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The Russians are Coming, The Russians Are Dead: Myth and Historical Consciousness in Two Contact Narratives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Ruppert
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 2, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 1-10
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.
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Sacred Clowns and Fools

Alternate Title
The Sacred: Ways of Knowledge, Sources of Life
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Peggy V. Beck
Anna L. Walters
Presents overview of several different clown societies. Chapter 13 in book: The Sacred: Ways of Knowledge, Sources of Life by Peggy V. Beck.
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Sacred Stories of the Sweet Grass Cree

Alternate Title
Bulletin (National Museum of Canada) ; no. 60
Bulletin (National Museum of Canada). Anthropological series ; no. 11
E-Books
Author/Creator
L. Bloomfield
Bulletin (National Museum of Canada)
Text in English and Cree.
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La Salle on Seneca Creation, 1678

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin J. White
Michael Galban
Eugene R. H. Tesdahl
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 40, no. 4, 2016, pp. 49-69
Argues that this version is one among many and that searching for an "authentic" original version is pointless, interpretation is up to the Haudenosaunee community and individuals within it.
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Salmon People

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tony Westman
Brian Kit McLeod
Documentary looks at jeopardizing the harvest of salmon in both ancient myth and modern reality. Duration: 24:43.
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Salmon Watch: Unit 3: Native American Indian Storytelling

Alternate Title
Salmon Boy
A Salmon Story
Coyote Takes Water from the Frog People
The Legend of Coyote
Legend of the Lost Salmon
The Navajo Deer Hunting Way
Koyoda and How He Brought Salmon to the Columbia River
It Is Important
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
World Salmon Council

Includes information for teachers and ten student handouts.

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Salvage Ethnography and Gender Politics in Two Old Women: Velma Wallis’s Retelling of a Gwich’in Oral Story

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Ramsey
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1999, pp. [22]-41
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.
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Salvation through Laughter: Nanapush in Erdrich's Tracks

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nichole Thibodeau
Watermark, vol. 5, Spring, 2011, pp. 178-193
Describes how the author models her character in the novel after the mythological trickster Nanabozho who is a healer, storyteller, jokester, and shapeshifter.. Entire volume on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 178.
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The Sami People in Old Norse Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hermann Pálsson
Nordlit, no. 5, 1999, pp. 29-53
Discusses three types of saga: Kings' Sagas, Sagas of Icelanders, and Legendary Sagas. Includes glossary of ethnic terms.
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San Carlos Apache Texts

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 24, pt. 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pliny Earle Goddard
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.24 (p.141-367).
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Sarsi Texts

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.11, no.3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pliny Earle Goddard
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 11, (pp189-277).
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Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-'81

E-Books
Author/Creator
J. W. Powell
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Director by J. W. Powell Zuñi Fetiches by Frank Hamilton Cushing Myths of the Iroquois by Erminnie A. Smith Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley by Henry W. Henshaw Navajo Weavers by Dr. Washington Matthews Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans by William H.
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A "Second Look" at Charles Alexander Eastman

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela Calcaterra
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 4, Winter, 2015, pp. 1-36
Argues that rather than being an "Indian informant", Eastman tried to explain the complexity of American Indian cultural practices, while also making it clear that complete understanding was impossible.
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Secwepemc-kuc: We are the Secwepemc

Alternate Title
Connecting Traditions: Explore Secwepemc Pre-Contact Life
[Secwepemc-Kuc: Let the Journey Begin]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[First Nations Education Council
School District 73?]
Comprehensive educational website. Contains links to: introduction, language, origin story, village life, and archaeology.
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Secwépemc: Lands and Resources Law Research Project

E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Asch
Kirsty Broadhead
Georgia Lloyd-Smith
Adrienne Macmillan
Simon Owen
Analyzes 30 stories and conversations with community members to articulate the First Nation's legal principles with respect to: territorial and harvesting protocols and practices; establishing and maintaining agreements and conflict resolution; decision making; relationships, responsibilities and rights; and consequences, enforcement and teaching. Uses individual traditional stories as a foundation for case briefings.
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A Semi-Annotated Bibliography: The Wabanakis

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
WABANAKI Curriculum Development Project

Divided into five sections: contemporary publications, arts and crafts, traditional stories, history, and resources.

Wabanaki confederacy consists of the Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot.

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The Sense of a Better Ending: Legal Pluralism and Performative Jurisprudence in Atanarjuat the Fast Runner

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian J. Macrae
Samantha Mackinnon
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 3, Fall, 2017, pp. 547-570
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.
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Shadow of the Salmon

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Billy Frank
Steve Robinson
Michael Pearce
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.
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Shared Experience and Magical Death: Chipewyan Explanations of a Prophet's Decline

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry S. Sharp
Ethnology, vol. 25, no. 4, October 1986, pp. 257-270
Relates events surrounding the life of Magic Boy, who was viewed as the reincarnation of Lived-with-the-Wolves, possessor of the most powerful indoze (secret way of knowing) by the Chipewyan. These events took place during the 1960s and early 1970s in Canada's North. Includes discussion of the origins and beliefs surrounding the concept of indoze.
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A Shared Heritage with Anishinaabe / Ojibway

Alternate Title
A Shared Heritage with Anishinaabe / Ojibwe
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society

Topics include seven traditional teachings, explanation of the clan system, and the Wendigo story.

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Sierra Popoluca Folklore and Beliefs

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.42, no.2
E-Books
Author/Creator
George M. Foster
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 42, (pp177-250).
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Sigwan

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Children's story about a young girl who feels unwanted until she is helped by forest animals. Duration: 13:00.
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Sinkyone Notes

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.36, no.2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gladys Ayer Nomland
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 36, (pp149-178).
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The Sissauch Dance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fillip B. Jacobsen
Richard L. Bland
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 34, no. 2, 1997, pp. 28-44
Translation of Jacobsen's first hand account of a sacred Northwest coast ceremony with legends, masks, feasts and potlatch described; first published in Ymer in 1891.
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Six Boruca Tales

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan J. Gordon
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 4, no. 1-2, 1980, pp. 51-95
Looks at narrations recorded by Constenla Umaña while interviewing Doña Isolina de Gonzalez and Don Espiritu Santo Maroto. Text of stories in Spanish and Boruca.
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