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On the Path of the Elders

Alternate Title
Mushkegowuk Cree, Anishinaabe Ojibway: Explore Treaty 9: As Understood by Our Elders
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
On The Path of the Elders
Includes links to: on-line game, galleries (elders video collection, Doug Ellis Collection of audio recordings of legends, personal stories, memories and conversations gathered between 1955 and 1965; Deschâtelets Archive of photographs taken around the time of Treaty 9), history, and teacher's guides for grades 4-10.
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One Scrap of Earth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ernestine Hayes
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. [126]-129
Author gives life instructions based on stories about the Raven. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 126.
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The Oppositional Paradigm of Purity versus Pollution in Charles Hudson's: "The Southeastern Indians"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary C. Churchill
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer-Autumn, 1996, pp. 563-593
Author examines the work of the anthropologist Charles Hudson, discussed his writings about the spiritual practices of the Southeastern Indigenous peoples in the United States generally, and about those of the Cherokee people specifically.
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Oral Patterns of Performance: Story and Song

Alternate Title
Current Arguments in Folklore
The Anguish of Snails: Native American Folklore in the West
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Barre Toelken
Chapter four from The Anguish of Snails: Native American Folklore in the West. Looks at several Navajo oral traditions.
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Oral Tradition: The Beginning of the Cree World

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre
Examines the legend of the great flood, as recorded by explorer David Thompson before missionary contact with the people; "the Flatterer": Wisakedjak (Weesackkachack) is the central character in the story.
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Oral Traditions of the Woodland Cree (Nihithawak) in Northern Saskatchewan: Links to Cultural Identity, Ways of Knowing, Language Revitalization, and Connections to the Land + Nehithāwi – Kiskethihtamiwin: Kayās Āchimowina Ekwa Āchithohkewina. Nihithowewin, Nihithawihtāwin Mena Mithopimāchihowin

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Blake Charles
Northern Review, vol. 53, Indigenous Self-Determination through Mitho Pimachesowin: Perspectives from Northern Saskatchewan, 2022, pp. 25-37

Discuss the significance of oral history to the Woodland Cree to reinforce their cultural worldview into the modern era.

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Origin Legend of the Navajo Eagle Chant

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Franc J. Newcomb
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 53, no. 207, January-March 1940, pp. 50-77
Navajo ceremonial chant descriptions.
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Our Mother Corn

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sherry Mathers

Looks at the central role of corn in the cultures of the Hopi, Pawnee and Seneca peoples.

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[Our Native Land: Making the Canadian Indian]

Alternate Title
Our Native Land ; September 4, 1982
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Brian Maracle
Keith Penner
Jack Burgard
Jane Godfriesen
Bernelda Wheeler ... [et al.]
Lead story item deals with the issue of women's status under the Indian Act and is followed by various news items. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section. Duration: 45:38
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Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics. Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
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Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics. Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
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The Owl and the American Indian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eddie W. Wilson
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 63, no. 249, July-September 1950, pp. 336-344
The owl and its significance to various tribes in story and legend is described.
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Parable of the Hummingbird

Alternate Title
Widening Our Lens, Connecting Our Practice
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Uses a story to illustrate that every action counts. Speaker at the 2nd International Conference on Restorative Practices: Widening Our Lens, Connecting Our Practice, May 31st-June 5th, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Duration: 20:53.
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The Patwin and Their Neighbors

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.29, no.4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alfred L. Kroeber
Part of: University of California Publications in Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 29, no. 4 (pp253-423).
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Paula Gunn Allen's Grandmothers: Toward a Responsive Feminist-Tribal Reading of Two Old Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Genie Babb
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 299-320
Author examines both the text and its reception to offer a critical analysis of factors that affect the interaction between dominant and marginalized cultures including acts of appropriation on the part of reviewers, and the devaluing of oral literatures.
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People of a Feather

Alternate Title
People of a Feather: Educational Package
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
The Arctic Eider Society
Sanikiluaq Running Pictures
Joel Heath
Community of Sanikiluaq

Documentary about the unique relationship between the Inuit of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut and the Hudson Bay Common Eider and how changing sea ice and ocean currents caused by massive hydroelectric dams are threatening both the bird and the traditional way of life. Duration: 

Related material: Educational Package by Global Environmental Justice Documentaries.

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