Oral Traditions

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Chipewyan Tales

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.10, pt.3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert H. Lowie
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.10 (p.171-200).
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Chipewyan Texts

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Pliny Earle Goddard
Interlinear translations of stories collected from the Dene people of the Cold Lake area. Anthropological Papers of the Museum of Natural History, vol. X, pt. I.
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Chiwid

Alternate Title
Canadian Electronic Library. Books Collection
Transmontanus
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sage Birchwater
p. 126
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Chocolate Woman Visions an Organic Dramaturgy: Blocking-Notation for the Indigenous Soul

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Carter
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 169-276
Gallery review of the display created by Oswaldo DeLeon Kantule which occurred in November, 2007 at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre at the University of Guelph. Also includes a review of the workshop / performance art of Monique Mojica and Floyd Favel, "Chocolate Woman Dreams the Milky Way".
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Choking Off That Angel Mother: Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins’s Strategic Humor

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cari M. Carpenter
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 3, Fall, 2014, pp. 1-24
Examines the various forms of humor that Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins uses to disrupt non-Native expectations of Indigenous identity. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
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Chris Albert Johnson Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Chris Albert Johnson
David Stevenson
Indian History Film Project
General account of his life.
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Christie Palmerston: A Reappraisal

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. M. W. Dixon
Aboriginal History, vol. 21, 1997, pp. [162]-169
Author tells the story of his grandmother's death by the hand of a bushman.
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Christmas Traditions Keep Our Families Strong

Alternate Title
Introspection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 12, December 2008, p. 5
Comments on the importance of special family holiday traditions. Article located by scrolling to page 5.
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Circle of Stories

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Philomath Films
Website contains links to: storytellers, gallery of stories, history of storytelling, and lesson plans for educators.
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Circular Design in "Ceremony"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert C. Bell
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1, A Special Symposium Issue on Leslie Marmon Silko's , 1979, pp. 47-62
An analysis of the "tripratate" structural design of Silko's novel and how it places the hoop dance ceremony at the heart of the story despite the ritual only appearing in the middle of the novel.
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Clarence Joe Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Clarence Joe
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where Clarence Joe speaks of the conversion of the Sechelt Indians to Roman Catholicism and he discusses at various points the industry and initiative of the Sechelt Indians.
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Clearing the Path: Metaphors to Live by in Yup'ik Eskimo Oral Tradition

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Fienup-Riordan
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 1, Winter, 1994, pp. 61-70
Discusses the role of reoccurring themes and metaphors in the traditional stories of the Yup’ik people by comparing two different narratives “The Boy Who Went to Live with the Seals” and “The Girl Who Returned from the Dead.”
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Coast Salish - Booklet. - 1966.

Archival » Archival Items
Booklet relating to the coast Salish people of coastal British Columbia, describing various aspects of Coast Salish culture such as daily subsistence, religion, shamanism, family life and legends.
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Coming Day Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Coming Day
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview about a creation myth and some healing practices of medicine men.
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Coming Day Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Coming Day
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where he shares a story of the origin of death. He also gives an account of healing practices.
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Coming Day Interview #3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Coming Day
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where he discusses wife exchange and arranged marriages.
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Coming Day Interview #5

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Coming Day
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where he tells a story about a bear helping a man.
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Coming Full Circle: Looking to Grandmother Moon

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Zinga
Sandra Styres
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. [313-317]
Editorial in special issue discussing historical and contemporary Indigenous education.
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Coming Home Through Stories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Neal McLeod
International Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 18, Fall, 1998, pp. 51-66
Discusses how the Canadian Cree have been forced into spatial and ideological exile, and how oral traditions can renew collective memory. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
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Coming Into Wisdom: Community, Family, Land, & Love

Alternate Title
Coming Into Wisdom: Community, Family, Land, and Love
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 1, The Pan-Territorial on-the-Land Summit, July 2018, pp. 12-17
Simpson uses traditional stories and teachings to talk about traditional knowledge systems, ways of knowing and learning, and the interconnectedness of ecosystems and of generations. Video of Conference Presentation: Freedom Sings: Indigenous Brilliance on the Land Duration: 42:29
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Commemorating LIA Agreement at ITK

Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 96, Spring, 2005, pp. S7-9
Brief article about the signing ceremony which included stories regarding the meaning of the land claims agreement.
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Commentary: Saulteaux Indigenous Knowledge: Elder Danny Musqua

Alternate Title
Salteaux Indigenous Knowledge: Elder Danny Musqua
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Relland
Native Studies Review, vol. 13, no. 2, 2000, pp. 91-111
Excerpt from thesis, "The Teachings of the Bear Clan: As Told by Saulteaux Elder Danny Musqua", a historical account of the Anishanabe.
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“Common Disaster”?!: Three Works Revealing the Importance of Inuit Presence and Inuit Oral History [On the Writings about the Man in Charge / the Men Aboard / the Unceasing Searching for the Erebus and Terror]

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Stiles
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 520-532
Article examines non-fiction texts about the search for the Northwest Passage to illustrate the contributions of Inuit people and communities to Arctic exploration.
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Communicating the Intangible: An Anishnaabeg Story

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenn Pitawanakwat
Jordan Paper
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer/Fall, 1996, pp. 451-[?]
Discusses the difficulties outsiders encounter when attempting to learn about and understand Aboriginal spirituality and culture.
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Community Story Circles: An Opportunity to Rethink the Epistemological Approach to Heritage Interpretive Planning

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lesley Curthoys
Brent Cuthbertson
Julie Clark
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 173-187
Authors discuss their experience taking part in story circle in northern Ontario and its application as a research method.
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Comparing Stories: Embracing the Circle of Life

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
B. Diane Beck
Roger Spielmann
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 2006, pp. 185-202
Examines oral tradition of the Anishnaabe and the Irish Celtic.
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Conchelos, Greg, "Community Based Research"

Documents & Presentations
A copy of an oral history research project report that was designed to help Trent University develop a class in Oral history research methods. Appendix one is the proposed outline for such a class. The report outlines the issues encountered in their oral history research and suggests ways of solving problems.
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Conclusion: Healing, Invention, Tradition

Alternate Title
Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Gregory M. Brass
Gail Guthrie Valaskakis
Contends that mental health services and health promotion must be directed at both individual and community levels. Chapter 20 from Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada by Laurence J. Kirmayer, Gregory M. Brass, and Gail Guthrie Valaskakis.
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Congress Examines Role of Arts Within Aboriginal Community

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 5, August 2007, p. 25

Overview of Gordon Tootoosis and Maria Campbell's speeches at the 2007 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The two speakers talked about the importance of theatre in Aboriginal culture and the hurdles they faced in their careers.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.25.

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Contemporary American Indian Storytelling: An Outsider's Perspective

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott J. Howard
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 1, Winter, 1999, pp. 45-53
Author explores the different characteristics and purposes of storytelling, comparing Indigenous and Western traditions, oral vs written storytelling, and the different cultural values that are embedded in the stories.
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Contemporary Canadian Aboriginal Art: Storyworking in the Public Sphere

Alternate Title
How Canadian Communicate ; 4
How Canadians Communicate IV: Media and Politics
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Troy Patenaude
Looks at the process of storywork which interweaves elder teachings, cultural stories, and personal experiences. Chapter 15 from How Canadians Communicate IV: Media and Politics edited by David Taras and Christopher Waddell. Chapter located by scrolling to page 317 or clicking on Chapter 15 on left sidebar.
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