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Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen M. Sands
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 2, A Special Symposium Issue on James Welch's , 1978, pp. 97-105
Description
An examination of James Welch's episodic narrative style and its effectiveness in the novel.
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.
The Haida Raven: A Zoological and Symbolic Interpretation
Theses
Author/Creator
Daphne von Hopffgarten
Description
Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1978.
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.
How Squire Coyote Brought Fire to the Cahrocs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Vance Cheney
[The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine], vol. [29], no. [3], [January] [1885], pp. [393-376]
Description
Poem.
Indian Legends: Nanabush, the Ojibbeway Saviour. Moosh-Kuh-Ung, or, The Flood
Alternate Title
Moosh-Kuh-Ung, or, The Flood
E-Books
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.
Kwork Kwork the Green Frog and Other Tales From the Spirit Time; the Aboriginal Children's History of Australia
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Genevieve Bell
Aboriginal History, vol. 2, no. 2, 1978, pp. 182-183
Description
Book review of: Kwork Kwork the Green Frog and Other Tales From the Spirit Time and The Aboriginal Children's History of Australia by Aboriginal Children.
To access review, scroll down to page 182.
The Lenâpé and Their Legends; With the Complete Texts and Symbols of the Walam Olum: A New Translation, and an Inquiry into Its Authenticity
Alternate Title
Briton's Library of Aboriginal American Literature ; Number 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daniel G. Brinton
The Making of Men
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Douglas Belcher
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, December 1978, pp. 35-36
Description
Talks about the cessation and revival of lurugu (circumcision) ceremony on a northern Australian island.
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.
Ojibway: The Man, the Snake and the Fox
Alternate Title
Indian Legends
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tony Snowsill
Basil Johnston
Description
Traditional Ojibwa legend that delivers the moral, do not make promises you cannot keep.
Duration: 11:58.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thunder and the Mosquito
Alternate Title
The Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest ; Level II, Book 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Coast Area Planning Committee
Description
Children's book retells Muckleshoot traditional story.
Traditional - From The Ancestral Times: How The Milky Way Was Created: The Catfish and Crow Myth
Articles » General
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, December 1978, pp. 37-44
Description
Australian Aboriginal myth describes how the Milky Way was formed.
Traditional: From the Ancestral Times: The Heroic Fisherman: The Munjurr Myth
Articles » General
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 3, September 1978, pp. 31-34
Description
Traditional story about a person who gives their life to save someone and is rewarded by Barama, the powerful creator ancestor.
Traditional - From the Ancestral Times: The Morning Star: The Barnumbir Myth
Articles » General
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, June 1978, pp. 51-54
Description
Recounts story of morning star.
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.
When the World Began: [A Yukon Teacher's Guide to Comparative and Local Mythology]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julie Cruikshank
Description
Written to accompany My Stories Are My Wealth, a book of traditional stories narrated by Angela Sidney, Kitty Smith, and Rachel Dawson.
The White Stone Canoe: A Legend of the Ottawas
E-Books
Author/Creator
James D. (David) Edgar
"Winter in the Blood" as Elegy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nora Baker Barry
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 2, A Special Symposium Issue on James Welch's , 1978, pp. 149-157
Description
A discussion about death used in James Welch's Winter in the Blood through the main character's lamenting the loss of his loved ones.
A Woodland Creation Story: A Concise Version
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Phyllis E. Wms. Bardeau
Description
Based on the Iroquois story as told by John A. Gibson in the 1890s. Done in a glossary format.