Spirituality

Note: The title of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. An image of an old Aboriginal (Metis?) man standing outside a teepee like structure. He wears a French beret style hat and has a long white beard. One hand holds a cane and the other is extended above his head.

Looks at aesthetic philosophies, techniques and personal styles of four Aboriginal female artists; Doreen Jensen, Rena Point Bolton, Jane Ash Poitras, Joane Cardinal-Schubert. Duration: 51:49.

Identifies two major components of Hawaiian healing: attributes of Hawaiian culture, and elements of spirituality in health and healing.

Māori Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2011.

Discusses the three elements central to recovery from alcoholism: the Sweat Lodge, the Red Road and the Recovery Medicine Wheel.

Notes that the healing process was facilitated by a reconnection to cultural identity and traditional native spirituality.

Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 1996.

Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, poems, and various articles

Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, poems, and various articles including, Keeping Her Family Strong by Barbra Nahwegahbow.

Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, poems, and various articles including an article entitled, Medicine Wheel: A Healing Beginning by Verna M. Wittigo.

Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, poems, and various articles.

Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, poems, and various articles, including Traditional Parenting Skills in Contemporary Life by Shelley Goforth

Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, poems, resources and various articles, including Aboriginal Suicide is Different by Colin Tatz.

Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, poems, resources and various articles, including Breaking the Code of Silence by Isabelle Knockwood.

Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, interviews, poems and various articles, including Aboriginal Women: No Rights to Land or Children by Mabel Nipshank.

Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors. Contains letters, pictures, and articles including Healing Within the Circle by Gloria Durnmitt.

Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, poems, and various articles including, Two-Spirited Youth Program by Julian F. Wilson

Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, poems, and various articles.

Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, pictures, and articles including: Aboriginal Survivors for Healing by Jackie Miller, and Telling Stories from Our Lives by David Sidwell.

Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, poems, and various articles including, The Story of my Childhood in the White Wilderness by Dan Ennis and Out from the Shadows by Liza Goulet.

Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, pictures, poems and various articles.

Summary of results and findings. Sample consisted of 712 adults, 566 youth and 666 children.

Comments on the five major tribes of Ohio and includes background, religion, medicine, historical sites and more.

Discussion of the anniversary celebration for the longest standing church in Saskatchewan located in Stanley Mission. Article found by scrolling to page 9.

Looks at history of the two-spirited people, their suppression and oppression by both religious authorities and state policies. The article also discusses how homophobia and AIDS-related stigma impact two-spirited people and Aboriginal communities.

Contends that government political will and First Nations political action are required to ensure Indigenous children have access to education that prepares them for living lives strong in cultural and spiritual identity.

Website's 11 catagories convey information on languages, politics, traditional life, arts, crafts, and much more.

Discusses the confusing situation between missionaries caused by the religious competition over the Shawnee tribe in eastern Kansas.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 2003.

Montagnais myth, The Caribou-Man, undergoes ethnoscientific analysis using Indigenous knowledge to understand mythical elements. (Abstract in French/English, article in French only)

Discusses project undertaken to develop and measure effectiveness of culture-as intervention, specifically in the area of First Nation's alcohol and drug treatment programs and overall wellness. The study Honoring Our Strengths: Culture as Intervention in Addiction Treatment ran from 2012 to 2015 and data was collected in year three from 177 volunteer clients at 12 treatment centres. Scroll down to read article.

An image of ten Aboriginal men dressed in ceremonial regalia and standing in a semi-circle.

Nursing Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2008.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2007.

Professional Psychology [Thesis]--University of the Rockies, 2010.

Presentation of a model of Huichol natural philosophy.

Looks at a 1643 carol written by Jesuit Father Jean de Brébeuf in Wendat or Huron language.

Vocal Arts Performance Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of Cincinnati, 1993.

Discusses the interpretations and understandings of Power's novel, The Grass Dancer. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.

First Nations Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2003.

Comments on a gathering where community members shared stories, identified causes of disharmony in the community, and discussed ways to achieve their healing objectives.

English Philology Thesis (M.A.)--Vilnius Pedagogical University, 2008.

Discusses the historic phenomena of staged photographs and how archivists should deal with this genre of photographs.

Collection of poetic renditions "exploring the usefulness of traditional knowledge and ceremony in contemporary Western university classrooms".

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2003.

Comments on the human ability to heal from profound trauma and the role that one's personal spiritual experiences can play in the healing. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 40.

Looks at healthcare, including cancer screening, western medicine, traditional medicine, and palliative care in a remote community. Duration: 11:24.