Nametau Innu: Memory and Knowledge of Nitassinan

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nametau Innu
Description
Website about the Innu nation containing links to information on skills and knowledge passed on by the Elders. Site split into four sections: First Steps, Innu Daily Life, Innu World, and Glossary.
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Nametoo: Evidence That He/She Is/Was Present

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Celeste Pedri-Spade
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Art, Aesthetics and Decolonial Struggle, 2014, pp. 73-100
Description
Examines the role and use of Indigenous photography in relationship to the Anishinabe way of being, seeing, listening and hearing.
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Naomi Carriere: Master Student in Biology

Alternate Title
Engaging Minds: Profiles of Discovery and Creativity at the U of S
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Naomi Carriere
U of S Research Communications
with the assistance of the Division of Media and Technology
Description
Short video on researcher's approach to the study of woodland caribou.
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Narrative as Lived Experience

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 53-65
Description
Author reflects on her own personal experiences; and discusses how historic trauma has shaped Aboriginal peoples lives and the need to re-discover traditions for the future.
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Narratives of Hope: Enacting Indigenous Language and Cultural Reclamation across Geographies and Positionalities

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kari A.B. Chew
Vanessa Anthony-Stevens
Amanda LeClair-Diaz
Sheilah E. Nicholas
Angel Sobotta
Philip Stevens
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 1, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, July 11, 2019, pp. 132-151
Description
Authors work to examine the motivations and narratives of Indigenous language and cultural resurgence as well as the knowledge structures which support it; focus on the diversity of Indigenous cultures and “settler-colonial narratives which portray Indigenous languages and cultures as deficient and vanishing.”
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A Nation of Families: Traditional Indigenous Kinship, the Foundation for Cheyenne Sovereignty

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leo Kevin Killsback
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 1, 03 2019, pp. 34-43
Description
Outlines the negative effects that colonialism has had on traditional Cheyenne kinship systems and gender relations. Examines familial relationships in terms of roles and responsibilities, and as a means of imparting the traditional values of respect, reciprocity and balance.
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[Native Achievers Series: Donald L. Fixico]

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Donald L. Fixico
Description
Donald L. Fixico, policy historian, speaks about relationships, places of reference, stories and legends and his latest book, Inside the Lodge: American Indian Oral Tradition, Myth, and Oral History. Duration: 1:01:47.
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Native American Ethnobotany

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Description
Presents a database of foods, drugs, dyes and fibers derived from plants.
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Native American Religious Traditions

Alternate Title
The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jeffrey D. Anderson
Joseph P. Gone
Description
Relationship between childhood and the sacred varies between Indigenous communities in North America. Chapter in book: The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion edited by Thomas R. Bidell, Anne C. Dailey, Suzanne D. Dixon, Peggy J.Miller, and John Modell.
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Native American Studies

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 81-84
Description
Book review of: Native American Studies by Clara Sue Kidwell and Alan Velie. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 81.
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[Native Americans on Film: Conversations, Teaching, and Theory]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Erin J. Cotter
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 1, Spring, 2014, pp. 125-127
Description
Book review of: Native Americans on Film edited by M. Elise Marubbio and Eric L. Buffalohead. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 125.
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Native and Mainstream Parenting: A Comparative Study

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Adje van de Sande
Peter Menzies

Native Social Work Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Aboriginal Children and Youth, Issues and Challenges, December 2003, pp. 126-139
Description
Examines the differences between Native and non-Native parenting practices.
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Native Connection to Place: Policies and Play

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rena Martin
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 35-40
Description
Discusses perspectives on relationship to land, and cultural and linguistic ties to places.
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Native Drums

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Carleton University
Sumner Group
Description
Website committed to First Nations culture and music with games, images, interviews, articles and teacher resources.
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Native Health Research in Canada: Anthropological and Related Approaches

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John D. O'Neil
James B. Waldram
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 1-15
Description
Introduction to this special volume of the Native Studies Review, which focuses on research to address the health needs of Native people.
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Native Homelands along the Lewis & Clark Trail

Alternate Title
Native Homelands along the Lewis & Clark Trail: Teacher Guide for 4th-10th Grades
The Montana Experience: Stories from Big Sky Country
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Big Sky Pictures
Sally Thompson
Description

Members of Blackfoot, Mandan, Hidatsa, Shoshone, Salish, Nez Perce, Yakama, and Chinookan nations speak about their history and culture. Duration: 35:50.

Related material: Teacher Guide.

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Native Participation in Land Management Planning in Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas J. Gallagher
Arctic, vol. 41, no. 2, June 1988, pp. 91-98
Description
Discusses barriers preventing Aboriginal participation in the planning process including large amounts of plans to look at, native world view, inappropriate use of public meetings, and communication styles.
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