Oral Traditions

Consists of an interview that tells of the origin of the Medicine Hat.

Describes an encounter with a sasquatch.Description of the Hamatsa dance ceremony.

Roy Hanuse describes a vision he had and how it affected him.

File contains a presentation by Alex Skead that describes his personal experiences with learning from daily life: "So much things to learn in life." He recounts several legends relating to educating Aboriginal youth on his First Nations about living with nature, utilizing sweat lodges for healing and preserving Aboriginal languages.

File contains an individual presentation by Mrs. Millicent Loder, oldest elder in the community. She describes her childhood, the infrequent visits by doctors, her father's employment with the Hudson's Bay Company, nursing training in the United States, raising her children in Labrador, and her role as a valued elder in her community.

This file contains a Wampum Belt Reading by Jake Thomas. He states that the belt he uses is a replica of the original Belts located at the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, and at Onondaga Reservation near Syracuse, New York. Wampum belts are brought out for ceremonies and readings.

This file contains a Wampum Belt Reading by Chief Oren Lyons that continues with the same topics discussed by Jake Thomas, the previous presenter who also did a Wampum Belt Reading. Lyons believes that the Commission's mandate should be focused on peace between all First Nations and non-Aboriginal people.

This file contains a Wampum Belt Reading by Jake Thomas. He states that the belt he uses is a replica of the original Belts located at the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, and at Onondaga Reservation near Syracuse, New York. Wampum belts are brought out for ceremonies and readings.

Describes local recollections of various British explorers in the Canadian Arctic in the 19th century.

Examines hidden cultural patterns, establishing the expression of historical thought, in Native Alaskan narratives which describe first contact with Russians. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2011.

Presents overview of several different clown societies. Chapter 13 in book: The Sacred: Ways of Knowledge, Sources of Life by Peggy V. Beck.

Discusses novels and poems dealing with journeys.

Examines Gerald Vizenor's adaption of oral traditions into contemporary times through the use of the trickster characters in his stories.

Consists of an interview in which George First Rider describes various ceremonial songs

Nine elders in discussion at Saddle Lake Reserve. They talk about aspects of life before contact with whites, Treaty #6, the history of amalgamations and land sales, and a traditional story of a boy raised by buffalo.

Book review of: Sagkeeng Legends = Sagkeeng Aadizookaanag by Craig Charbonneau Fontaine.

Comments on the 2009 Sakewewak Artists' Collective Storytellers Festival of which one goal was to bridge modern and traditional storytelling practices. Article located by scrolling to page 13.

Book review of three books: The Salish People and the Lewis and Clark Expedition edited by Salish-Pend d'Oreille Culture Committee and Elders Cultural Advisory Council, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Silko: Writing Storyteller and Medicine Woman by Brewster E. Fitz. Moccasin Thunder: American Indian Stories for Today by Lori Marie Carlson.

Discusses the problematic nature of recording tales for posterity in print while remaining true to the original meaning and spirit of the oral version. The article argues that those who do so are treading a fine line between author/ethnographer. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Book review of: The Same as Yesterday: The Lillooet Chronicle the Theft of Their Lands and Resources by Joanne Terry-Drake.

He gives a description of raising and educating children; tells a story of a spirit helping two children; and tells another story used in the teaching of children.

Book review. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

A vague account of an unidentified Sarcee prophet.

Consists of a story of a Sarcee creation myth.

Case studies of Chiefs Poundmaker and Big Bear compiled by Blair Stonechild using oral history and original source materials. A curriculum intended to "enable the student to review the circumstances surrounding Indian involvement in the Resistance and to arrive at his or her own conclusions about the culpability of the Indian people."

Discusses the sacred obligations of the Wixárika people and the importance of artwork to tell stories.

Shows how storytelling was used as a survival strategy by Native consultant Isabel Meadows.

Discusses two documentaries with thematic similarities, Navajo Talking Picture and Cry Rock.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1997.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2006.

Reviews theories and the issues/problems associated with their application by historians and anthropologist. Focus is on two main, competing theories: Hobsbawmian and constructivist.

Broad overview of drama highlights the work of Tomson Highway, George Ryga, and Maria Campbell.

"... examines the conflation of American and Navajo nationalisms by scrutinizing the intersections of war, gender, and Diné tradition and the ways in which the Diné have drawn upon tradition to support U.S. militarism ...

Discusses the Seven Grandfathers' Teachings of the Ojibway and how it was incorporated into the M'Chigeeng Literacy and Basic Skills full-time program at M'Chigeeng First Nations of Manitoulin Island, Ontario.

Author examines Igloolik Isuma's film as a formal and deliberate illustration of Inuit legal culture, legal practitioners, and legal principles; argues that Isuma places these elements of the Inuit legal system in conversation with the systems of contemporary justice in Canada.

Analysis combines multiple approaches including archaeological evidence, ethnohistorical accounts, oral traditions, and an interview with an Elder.

Discussion of issues surrounding teaching Inuit and possible strategies to accommodate cultural differences in the corrections classroom.

Discusses Silko's major texts and argues that they can be understood within historical webs, which in turn prompts an examination of the ethical and political choices involved in historical process and textual analysis.

Educational Foundations Project Paper towards (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1999.

Docu-drama about a young man from the Lakota Sioux Nation in South Dakota who travels to Washington State to live with his uncle to learn about his relatives, the coastal Salish. In the process he also learns about the environment and the salmon. Duration: 43:59 See resource guide Shadow of the Salmon: Respect the Salmon, Respect Yourself.

Guide accompanies docu-drama, Shadow of the Salmon. Provides links for resources, suggestions for classroom activities, stories to read aloud in class and information about history and resource management in Washington State.

Consists of an interview that briefly describes the origin of the Shaman's Ritual Song.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells the story of a medicine man named Bear Hat (later renamed Curlew). He tells how Bear Hat was revived after serious injury and how Bear Hat healed a young man wounded in a battle.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells the story of a boy given supernatural powers by the bears and of his subsequent success as a healer of his own wounds and those of other people or animals.