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Memories Sustain Us In Our Darkest Times

Alternate Title
Reflections
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maria Campbell
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 7, July 2007, p. 5
Description
Author looks at the practice and festivities involved in welcoming spring and the importance of passing these traditions on to the youth. Article located by scrolling to page 5.
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Merging New Media with Old Traditions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yvonne Poitras Pratt
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-27
Description
Looks at the use of new media forms, such as computers and the Internet, as tools for decolonization within Aboriginal communities.
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Metis Nation of Ontario Oral History Project

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Metis Nation of Ontario Cultural Commission
Description
Site discusses history, culture, battles, symbols of identity like the sash, fiddle and beading, and Elders, including a photo or video gallery.
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Métis Story Tellers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Description
Briefly discusses the story-telling tradition and importance of oral history among the Métis. Includes two stories.
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Métis Talent Honoured at '08 Saskatchewan Book Awards

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sylvia Peequaquat
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 12, December 2008, p. 20
Description
Looks at the Métis theme of the book awards and the representative guest speaker, Maria Campbell and fiddler John Arcand. Article located by scrolling to page 20.
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Micmac Customs and Traditions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stansbury Hager
American Anthropologist, vol. 8, no. 1, January 1895, pp. 31-42
Description
Description of some games, legends and dances of the Mi'kmaq.
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Mightier Than the Sword? An Introduction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Jaskoski
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 2/3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 1-12
Description
Discusses the history and relevance of writing within works by pioneering Native American writers. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Mihumisang: Formosan Tribal Voices

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Amy Eisenberg
ab-Original, vol. 3, no. 1, 2019, pp. 81-108
Description
Article recounts the stories told by Bunun tribal elders when consulted by students of the Yushan Tribal College.
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Mind, Body, Emotions and Spirit: Reading to the Ancestors for Healing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glen McCabe
Counselling Psychology Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, June 2008, pp. 143-152
Description
Looks at integrating traditional healing practices such as the medicine wheel, burning tobacco, story- telling and the sweat lodge into contemporary psychotherapy and counselling.
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Mind's Eye, Stories from Whapmagoostui

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Paul Wattez
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, p. 254
Description
Book review of Mind's Eye, Stories from Whapmagoostui edited by Susan Marshall and Emily Masty.
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Miranda Haskie: Preserving Living History at Diné College

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 3, Preserving and Protecting Knowledge, Spring, 2014
Description
Discusses the project to record the living history of elders for posterity by using state-of-the-art digital media equipment.
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Misatim Pimasew: The Flying Horse

Alternate Title
Mistatim Pimasew: The Flying Horse
Theses
Author/Creator
Freeda A. H. Dickey (Freeda A. Hart Dickey)
Description
Traditional Knowledge Thesis (Ph.D.)--California Institute of Integral Studies, 2002.
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Miwok Myths

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.12, no.8
E-Books
Author/Creator
Edward Winslow Gifford
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 12, (pp282-338).
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Mixedblood Messages: Literature, Film, Family, Place

Alternate Title
Mixed Blood Messages
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Barbara J. Cook
Studies in American Indian Literatures , vol. 11, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1999, pp. 90-92
Description
To Access Review, Scroll Down to Page 90-92. Book review of: Mixedblood Messages: Literature, Film, Family, Place by Louis Owens.
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Moon

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells of the Blood legend about the origin of the moon, sun and morning star.
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Mothers of Corn: Wixárika Women, Verbal Performances, and Ontology

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cyndy Margarita García-Weyandt
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 2, June 2018, pp. 113-120
Description
Discusses the active role of Maize within Wixáritari ceremony from cultivation to harvesting, emphasizing the role of women in preparing Corn-based substances for ceremonial offerings. Through storytelling and performative practices women are active in transmitting the relationships between corn and community.
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Mount Diablo as Myth and Reality: An Indian History Convoluted

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bev Ortiz
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 4, The California Indians, Autumn, 1989, pp. 457-470
Description
Looks at the changing perceptions of Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County, California based on attitudes towards narration types.
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Mourning Dove's Canadian Recovery Years, 1917-1919

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alanna Kathleen Brown
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125 , Native Writers & Canadian Writing, Spring/Summer , 1990, pp. 113 - 122
Description

Discusses the period in Christine Quintasket's life when her health improved and she regained the strength to pursue her ambitions as a writer. 

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Mourning Dove's The House of Little Men

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alanna K. Brown
Canadian Literature , no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 41 - 60
Description

Discusses Mourning Dove's legend story,The House of Little Men, which contains elements of assimilation and illustrates the writer's storytelling skills. 

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Mourning Rites

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview about mourning rites, including death customs, self multilation as a sign of mourning; punishments for adultery and what happens to pipes and bundles when their owners die; and the loss of old mourning rituals and customs.
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Mrs. Agnes Cranmer Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Agnes Cranmer
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she discusses the suppression of potlatches.
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Mrs. Edward Joyce Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Edward Joyce
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives general reminiscences of her life. She also describes the Hamatsa dance ceremony.
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Mrs. Grace Stephens and Mrs. Agnes Russ Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Grace Stephens
Agnes Russ
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where there is discussion of traditional Indian values. There is also mention of a flood legend.
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Mrs. Lucinda Froman Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Keeshig
Lucinda (Mrs.) Froman
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Mrs. Lucinda Froman, who is a Mohawk Indian originally from the Six Nations Reserve, Ontario. She gives an account of migration from the United States to Canada. She also talks of encounters with evil spirits and how to ward them off.
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Mrs. Marion Dillon Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marion Dillon
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)
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Mrs. Paul Hayes (Annie) Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Paul Hayes
Annie Hayes
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she discusses how the Indians acquired their songs. She also tells a creation myth and a flood legend of her people.
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Mrs. Rachel Shawkence

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rachel Shawkence
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview with Mrs. Rachel Shawkence giving an account of her life. Name of interpreter/interviewer is missing. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
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Mrs. Shelagh Dehart Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Shelagh Dehart
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she discusses the historical movement of the Shuswap people and the meeting of the Shuswaps with David Thompson.
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Mrs. Tracie Williames Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Tracie Williames
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she discusses the migration of the Shuswap Indians into the Kootenay Valley.
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My Cherokee Grandmother's "First Fire Story"

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pamela Tambornino
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 4, Native American Studies, Summer, 2010, pp. 30-31
Description
Reflects on the lessons the author learned about Native American language and culture from her grandmother.
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