroll down to appropriate page.
Imaging Native by Coral Ann Howells. (p. 307-308)
Book reviewed: The Native in Literature: Canadian and Comparative Perspectives edited by Thomas King,Cheryl Calver & Helen Hoy.
Anishoni Play by Robin McGrath. (p. 308-310)
Books reviewed: Renewal: Teoni's Giveaway by Barbara Smith.
Renewal: The Prophecy of Manu by Barbara Smith.
Tripartite by Patricia Keeney. (p.
A Change of Subject: Perspectivism and Multinaturalism in Inuit Depictions of Interspecies Transformation
Alternate Title
Un changement de sujet : Perspectivisme et multinaturalisme dans les représentations inuit des transformations interespèces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sean P.A. Desjardins
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 101-124
Description
Article argues that two pre-contact Inuit artifacts, recovered from the Pingiqqalik site, depict interspecies transformation; author argues that this is evidence that interspecies relations were influenced by a cosmology rooted in multinaturalism.
The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River
Alternate Title
Critical Studies in Native History ; 20
E-Books
Author/Creator
Susan M. Hill
Critical Studies in Native History
The Concept of Duality in Culture and Myths of Lakota Indians
Theses
Author/Creator
Klára Perlíková
Description
[Ethnology] Thesis (Ph.D)--Univerzita Karlova [Charles University], 2017
Cornus versus dentus et autres modalités d’association des animaux dans l’imaginaire inuit
Alternate Title
Horned versus Teethed and Other Modalities of Animal Association in the Inuit Imagination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vladimir Randa
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 51-71
Description
Author explores Inuit ontologies or knowledge systems around non-human members of their ecosystem; discuss how Inuit ways of knowing the animals are rooted in social and cultural factors of relationality.
Text in French.
Coyote Places the Stars [by] Harriet Peck Taylor
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erie District
Description
Designed to accompany retelling of traditional Wasco story about how stars came to be arranged in the shapes of animals. Recommended for use with Grade 3 students.
Creating Space for Historical Narratives through Indigenous Storywork and Unsettling the Settler
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret J. A. Knickle
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017.
Cree 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.
L'écho des autres : l'analyse basique en anthropologie
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daniel Clément
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Growth Chart Literacy Prompts: K-8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
Description
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
From Creation Stories to '49 Songs: Cultural Transactions with the White World as Portrayed in Northern Plains Indian Story and Song
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph E. DeFlyer
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 2, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 11-25
Description
Looks at the historical and cultural process of communication, before the first written records had been created between mainstream American culture and the Native American cultures of the Northern Plains.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
How Raven Marked the Land When the Earth Was New
Alternate Title
Comment Corbeau a marqué le territoire alors que la Terre était nouvelle
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Fienup-Riordan
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 215-241
Description
Examines the role and actions of Raven in Yup’ik creation narratives and traditional stories; and how those stories are recorded in the place names and understandings of the land.
The Inuit Sky
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Virtualmuseum
Description
Discusses the short period of time each year that the Inuit have to study the sky and presents several legends in which the moon plays a central role.
Inuit Symbolism of the Bearded Seal
Alternate Title
Symbolisme inuit du phoque barbu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgitte Sonne
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 29-50
Description
Examines traditional Inuit and Yupiit stories, rituals, and colloquial sayings to reveal different meanings associated with the bearded seal in these Indigenous cultures. Finds that bearded seals can impart multiple meanings ranging from monstrous to protection to renewal and reproduction.
It Consumes What It Forgets
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carter Meland
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 137-149
Description
Author discusses different incarnations of the wiindigo narrative ranging from those found in the Anishinaabe oral tradition to those found in the journals of fur traders; examines different potential meanings and teachings of the narrative.
It Sometimes Speaks to Us: Decolonizing Education by Utilizing Our Elders' Knowledge
Theses
Author/Creator
Joshua Manitowabi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 2017.
The Legend of the Good Fella Missus
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. E. McGuire
Aboriginal History, vol. 14, no. 2, 1990, pp. [124]-151
Description
Comments on a historical myth that portrays racist and discriminatory views.
Legend of Wesakayjack and the Loon: As Told by the Norway House Elders
Alternate Title
[Frontier School Division Native Studies Publications]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Written for primary students.
Related Material: Story without text.
Lone Man and First Creator Make the World
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Brave
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 2, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 25-27
Description
Presents a creation story about how the world was made.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Naatsilanéi and Ko'ehdan: A Semiotic Analysis of Two Alaska Native Myths
Theses
Author/Creator
Phyllis A. Fast
Description
Alaska Native Literary Forms Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alaska Anchorage, 1990.
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.
The Ojibwe Who Slew the Wiindigo
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses colonization, historical trauma and historical loss symptoms.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: 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
"The Orders of the Dreamed": George Nelson on Cree and Northern Ojibwa Religion and Myth, 1823
Alternate Title
Manitoba Studies in Native History; 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jennifer S.H Brown
Robert Brightman
Manitoba Studies in Native History
Policing the Boom Town: The Mounted Police as a Social Force in the Klondike
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William R. Morrison
The Northern Review, no. 6, Winter, 1990, pp. 83-97
Description
Looks at Dawson City, the gold rush, Sam Steele and the Northwest Mounted Police, and the truth about violent crimes.
Raven Tales: Traditional Quileute Stories of Bayak, the Trickster
Documents & Presentations
Description
Includes five stories: Raven and Bear; Raven and Fishduck; Raven and Mole; Raven and Skatefish; and Raven and Eagle.
Resisting Consumption: Exploring Pathways of Resistance to the Assimilative Nature of the Canadian Education System Through Tomson Highway's Kiss of the Fur Queen
Theses
Author/Creator
Blake Bilmer
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.
Review Articles: No Writing at All Here: Review Notes on Writing Native
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Laurie Ricou
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125, Native Writers & Canadian Literature, Spring/Summer, 1990, pp. 294-301
Description
Author reviews, in essay format, numerous books dealing with Aboriginal subject matter.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access review, scroll down to appropriate page.
A Review of The Navajo and the Animal People: Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ethnozoology
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Herman A. Peterson
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 74-76
Description
Book review of: The Navajo and the Animal People: Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ethnozoology by Steve Pavlik.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sharon M. Dilloway
Barre Toelken
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 2, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 29-32
Description
Books reviews of: The Summer in the Spring: Ojibway Lyric Poems and Tribal Stories edited by Gerald Vizenor
Tony Hillerman by Fred Erisman
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
James H. O'Donnell III
Kathleen Whitaker
Harwood Hinton
R. David Edmunds
Andrei A. Snamenski
Stephen Cornell
Morris A. Forslund
Joanna L. Endter
Peter R. Hacker
Ted J. Brasser
Laurence M. Hauptman
Clara Lee Tanner
Judith A. Gray
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, 1990, pp. 127-181
Description
Book reviews of:
Powhatan's Mantle: Indians in the Colonial Southeast edited by Peter Wood.
Navajo Textiles: The William Randolph Hearst Collection by Nancy J. Blomberg.
Utmost Good Faith: Patterns of Apache-Mexican Hostilities in Northern Chihuahua Border Warfare, 1821-1848 by William B. Griffen.
The Confederate Cherokees: John Drew's Regiment of Mounted Rifles by W.
The Russians are Coming, The Russians Are Dead: Myth and Historical Consciousness in Two Contact Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Ruppert
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 2, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 1-10
Description
Examines hidden cultural patterns, establishing the expression of historical thought, in Native Alaskan narratives which describe first contact with Russians.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
The Saugeen Ojibway Nation and Canada: Historical Relationships, Settler Colonialism, and Stories of a Shared Space
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher James Wright
Description
History Research Thesis (Ph.D.)--King's College London, 2017.
Seeing the Skies through Navajo Eyes: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Astronomy
Alternate Title
Navajo Skies: An Introductory Guide to the Navajo Skies Planetarium Show
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy C. Maryboy
David H. Begay
Ashley C. Teren
Description
Designed as a resource for planetariums, for middle school teachers, and a book that families can read together.
The Sense of a Better Ending: Legal Pluralism and Performative Jurisprudence in Atanarjuat the Fast Runner
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian J. Macrae
Samantha Mackinnon
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 3, Fall, 2017, pp. 547-570
Description
Author examines Igloolik Isuma's film as a formal and deliberate illustration of Inuit legal culture, legal practitioners, and legal principles; argues that Isuma places these elements of the Inuit legal system in conversation with the systems of contemporary justice in Canada.
Speaking In Circles: Indigenous Identity and White Privilege
Theses
Author/Creator
Adrian Downey
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017.
Special Problems in Teaching Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paula Gunn Allen
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 4, Autumn, 1990, pp. 379-386
Description
Author discusses some of the difficulties raised by teaching pieces of Indigenous literature that contain information considered to be sacred, ceremonial, or confidential.
The Story of the Falling Star
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Isobel White
Aboriginal History, vol. 14, no. 2, 1990, pp. 239-240
Description
Book review of: The Story of the Falling Star told by Elsie Jones, drawings by Doug Jones, collages by Karin Donaldson.
Review located by scrolling to page 239.
Telling New Myths: Contemporary Native American Animal Narratives From Michigan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Magoulick
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 130, no. 515, Winter, 2017, pp. 34-71
Description
Comments on the creative process of cultural renewal by using new myths as teachings.
That Also Is You: Some Classics of Native Canadian Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Bringhurst
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125 , Native Writers & Canadian Writing, Spring/Summer , 1990, pp. 32-47
Description
Essays examining the conventional portrayals of Native people in literature, exposing prejudices and misconceptions entrenched since colonial days regarding Native societies, including their moral, spiritual, and political values.
Entire journal in one pdf. Scroll down to page 32 to read article.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Harold Johnson
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Harold Johnson
Description
Keynote speaker discusses the importance of knowing how to live off the land and the confidence these skills give you in other aspects of life.
Duration: 38:23.
Trail to Heaven: Knowledge and Narrative in a Northern Native Community
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Richard Preston
BC Studies, no. 86, Summer, 1990, pp. 77-79
Description
Book review of: Trail to Heaven by Robin Ridington.
Scroll down to page 77 to read review.
Transformations and Remembrances in the Digital Game We Sing for Healing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elizabeth LaPensée
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 89-108
Description
Author describes the intent and process of designing We Sing for Healing, a musical choose-your-own adventure text game that mimics traditional storytelling and teaching styles with the way that the circular or looping narrative encourages a player to listen, choose, and revisit as a game-play strategy.
Trickster Chases the Tale of Education
Alternate Title
Article 2
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kaitlyn Watson
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples - Part 2, October 2017, pp. 1-[3]
Description
Book review: Trickster Chases the Tale of Education by Sylvia Moore.
The Trickster Critique: How Parody in Contemporary Native American Art Challenges Authenticity and Authority within Mainstream Museums
Theses
Author/Creator
Sara Morgan Rowe
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, Riverside, 2017.Focusess on the work of Wendy Red Star.