Teacher's resource for adult students includes learning activities, instructor notes and handouts to help strengthen literacy and communication skills using the book of Inuit legends.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, 1999, pp. 127-157
Description
Barbara A. Mann and Jerry L. Fields argue that a solar eclipse occurred when the Haudenosaunee Iroquois League was founded. Mann and Fields date this occurrence to August 31, 1142.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 1, Winter, 1999, pp. 45-53
Description
Author explores the different characteristics and purposes of storytelling, comparing Indigenous and Western traditions, oral vs written storytelling, and the different cultural values that are embedded in the stories.
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Art, Aesthetics and Decolonial Struggle, 2014, pp. 48-72
Description
Examines how an Inuit photographer and filmmaker have attempted to dispel common stereotypes about the Inuit people and preserve and enhance Inuit culture.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1999, pp. [82]-96
Description
Discusses the fact that despite many differences, all tribes exhibit similar attitudes about what constitutes a "worthy" husband and the proposal / marriage process.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 51, no. 1, 2014, pp. 101-117
Description
Studied the occurrence of human, dog, and bird lice. Through analysis of distribution of remains and Inughuit myths and legends, concludes that patterns are a result of delousing practices. Discusses the potential for studying Inuit hygiene.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 2, Tribalography, Summer, 2014, pp. 13-25
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Discusses how LeAnne Howe’s writing combines historic and contemporary cross-cultural interactions to bridge the gaps between sovereignty, issues of land and place, history, and culture.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 13.
BC Studies, no. 124, Politics and Planning, Winter, 1999, pp. 111-113
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Book review of: First Fish, First People edited by Judith Roche and Meg McHutchison.
River of the Angry Moon by Mark Hume with Harvey Thommasen.
Scroll to page 111 to read review.
Saskatchewan Indian Federated College: Department of Indian Education
Description
Focuses on the heritage of First Nations and Metis people, including topics regarding role models, traditional plants, dances, legends and dwellings. Suitable for a variety of settings and grade levels.
Journal of Northern Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 2014, pp. 29-42
Description
Discusses Historia by Olaus Magnus and Lapponia by Johannes Schefferus which both contain themes of the Sami people, their way of life, skills, and magical powers.
Discusses how Oscar Howe has created a liner abstract design concept that utilizes the formal elements of line, color and space to bridge the gap between traditional Indian values and the world of contemporary art.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, Summer, 1999, pp. 34-35
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Curatorial notes for exhibition of the same name mounted at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1999.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 34.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1999, pp. [2]-21
Description
Uses the section of Ceremony dealing with the story of Sun Man's encounter with Kaupata the Gambler to illustrate Silko's interweaving of oral traditions with print ethnographic accounts.
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Article describes a web-based participatory mapping tool(https://trt.geolive.ca/) which combines ideologies of stewardship with place names and stories.
Book reviews of:
Legends of Vancouver by E. Pauline Johnson, introduction by Sheila Johnston.
Pauline Johnson edited by Michael Gnarowski.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access these reviews scroll to p. 158.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 1, Winter, 1999, pp. 1-24
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Article examines the Lipan Apache narrative about Coyote which had been recorded and translated by the linguist Harry Hoijer from a telling by Lisandro Mendez. Author examines the content and themes of the text alongside the poetic and narrative devices it uses; situates the text among other Coyote narratives.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 2, Tribalography, Summer, 2014, pp. 40-54
Description
Discusses how tribalography's literary capacity can bridge time, space, and place and be beneficial to tribal peoples and sovereignties.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 40.
Looks at the influence the trickster has on the daily worldview of cultural groups.
Anthropology Honors Theses--Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1999.