History

The Appeal of Peyote (Lophophora Williamsii) as a Medicine

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Evans Schultes
American Anthropologist, vol. 40, no. 4, Part 1, New Series, October-December 1938, pp. 698-715
Description
Use of the peyote plant among the Kiowa, Kickapoo, Shawnee and Wichita of Oklahoma.
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Appeals to Civilization and Customary "Forest Diplomacy": Arguments against Removal in Letters Written by the Iroquois, 1830-1857

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudia B. Haake
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 100-128
Description
Letter writers argued that, contrary to the reasoning being used to justify displacing them from their homelands, they had made significant progress in the areas of education, culture, and morality, and could only continue to develop if located in close proximity to settler society. At the same time, they used conventions and language which referenced their relations with Europeans in the colonial era.
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Appendix A: Report of Dr. Ryerson on Industrial Schools

Alternate Title
Report of Dr. Ryerson on Industrial Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Egerton Ryerson
Description
Makes suggestions about "the best method of establishing and conducting Industrial Schools for the benefit of the aboriginal Indian Tribes".
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[Appraising Cole Harris' Making Native Space]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Keith Thor Carlson
Sarah Carter
Kate McPherson
James Murton
Cole Harris
Native Studies Review, vol. 16, no. 2, 2005, pp. 125-149
Description
Book review of: Making Native Space: Colonialism, Resistance, and Reserves in British Columbia by Cole Harris. Comments by Cole about the review also included.
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Approaching Reconciliation: Tips from the Field

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 5, July/August 2015, pp. 261-264
Description
Attributes ongoing health inequities experienced by Aboriginal peoples to government policies of cultural genocide. Recommends health care professionals read the report Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future, engage in self-reflection, develop critical listening and learning skills, and challenge themselves and others to find concrete ways of spending to the calls for action from Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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Archaeological Field Work in North America During 1929

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
American Anthropologist, vol. 32, no. 2, New Series, April 1930, pp. 342-374
Description
Summary reports outlining the activities of various archaeologists throughout the year. Includes overview of 1929 work by Harlan I. Smith in British Columbia and W.J. Wintimberg concerning Inuit occupation in Newfoundland.
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Architecture As Ceremony: Use of Traditional Knowledge in Design

Alternate Title
Indigenous Architecture Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Patrick Stewart
Description
Patrick Stewart, Indigenous architect, of the Nisga'a First Nation in British Columbia looks at elements he considers when starting a project: architectural principles; traditions and culture; policy/local conventions and knowledge. Duration: 53:06.
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Archival Captive--The American Indian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William T. Hagan
American Archivist, vol. 41, no. 2, April 1978, pp. 135-142
Description
Focuses on how non-Indians have both written and interpreted the American historical record.
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Archival Photographs in Perspective: Indian Residential School Images of Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Krista McCracken
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [163]-182
Description
"This article addresses the challenges associated with present-day usage of residential school photographs, the ways in which these photographs can contribute to ongoing discussions about healing and reconciliation, and the use of archival photographs within the residential school survivor community".
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Archives of Native Presence: Land Tenure Research on the Grand Ronde Reservation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Kretzler
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 45-70
Description
Argues that tribal historic preservation methods provide insight for all cultural heritage managers. Uses the approach and findings of the Grand Ronde Land Tenure Project as an example of repurposing archival documents in the interests of the Indigenous peoples.
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Arctic 2014: Who Gets a Voice and Why It Matters (Part 1)

Alternate Title
Polar Initiative Policy Brief Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anne-Marie Brady
Heather A. Conley
Marlène Laruelle
Rob Huebert
Willy Østreng
Aki Tonami
Description
Speakers discuss polar policies of United States, Russia, Canada, Nordic states, China, and Japan, Korea and Singapore. Followed by question and answer among presenters and with audience.
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Arctic 2014: Who Gets a Voice and Why It Matters (Part 2)

Alternate Title
Polar Initiative Policy Brief Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anne-Marie Brady
Heather A. Conley
Marlène Laruelle
Rob Huebert
Willy Østreng
Aki Tonami
Description
Speakers discuss polar policies of United States, Russia, Canada, Nordic states, China, and Japan, Korea and Singapore. Followed by question and answer among presenters and with audience.
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Arctic Adaptability: Infrastructure at Iḷisaġvik College

Alternate Title
Arctic Adaptability: Infrastructure at Ilisagvik College
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caitlin Walls
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 2, Building Infrastructure, Winter, 2019
Description
Article describes the history of the Iḷisaġvik College from its founding in 1986 and how it made use of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL) following the departure of the military scientists; describes the changing needs of the college, its students, and its community and the evolving plans for building and new campus.
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Arctic Circle

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Norman Chance]
Description
Website links to natural resources, history and culture, social equity, environmental justice and GIS mapping. Includes case studies comparing the environmental, social and cultural impact of natural resource development.
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Arctic Justice: On Trial for Murder, Pond Inlet, 1923

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Frank James Tester
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 532-535
Description
Book review of: Arctic Justice: On Trial for Murder by Shelagh D. Grant.
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Arctic Rock Cod

Articles » General
Canada's History, vol. 96, no. 2, April/May 2016, pp. 14-15
Description
Brief article describes the origins of the art of printmaking in the Cape Dorset area in the late 1950s.
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Are the Eastern Industrial Training Schools for Indian Children a Failure?

Alternate Title
[A Crisis in the Cause of Indian Education]
[Captain Pratt and His Work for Indian Education]
[Captain Pratt and His Work]
[Christian Schools among the Indians: A Letter from Bishop Hare]
[Hampton's Indian Students at Home]
[Statistics Relating to Indian Schools, 1882]
[The Church and the Indians]
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Helen W. Ludlow
James McLaughlin
Elaine Goodale
William H. Hare
Herbert Welsh
Charles Warren]
Description

Pamphlet produced in response to debates in Congress on the Indian Appropriation Bill. Includes various letters, articles, statistics, extract from Congressional Record, and The Indian School at Carlisle Barracks, published by U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education in 1880.

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