Spirituality

Indigenous History: A Bibliography

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Shekon Neechie
Description
Lists works written by Indigenous authors published between 2000 and 2018. Focuses on substantial books, articles and book chapters on original primary historical research, research methodology and historiography.
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Indigenous Portal

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[International Indigenous ICT Task Force (IITF)]
Description
Website is a portal for Indigenous groups around the world, prepared by Indigenous peoples, many in their own voices - includes traditions, values, history, and hopes for the future.
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Indigenous Studies and "The Sacred"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary L. Keller
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, Winter, 2014, pp. 82-109
Description
Looks at the term "sacred" as having different meanings to different cultures and comments on the United Nations replacing the term with the phrase intangible cultural heritage.
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Indigenous Voices Indigenous Places, 2008

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Places, 2008
Description
2008 Edition contains: The Marae in New Zealand - the Resource Centre of the Māori World by Turoa Royal. Our Playground: The Waitohu Stream by Rachael Selby. Guardian of the Waitohu Stream: An Interview with George Gray by Pātaka Moore. Tracing of Old Settlements and Place Names in a Sea Sámi Region by Marit B.
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Indigenous Women in the Americas

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anee Waters
Hypatia, vol. 18, no. 2, Special Issue: Indigenous Women in the Americas, Spring, 2003, pp. ix-xx
Description
Editorial introducing contents of a special themed issue on Native American women, feminism and women's studies.
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Initial Development of a Cultural Values and Beliefs Scale Among Dakota/Nakota/Lakota People: A Pilot Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. Rusty Reynolds
Randal P. Quevillon
Beth Boyd
Duane Mackey
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 3, 2006, pp. 70-93
Description
Looks at the development of a Native American Cultural Values and Beliefs Scale which assessed three dimensions of American Aboriginal values and beliefs: 1) the importance, 2) the frequency of practicing, and 3) distress caused by not practicing.
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Intergenerational Trauma and Indigenous Healing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Evan Adams
Warren Clarmont
Visions, vol. 11, no. 4, Indigenous People: Reconciliation and Healing, 2016, pp. 7-9
Description
Discusses how resilience is a life skill that can be taught, learned and cultivated.
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Introduction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clara Sue Kidwell
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, Religions, Summer, 1983, pp. v-vi
Description
An introduction to the special issue on American Indigenous religions.
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Inuit Concepts of Mental Health and Illness: An Ethnographic Study

Alternate Title
[Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report ; no. 4]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Christopher Fletcher
Ellen Corin
Lucy Boothroyd
Description
Identifies Inuit knowledge and perspectives and the basis of mental health problems with explanations for the behaviour.
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Inuit Views of Nature

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kelly Skinner
Laura Brill
Description
Comments on people having a physical and spiritual relationship with the environment.
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Inukshuk

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
An Inukshuk built by R.G. Williamson at a cemetery. Mine Shaft, Rankin Inlet, N.W.T. [NU].
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Is There "Art" in Indigenous Aesthetics?

Alternate Title
Indigenous Aesthetics: Native Art, Media, and Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Leuthold
Journal of Arts Management, Law & Society, vol. 25, no. 4, Winter, 1996, p. [?]
Description
Explores Western cultural ideas of aesthetic theory within context of Indigenous aesthetics.
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[Jennifer Reid and her Book, Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jennifer Reid
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with author of book, Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada: Mythic Discourse and the Post-colonial State which examines Riel's religious background and the relationship to Canada's search for a national identity. Duration: 35:33.
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Journey to the Great Mountain

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. James Wohlpart
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 3, Fall, 2011, pp. [111]-127
Description
Author describes his experiences on a hiking trip and relates them to Linda Hogan's essay Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 111.
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Kateri Tekakwitha

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Orenda K. Boucher-Curotte
Canada's History, vol. 96, no. 1, February/March 2016, p. 30
Description
Brief biographical article on the Mohawk women who became the first North American Indigenous saint.
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Keeoukaywin: The Visiting Way—Fostering an Indigenous Research Methodology

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Cindy Gaudet
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, January 31, 2019, pp. 47-64
Description
Examines an Indigenous research methodology practiced by the author during their PhD research with the Omushkego people, the Moose Cree First Nation (Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada). Centers on Métis and Cree ways of being, milo pimatisiwin (the good life), relationality, land-based pedagogy, and Indigenous values. Focuses on decolonizing research by prioritizing kinship and community values.
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The Land Is My Mother

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terry Djiniyini
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, June 1985, pp. 6-7
Description
Discusses the Aboriginal relationship with the land in Australia.
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Learning to Read—Almost: New Books in Early Native American Studies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanna Brooks
Early American Literature, vol. 48, no. 3, 2013, pp. 743-754
Description
Book review essay of: English Letters and Indian Literacies: Reading, Writing, and New England Missionary Schools, 1750–1830 by Hilary E. Wyss. Queequeg’s Coffin: Indigenous Literacies and Early American Literature by Birgit Rasmussen. On Records: Delaware Indians, Colonists, and the Media of History and Memory by Andrew Newman.
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Legacy of Violence Against Aboriginal Women Continues

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journal, vol. 136, March 15, 2010
Description
Article reports on a forum hosted at the United Nations Church Center by the Anglican Consultative Council, the World Council of Churches, and Canadian Anglicans affiliated with the International Anglican Women's Network (IAWN).
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Living and Writing Indigenous Spiritual Resistance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy Iseke-Barnes
Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 24, no. 3, December 2003, pp. 211-38
Description
Explores the importance of the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in academic institutions through three stories.
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LivingMyCulture.ca: [First Nations}

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Description
Information on palliative care. Contains links to four general videos, print document Coming Full Circle: Planning for Your Care, and series of brief videos created specifically for First Nations peoples arranged under the headings traditions, rituals and spirituality, expectations of care, care for patient and family, talking about illness, emotions and support, and after death and ceremonies.
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LivingMyCulture.ca: [Inuit]

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Description
Information on palliative care. Contains links to four general videos, print document Coming Full Circle: Planning for Your Care, and series of brief videos created specifically for Inuit people arranged under the headings traditions, rituals and spirituality, expectations of care, care for patient and family, talking about illness, emotions and support, and after death and ceremonies.
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LivingMyCulture.ca: [Métis]

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Description
Information on palliative care. Contains links to four general videos, print document Coming Full Circle: Planning for Your Care, and series of brief videos created specifically for Métis people arranged under the headings traditions, rituals and spirituality, expectations of care, care for patient and family, talking about illness, emotions and support, and after death and ceremonies.
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Lost in Conflation: Visual Culture and Constructions of the Category of Religion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael J. Zogry
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 1, Winter, 2011, pp. 1-55
Description
Examines the role of religion in the stereotyping of Native Americans, and looks at the representations of Native American religion in theater through an analysis of visual images including John White's drawings, Theodor de Bry's engravings, and Paul Green's outdoor drama.
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