Oral Traditions

Discusses Alexie's fourth poetry collection, The Summer of Black Widows.

Discusses that more must be done to ensure First Nations peoples have access to library and information services.

Discussion of the Arctic raven complex in Alaska and comparison to the eastern Arctic understandings are discussed.

Looks at two Cherokee stories, one modern, one traditional, in which tobacco is at the center of the story.

Participants in the National Museum of the American Indian Artist Leadership Program from Canada, United States and Peru discuss their work and participate in a panel discussion. Duration: 1:39:43.

Discusses the symbiotic relationship between the animal world and Indigenous people, and describes how the relationship can contribute to the rebirth of Indigenous creative expression.

Focuses on the values of respect, responsibility and seeing others people's points of view. Chapter Four from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.

Focuses on respect of self and others. Chapter One from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow. Note: Page after title page is placed out of order in error. Scroll past page 83 and chapter begins with page i.

Overview of how the court system operates in British Columbia. Chapter Six from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.

Focuses on the rules that must be followed in order to achieve certain goals in life. Chapter 3 from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.

Focuses on rules within the home, school and community. Chapter Two from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.

Looks at author's journey to remain true to Indigenous knowledge traditions while doing research and using traditional teaching tools used in Anishinaabe literary.

Book review of: Bundjalung Jugan by Jennifer Hoff. Review located by scrolling to page 261.

An examination of the use of the "Bungling Host", an Indigenous storytelling device, in Louis Simpson's Wishram Chinook.

Outlines essential aspects of storytelling within Bush Cree culture.

Looks at how hidden messages in stories are used for transmitting knowledge by using voice, face and body movements to connect to listeners.

Examines Native writers' ethical, methodological, and theoretical responsibilities for transcribing, and preserving oral history.

Looks at investigating the schemas that non-Aboriginal teachers are presented when comprehending Aboriginal English used by students.

Overview of scholarly literature about, by and for Aboriginal women of Canada focusing on five disciplines: history, law, health, education, and literature.

Book review of: California Through Native Eyes by William J. Bauer.

Book review of: Call Me Ishmail by Ishmael Alunik.

Barbara A. Mann and Jerry L. Fields argue that a solar eclipse occurred when the Haudenosaunee Iroquois League was founded. Mann and Fields date this occurrence to August 31, 1142.

Indigenous Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 2007.

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

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 1983.

Lists relevant conferences for 2005 including: "Aboriginal Oral Traditions: Theory, Practice, and Ethics" held in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Brings together graphic works with recollections of Elders concerning traditional skills, stories and legends, culture and clothing.

Book review of: Captain Cook Was Here by Maria Nugent. Review located by scrolling to page 333.

Argues that authenticity is only present when the Aborigine writer or storyteller retains his own discourse.

Looks at preserving history orally and with the written word.

Overview of the quality of water in Aboriginal communities and interviews Grandmothers about the nature of water, its meaning and the importance of water to Aboriginal women.

Consists of an interview where he gives a description of naming ceremonies, explains the significance of "grandfathers" in Indian sprituality, and recounts several ghost stories.

Book review of: Centering Anishinaabeg Studies edited by Jill Doerfler, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark.

Introduces undergraduate students to the storytelling tradition as a means to analyze how writers translate oral forms to written ones.

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

English and Communication Thesis (M.A.)--The State University of New York at Potsdam, 2006.

Book review of: Chair of Tears by Gerald Vizenor. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 101.

Exploratory technique used in birthday story about a wise woman called Goose.

Volume 1, Chapter XII from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "In the Beginning: A Legend of the Blackfeet". The chapter is broken into several versions of Blackfoot legends as interpreted by Hawkes. The subsections are entitled: "Six Se-Ka-Quon: Another Legend of the Blackfeet Nation", "The 'Sou-Ke-Tap-Pi'", "The Legend of the Big Stone" and "Incident at 'Big Bear's' Trail for High Treason".

Interview of Charlie Chief who discusses the a Grass Dance, Round Dance and Sioux Dance (including songs). Also included are songs. The discusses the difference between old and new ways. Alphonse Littlepoplar is the intterpreter

An interview that describes some boyhood memories. The interviewee also describes two dances, the Give Away and Wolf Feast ceremonies.

Book review of: Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars' Club by Christopher B. Teuton. Review located by scrolling to page 203.

Book review of: Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars’ Club by Christopher B. Teuton. Entire article on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 104.

Consists of an interview that mentions a smallpox epidemic.

Traces Chief Lelooska’s artistic development as a carver and describes the ways in which Northwest Coast Indian art and cultural tradition were conveyed to people living in or visiting the region during the twentieth century.

Consists of an interview where he describes the rituals associated with the Hamatsa dance. He also tells a story of how the Hamatsa dance originated.

Book review of Chinookan Peoples of the Lower Columbia edited by Robert T. Boyd, Kenneth M. Ames, and Tony A. Johnson. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 144.