Spirituality

Overview provides data on the ethnographic history of the Rocky Mountain National Park region, identifies specific physical, cultural, and spiritual resources within the Park region, and discusses legal, management, and consultative processes.

Contains links to information on woodland art, Ojibwa culture, spirituality, food, birch bark canoes, and tanning hides.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 2000.

Intended to provide a structure to uphold the fundamental right to spiritual freedom for Indigenous inmates. Includes historical overview and implementation issues.

Guide prepared for the Aboriginal and Community Policing Directorate, Royal Canadian Mounted Police to help officers understand sacred items and rituals.

Series of eight brief brochures designed as primers for cultural practices related to health and healing.

Book review of: Nature Power by Harry Robinson.

Examines the homestead (Hooghan) within the context of Navajo natural philosophy, religious ceremonies and revival in the Navajo community.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 1981.

Book review of: Navajo Tradition, Mormon Life by Robert S. McPherson, Jim Dandy, and Sarah E. Burak. Review located by scrolling to page 173.

Examines the three reasons behind the conversion of the Navajo, or Diné, to the little-known eastern religion in the early 1960s.

[History and Early Modern History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2006.

Paper discusses the author's personal journey to self-determination through ceremony and spirituality.

Discusses Cheryl L'Hirondelle's ability to link older generations to younger generations, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, through art and the internet.

Graduate School Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2002.

An article written by Reginald Beatty relating to the spirituality of Essa-wa-pum-o, an excellent hunter who gave all thanks to the Great Spirit for his success in hunting bears to feed his family. Item found within folder 'Reginald Bird Beatty Papers.'

Historical note:

History Thesis (B.A.)--University of Michigan, 2012.

Depth Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2004.

Teacher resource.

1 file containing: An Introduction to the Geography of the Canadian Arctic. Chapter VI, Pages 75-86, discusses the way of life of the Canadian Inuit including: population and distribution; social organization; hunting and fishing; language, art and religion; and regional groups. -"The Awakening North", an excerpt from the annual report of Seagrams Ltd. including a portfolio of pictures of the north, several of which are of Inuit peoples.

Children's dance troupe from the Muskoday Reserve.

Argues that there may be a nutritional component to windigo in that the "cure" involved the ingestion of fatty meat.

Sources of data: Indigenous advisors, academic and grey literature review, and environmental scan. Includes information on general context, promising practices, and knowledge gaps around service provision.

Comments on the combination of materiality and spiritual essence of Inuit objects and the integration of Western models of living into tradition Inuit ways. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.

Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brock University, 2014.

Reports on existing conditions during this period which produced a distinct Ojibwe version of Christianity.

Film about Elder William Commanda, the vision he had when he was terminally ill, and how it changed the rest of his life. Duration: 26:02.

Focuses on ways to examine author Eden Robinson’s novel using approaches based on creation stories and urban "post-Indian" perspectives.

Evidence studied contends that the lone pine tree theory which symbolically connects physical with spiritual, cannot be supported and should be dismissed.

Thoughts about the book, Black Elk Speaks: the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux.

Examines Native American people within the New Charismatic movements focusing on the Promise Keepers organization.

An ornately decorated telephone booth. Victoria, B.C. On booth: "B.C. TEL 806, 000 TELEPHONE INSTALLATIONS OCT. 20/67 VICTORIA B.C."

Discussion of the Teiakonekwenhsatsikhe:tare wampum belt, and how it is walked from place to place, to teach the message of living a healthier life style.

Award-winning documentary about Aboriginal rights and the response to the Australian Federal Government's Northern Territory Intervention which exerts compulsory control over 73 communities. Duration: 1:13:42. Accompanied by Study Guide

Argues that the Smithsonian's refusal to repatriate a sacred boulder illustrates how the Lake Superior Ojibwe experienced colonialism in that its removal was part of the exploitation of rich copper deposits in the area.

Chinook text with headings in English as follows: Introduction; I. Lourdes, etc.; II. First Apparition; III. Second Apparition; IV. Third Apparition; V. 4th & 5th Apparition; VI. Sixth Apparition; VII. Mr. Joccomet; VIII. Bernadette goes to the grottoe [grotto] for the seventh time; IX. Seventh Apparition; X. Eighth Apparition; XI. Ninth Apparition; XII. First Miracle, Louis Bourriette; XIII. Monseigneur Laurence; XIV. Fruitless Temptation; XV. End of the forth night; XVI. Another Cure; XVII. I am the Immaculate Conception; XVIII. Bernadette called insane; XIX. Jacomet at the Grotto; XX.

Looks at the World War II military service through the recollections of a Navajo veteran.

Uses historical census data and vital statistics.

A black & white photograph of Richard Lindemere's painting of an Aboriginal person in ceremonial dress. The person wears a fur [bear] robe and a [wolf] mask and carries a hand drum and a large spear.

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 two Aboriginal men in traditional clothing. They are standing on a blanket in front of what appears to be a sweatlodge.

Analyzes the presence of prophetic books by Yucatec Mayan "Jaguar Prophet" in Oxlanh b'aqtun and Almanac of the Dead, both works by non-Yucatec Indigenous authors.

Looks at the role of women under traditional communalism, the impact of colonialism and directions for the future.

Documentary explores a young man's journey to turn his life around after attempting suicide. Duration: 24.06.

Looks at the spirituality of women in Allen's poetry. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.11 (p.543-644).

Brief look at the life of the Saulteaux leader.