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Aboriginal Curriculum Integration Project
Description
Lesson plans for K-12 in the areas of: English, Social Studies, Math, Science and Physical Education. Includes some instructional videos.
Aboriginal Spirituality: A Baseline for Indigenous Knowledges Development in Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vicki Grieves
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, 2008, pp. 363-398
Description
Examines how Aboriginal philosophy relates to the natural world and relationships with others.
Adadohkiwina and Acimowina: Traditional Narratives of the Rock Cree Indians
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Matthew J. Forss
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 38, no. 3, Autumn, 2008, pp. 389-391
Description
Book review of: Acadohkiwina and Acimowina: Traditional Narratives of the Rock Cree Indians by Robert A. Brightman.
American Indian Studies - Student Association
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ki-Shan Lara
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 23, no. 2, Fall, 2008, pp. 103-104
Description
Examines the challenges of protecting Native American history while simultaneously nurturing the future.
Before the Country: Native Renaissance, Canadian Mythology
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael P. J. Kennedy
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, 2008, pp. 443-445
Description
Book review of: Before the Country by Stephanie McKenzie.
Scroll to page 443 to read review.
Centeotzintli: Sacred Maize, a 7,000 Year Ceremonial Discourse
Theses
Author/Creator
Roberto Garcia Rodriguez
Description
Mass Communications Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008.
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.
Christmas Traditions Keep Our Families Strong
Alternate Title
Introspection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 12, December 2008, p. 5
Description
Comments on the importance of special family holiday traditions.
Article located by scrolling to page 5.
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
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Inuit Star Lore Cylinder. Including Inuit Star Lore by Ole Knudsen
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Science First/STARLAB
Description
Although designed for use with the SKYLAB cylinder, can be modified for use without it.
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Maya Skies Cylinder, Including The World of the Maya by Eileen M. Starr
Alternate Title
The World of the Maya
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Science First/STARLAB
Description
Although designed for use with the STARLAB cylinder, can be adapted for use without it.
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Native American Mythology Cylinder. Including Stories of the Early Americans by Gary D. Kratzer; Background Information on the Navajo by Gloria D. Rall; More Native American Star Legends by Doris Forror
Alternate Title
Stories of the Early Americans: A Guide to the STARLAB Native American Cylinder
Background Information on the Navajo
More Native American Star Legends
Script for the SKYLAB Native American Mythology Cylinder
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gloria D. Rall
Science First/SKYLAB
Description
Although designed for use with the STARLAB cylinder, contains script which can be adapted for use without it.
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.
Crossing the Medicine Line: The Cowboy in Canadian Prairie Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Reginald G.D. White
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 2008.
Cultural Heroes and Mirrors of Darker Desires: Transitioning Tricksters of Our Past Into Contemporary Society
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laura R. Nadelberg
Description
Attempts to explain trickster nature and characteristics.
Honours paper towards anthropology degree (B.A.)--Connecticut College, 2008.
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.
Haida Art: Southern Villages [Part 1 and Part 2]
Alternate Title
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
George MacDonald
Description
Discusses the architecture of houses and design style of totem Poles in the villages of Skidegate, Xaina, Skedans, Tanu, Skungwai and Chaatl Haida.
Part 1 duration: 25:08.
Part 2 duration: 32:08.
The Hopi Clown Ceremony (Tsukulalwa)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louis A. Hieb
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 4, 2008, pp. 107-124
Description
Looks at the ritual background of the clown ceremony and historical perceptions of clowning.
How People Got Fire
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Daniel Janke
Description
Animated film of legend as told by Yukon storyteller. Accompanying material: How People Got Fire: Study Guide.
Duration: 16:02.
How People Got Fire: Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide to accompany film, How People Got Fire. Contains pre and post viewing activities on social and ethical responsibility, Aboriginal studies, social studies, health education and media studies.
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.
I Swallow Turquoise for Courage
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robin Riley Fast
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 4, Winter, 2008, pp. 104-107
Description
Book review of: I Swallow Turquoise for Courage by Hershman R. John.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 104.
Indian Legends: Nanabush, the Ojibbeway Saviour. Moosh-Kuh-Ung, or, The Flood
Alternate Title
Moosh-Kuh-Ung, or, The Flood
E-Books
The Indians
Alternate Title
Encyclopedia Arctica ; 8
Encyclopedia Arctica. Anthropology and Archeology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Violla E. Garfield
Robert McKennan
John M. Cooper
Frank G. Speck
Johannes Falkenberg
Eugene A. Golomshtok ... [et al.]]
Description
Information on the: Tlingit, Haida, Eyak, Northern Cree, Montagnais-Naskapi, Sami, Chukchis, Dolgans, Gilyaks, Kamchadals, Ostyaks, Samoyeds, Ipiutak, and Inuit.
Digitized copy of typescript is part of the unpublished reference work on the Northern Arctic and subarctic regions. Project ran from 1947-1951.
Indigenous Storywork: Educating the Heart, Mind, Body and Spirit
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jo-Ann Archibald
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.
Journey Man: The Nomadic Tomson Highway Talks About Writing the First Cree Opera
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Martin Morrow
Tomson Highway
Description
Interview with playwright-musician and author of the libretto for The Journey (Pimooteewin).
Legends I: An Inuit Journey
Alternate Title
Ideas (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Legends Project
[Inuit Legends I]
Media » Sound Recordings
Description
The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends, and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities. This audio recording is from Iqaluit, Nunavut.
Duration: 53:59
[Legends II]: Legends of the Eastern Arctic
Alternate Title
Ideas (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Legends Project
Media » Sound Recordings
Description
The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends, and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities. This audio recording is from Eastern Arctic.
Duration: 54:57
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
Making Metaphor Happen: Space, Time and Trickster Sign
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Hawley
Arizona Quarterly: A Journal of American Literature, Culture, and Theory, vol. 64, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 95-122
Description
Sums up the tricksters' abilities to adapt and change with the times.
Mirrored Archetypes: The Contrasting Cultural Roles of La Malinche and Pocahontas
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristina Downs
Western Folklore, vol. 67, no. 4, Fall, 2008, pp. 397-414
Description
Looks at the similarities and roles of both women although they were from different cultures.
'More Real than the Indians Themselves': The Early Years of the Indian Lore Movement in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clyde Ellis
Mabel F. Knight
Montana: The Magazine of Western History, vol. 58, no. 3, Autumn, 2008, pp. 3-22, 92-94
Description
Examines how Native communities maintained their social and cultural identities amidst the attempt of middle class whites to preserve their own version of Indian culture.
Native American Creation Myths
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Whispering Wind, vol. 38, no. 2, Issue 264, November/December 2008, p. 25
Description
Book review of: Native American Creation Myths by Jeremiah Curtin.
Native Spiritualities As Resistance: Disrupting Colonialism in the Americas
Theses
Author/Creator
Kirstin Lea Squint
Description
Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, 2008.
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