Oral Traditions

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Traditions of the Lillooet Indians of British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Teit
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 25, no. 98, October-December 1912, pp. 287-371
Includes a diverse variety of tales of transformation, floods, the origin of copper and many other stories.
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Traits of Interior Salish Oral traditions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott M. Thompson
Whispering Wind, vol. 40, no. 2, Issue 276, July-August 2011, pp. 20-21
Looks at myths and tales which follow the same educational and moral themes as other Plateau tribes.
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The Transformative Power of Story for Healing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louise Profeit-LeBlanc
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 40, no. 2, 2003, pp. 59-65
Discusses how storytellers can take a person through a wide range of emotions and the wisdom in the stories.
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Translating Oral Literature: Aboriginal Song Texts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tamsin Donaldson
Aboriginal History , vol. 3, no. 1, 1979, pp. 62-83
Looks at a variety of linguistic, technical and historical reasons for the lack of English translations of Australian Aboriginal songs.
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Tribal 2.0: Digital Natives, Political Players, and the Power of Stories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jodi A. Byrd
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 2, Tribalography, Summer, 2014, pp. 55-64
Examines pseudo-tribal discourses in American political, corporate, media, and social realms and how Indigenous tribalographies can connect past, present, and future together. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 55.
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Tribal Poetics of Native America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth R. Lincoln
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 1, no. 4, 1976, pp. 14-21
Discusses some common characteristics of traditional oral literature.
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Tribalography: The Power of Native Stories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
LeAnne Howe
Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, vol. 14, no. 1, Fall, 1999, pp. 117-125
Comments on the Native Women Playwrights conference held March 18-20, 1999.
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Trickster by Trade: Thomas Riccio on Indigenous Theatre

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dale E. Seeds
Thomas Riccio
TDR [The Drama Review], vol. 40, no. 4, 1996, pp. 118-133
Presents an interview with University of Alaska-Fairbanks Associate Professor of Theatre Thomas Riccio.
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Trickster Discourse

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald Vizenor
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Spring, 1989, pp. 2-7
Looks at Native American novelists in literature and the histories and identities that dictate their writing styles.
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Trickster Discourse

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald Vizenor
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3, Summer, 1990, pp. 277-287
Uses postmodern discourse and theory to discuss the realities created in Indigenous narratives; focuses on the the trickster role as one that is both comic and critical in Indigenous story telling and meaning-making.
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Trickster Ethics, Richler and King Fiddling

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Heinimann
English Studies in Canada, vol. 30, no. 3, September 2004, pp. 39-56
Analyzes Solomon Gursky Was Here and Green Grass, Running Water in terms postcolonialism, postmodernism and representations of the "other".
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The True Spirit and Intent of Treaty 7

Alternate Title
The True Spirit and Intent of Treaty Seven
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rob Nestor
Prairie Forum, vol. 22, no. 2, Fall, 1997, pp. 353-354
Book review of: The True Spirit and Intent of Treaty 7 by Treaty 7 Elders and Tribal Council with Walter Hildebrandt, Sarah Carter and Dorothy First Rider.
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Trusting Story and Reading The Surrounded

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Brown
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1991, pp. 22-27
Looks at McNickle's The Surrounded, and outlines the importance of trust and acknowledgment when reading contemporary Indian literary stories. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Tsunamis and Floods in the Coos Bay Mythology

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Whereat Phillips
Oregon Historical Quarterly, vol. 108, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 181-192
Discusses subduction zone events spoken about in oral literature of the Pacific Northwest Indians.
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Tuktu and His Eskimo Dogs

Alternate Title
The Stories of Tuktu
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Laurence Hyde
Tuktu, a fictional elder, recalls the traditional ways that the Inuit depended on their dogs. Duration: 14:10.
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Tusarniqtut

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ammaluq Uttaq
Bessie Ashevak
Neeveeovak Marniq
Inuktitut, no. 87, 2000, pp. 59-[?]
Selection of stories involving animals.
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Two Men Walking

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Arnaitok Ipellie
Inuktitut, no. 82, 1997, pp. 68-71
Legend about an encounter with a spirit who attempts to eat one of the men.
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