Spirituality

Brief animated video outlines traditional use in Alberta's Indigenous cultures and talks about misuse of commercial tobacco products. Classroom resource. Duration: 5:30.

Meaningful Aboriginal literacy encompasses a broad range of values as presented in this article.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1996.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2002

Reviews the historical use of this stone as a decorative and symbolic gemstone in North American Indian cultures.

Book review of: The Turquoise Ledge by Leslie Marmon Silko. Review located by scrolling to page 212.

A photograph taken at Stand Off, Alta. on Blood Reserve. Percy Creighton (l) and John Cotton, Blood Indians on Blood Reserve in Stand Off, Alberta. Creighton wears elaborate ceremonial garb complete with head dress; Cotton wears moccasins, cloth wrapped around waist, and necklace. Creighton holds "weasel tail robe" (see LH 2166 for explanation). Cotton is medicine man who was conducting ceremony initiating Alexander of Tunis into Kainai chieftanship.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1981.

Comments on a culturally appropriate exercise and diet intervention that approximates the training for Native Hawaiian warriors.

Study of Religion Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2009.

Provides three case studies that illustrate the implications for counselors.

Presents information on paintings of Blackfoot religious beliefs.

Book reviews of: Unraveling the Spreading Cloth of Time edited by MariJo Moore and Trace A. Demeyer. Walking in the Land of Many Gods by A. James Wohlpart. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 91.

History Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2007.

Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--Ryerson University, 2013.

Law Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Sussex, 2012.

Results indicate that Sami patients attached a greater importance to the spiritual element of treatment.

Discusses how to uncover and work with traditional knowledge.

Personal account of struggles with alcohol abuse and recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous in Queensland, Australia.

Looks at a small-scale pilot study that empirically assesses one measure of religiousness and spirituality for Native Hawaiians, the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality (BMMRS)

Discusses how to use a spiritual approach when counseling Native Americans and practicing intercultural respect.

Discusses Deloria's approach to religion and spirituality in Western and Nonwestern traditions. Scroll down to access article.

English Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2004.

Introduction to a special issue on interpretation and presentation of Native American history and culture; eight authors present perspectives on methods, ethics and issues of the non-Native American as the historian.

Studies Lakota mythology, ritual and beliefs by examining a shirt only worn by men of high rank.

Discusses the three processes included in the walking in beauty perspective: embodiment, creativity and an appreciation of the sublime.

Chronicles the life (1933-2005) of a Native American author, theologian, historian and activist.

Personal essay about being a Christian, by the prominent poet, author and playwright.

Contends that people who maintain a balance of emotional, spiritual, mental and physical well-being have a healthier lifestyle.

Excellent teacher resource includes links to information and videos about the following topics: worldviews, oral traditions, Elders, culture and language, kinship, Aboriginal and treaty rights, healing historical trauma, symbolism and traditions, connection to land, Indigenous pedagogy, well-being, and traditional environmental knowledge. Related material: Talking Together: A Discussion Guide.

Comments on the importance and uses of wampum in the 1600 and 1700's.

Review essay of: Pen and Ink Witchcraft: Treaties and Treaty Making in American Indian History by Colin G. Calloway. Bradford's Indian Book: Being the True Roote and Rise of American Letters as Revealed by the Native Text Embedded in "Of Plimoth Plantation" by Betty Booth Donohue. John Eliot and the Praying Indians of Massachusetts Bay by Kathryn N. Gray.

Survival skills are tested by both children and adults in episode 6 of a stop-motion animation series. Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: The Elements: Study Guide. Duration: 24:00.

Health beliefs of the Ojibwe people from the Great Lakes region.

Author cites traits and values that should be adopted by society as a whole.

Focuses on what was heard from participants in the interviews/talking circles and from email survey respondents.

Includes post-viewing, comprehension and discussion questions, and activities.

Native American survivors of the boarding school system tell their stories. Duration: 1:13:03.

Provides advice on what Aboriginal Australians need in a community worker.

Study results show that making drums for a Sámi person is a way of sustaining culture, heritage, and identity.

Provides understanding of Indigenous research methods including ways of gathering indigenous knowledge.

Comments on the Inuit perspective and special relationship with land. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 64.

Brief discussion about custom of sacred bundles.