Oral Traditions

Book review of: Gwichya Gwich'in Googwandak: The History and Stories of the Gwichya Gwich'in as told by the Elders of Tsiigehtshik by Micheal Heine, Alestine Andre, Ingrid Kritsch and Alma Cardinal.

Booklet relating to the Haida people of northern coastal BC, describing various aspects of Haida culture such as daily subsistence, spirituality, shamanism, family life and legends.

Presents a short play about language and imagination. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Compares Gunn and Silko's storytelling personaes. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Discusses a Tlingit storyteller's own story and how it helped in recovery and healing.

Discusses the aim of the project which was to connect Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians with narrative exchanges regarding health and well-being.

Presents the author's insights regarding her childhood memories from old photographs.

Summarizes thesis exploring the introduction of Indigenous knowledge into mainstream education systems. Full Thesis.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Regina, 2009.

Analyzes the continuities between the Story of Scarface and the contemporary historical novel Fools Crow. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 129.

Discusses the differences between Native and mainstream texts, and how teachers and scholars should place Indian literatures at the center of the canon. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he gives a description of the physical effects of syphilis and also tells how names are given.

Explains how Vizenor uses the oral storytelling tradition to challenge some historiographical questions regarding how colonialist representation influenced the historical population of his people.

Reflects on Gerald Vizenor's The People Named the Chippewa challenging the historical depictions of Indigenous cultures in the United States.

Consists of an interview about the origin myth of the Horn Society.

Suggests that examining the encounter between indigenous oral culture and European printed culture as a starting point for sketching a history of the book in the Yukon.

Early Childhood Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hawai'i, 2008.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2008.

Uses a conversation between two fictitious characters to illustrate aspects of the author's term "word bundles" as it relates to Indigenous concepts of community and storytelling.

Consists of an interview that tells of the acquisition of the Holy Hand Game.

Consists of an interview on the origins of the Holy Lodge; the story of the Holy Turnip (same story as IH-AA.020); the story of the elk woman and her jealous husband; the story of the widows who offered themselves to the sun and how these events led to the offering ceremony and then to the Holy Lodge (This account continues on IH-AA.112)

Montagnais myth, The Caribou-Man, undergoes ethnoscientific analysis using Indigenous knowledge to understand mythical elements. (Abstract in French/English, article in French only)

Studies 16 digital stories from distinguished Aboriginal elders from the Omushkegowuk area in Ontario.

Exploration of how the oral tradition is being taught at tribal colleges and universities.

Education Research Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 2004.

Author advocates using oral traditions as methods to combat misrepresentations, negative stereotypes and racism.

Note: the title of this document is midleading, as it has nothing to do with the Horn Society. This document is an interview with George First Rider about a very vague origin myth.

Consists of an interview giving an account of the last long distance horse races at Stand Off, Alberta. Includes a story of gambling between a Blood Indian and a Snake Indian; a story of the Holy Lodge; a story of the girl who married a star and the origin of the Holy Turnip; a story of a camp where the children were abandoned; a story of a man who eloped.

Author describes two parts of his origin story.

Explores the relationships with ghosts in Lakota culture through rituals and story telling.

Animated film of legend as told by Yukon storyteller. Accompanying material: How People Got Fire: Study Guide. Duration: 16:02.

Guide to accompany film, How People Got Fire. Contains pre and post viewing activities on social and ethical responsibility, Aboriginal studies, social studies, health education and media studies.

This Aboriginal legend is found in the pamphlet "The Gossamer Thread / A true story of Bishop Grisdale / and the Legend of Qu'Appelle."

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he gives an account of the original Holy Lodge. (It is a follow-up to IH-AA.112)Note: Dave Melting Tallow, interpreter. Joanne Greenwood, transcriber.

NOTE: There is no material of value to be indexed in this document.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells how the Indians caught eagles and describes the various uses of eagle feathers. He also describes the significance of various headdresses.

Consists of an interview where he briefly mentions "bear-walking" (curse by an evil medicine man).

Author speaks about her interest in music and training and the Hawaiian way of remembering history through dance and chanting.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he describes how knives and arrows are made and gives a description of hunting techniques. He also gives a description of various foods obtained from animals, and the uses of various animal parts. Note: Dave Melting Tallow (Interpreter)

From the Magazine of American History, December, 1883.

Points out pitfalls of using "oral-ness" as a literary technique.

Discusses today's Aboriginal writing in Canada at the I'POYI Aboriginal Writers' Gathering, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, March 26-27, 2009. Duration: 9:02.

Explores Inuit elder's life stories as a source of knowledge, activity and experience of the world.

Discusses the fieldwork experience of first hand accounts about Seri life and tradition.

Findings from national research project to get a better understanding of how Indigenous societies use of their own legal traditions and identify legal principles.

Overview of Accessing Justice and Reconciliation project which examined Indigenous legal traditions.

Examines how translation of Native American oral literatures into European-language texts have reflected the translators' preconceptions about Native Americans and literature. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Land Resources Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003.