Indian: Sociological Identification and Political Consequence
Theses
Author/Creator
Denis Wall
Description
Intercultural Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1982.
Children's storybook retells the Northern Cheyenne traditional story about insects who go to war because they have nothing to do. Suitable for use with elementary students.
Historical note:
Consists of an interview with Joe Sylvester where he gives an account of Indian medicine; legends concerning migration of Algonquin Indians; the role of elders; of the deterioration of reservation conditions following World War II; the religious significance of the number "four"; views on welfare and its role in disrupting traditional Indian values; and a legend about the origin of the drum.