Oral Traditions

From: Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, Section II, 1892.

Looks at construction, usage and changes to weaponry focusing on the changes to Omushkego bow making due to environmental restrictions.

Book review of: Art as Performance, Story as Criticism by Craig S. Womack.

Describes how author uses the story to help students gain an understanding of the Native American way of life in an introductory Native American culture class.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 2001.

Looks at the research network Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace five years after its inception and how digital media technologies have been used to tell stories.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northern Illinois University, 1996.

Comments on the foundations on which treaty was based and that treaties were to be honoured forever. Duration: 9:55

Explores the problems associated with authorship, the representation of Native Americans in literature, and argues that Native American people need to author their own stories to ensure that the thought, philosophy, experience and wisdom of authentic Native American voices will ensure cultural survival.

Promotes the study, criticism, and research on the oral traditions and written literatures of Native Americans. The website includes a Guide to Native American Studies Programs in the United States and Canada, a link to the SAIL newsletter and notes, recent announcements, and a link to archival issues of Studies in American Indian Literatures (SAIL).

Comparison of star names and legends found to be common to different continents.

For use with Askiwina by Doug Cuthand in secondary level classrooms.

"This paper reports on an ethnographic research project conducted to explore the narrative skills of a group of eight Anishinaabe children."

Comments on recommendations for development of breast cancer resources for Canadian Aboriginal women.

Looks at the recordings of an Aboriginal woman's life story.

Book review of: At the Font of the Marvelous: Exploring Oral Narrative and Mythic Imagery of the Iroquois and Their Neighbors by Anthony Wonderley.

Lesson plans include guiding questions, learning objectives, preparation instructions, lesson activities, assessment, and lesson extension.

Author discusses his understanding of Wasekechak, a Cree figure of autonomy. Scroll down to page 25 to read article.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Fielding Graduate Institute, 2002.

Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--Queens University, 2005.

Compares and contrasts 2 books, Visitors Who Never Left: The Origin of the People of Damelahamid by Kenneth B. Harris and The Downfall of Temlaham by Marius Barbeau.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2016.

Looks at a project that encourages Inuit people to begin writing their stories and, in this way, pass on Inuit culture and language to the next generation. Entire journal on one pdf. Scroll down to page 266 to read article.

Discussion about the artists work, their involvement with Cultural Survival, and how they educate the public about Native American cultures.

Book review of: The Bear-Walker and Other Stories by Basil Johnston, a collection of translated Ojibwa stories from Sam Ozawamik, Frank Shawbedees and Basil Johnston.

American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2003.

Consists of an interview on the origin of the Beaver Bundle and its transferal.

A storyteller gives an account of the origins of the Sarcee Indians.

Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.10 (p. 295-397, 399-517). Text in both English and Danezaa.

Outlines the modernist beginnings of Aboriginal literature in Canada. Part two.

Outlines the modernist beginnings of Aboriginal literature in Canada. Part one.

Originally published: 1948.

Looks at how the traditional myths of creation takes place through language and song rather than sexual reproduction. The article also discusses how gender is less important than language. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Discusses both public and academic library services, including in the virtual realm.

English and American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Masaryk University, 2014.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995. Examines a novel by each of the authors: James Welch, Leslie Marmon Silko, Thomas King, and Gerald Vizenor.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Duke University, 2011.

Comments on practical ways to address the physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental health of Indigenous peoples.

Discusses the importance of the inclusion of Aboriginal words in the plays of Yves Sioui Durand, Tomson Highway, and Floyd Favel.

Uses visual and mixed art media to explore one's ancestry and identity, heritage and land. Timiskaming First Nation included.

"Dedicated to the memory of Joinstaga, from whom many legends of the almost forgotten past were obtained by the author."

Comments on a novel that is both comedy and tragedy aimed at Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal readers which presents a call to acknowledge brutal history and struggles of the characters.

A short piece of poetic prose that discusses the teachings of the “blackfish.”