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Micmac Customs and Traditions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stansbury Hager
American Anthropologist, vol. 8, no. 1, January 1895, pp. 31-42
Description of some games, legends and dances of the Mi'kmaq.
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Mihumisang: Formosan Tribal Voices

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Amy Eisenberg
ab-Original, vol. 3, no. 1, 2019, pp. 81-108
Article recounts the stories told by Bunun tribal elders when consulted by students of the Yushan Tribal College.
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Miriam Qiyuk: Variations on a Theme

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maria von Finckenstein
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 4, Winter, 1998, pp. 30-33
Looks at the variation in art pieces that deal with the story of Qiviuq. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 30.
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Miwok Myths

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.12, no.8
E-Books
Author/Creator
Edward Winslow Gifford
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 12, (pp282-338).
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"Mix-Ups, Messes, Confinements, and Double-Dealings": Transgendered Performances in Three Novels by Louise Erdich

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. James Iovannone
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 1, Spring, 2009, pp. 38-68
Looks at theme of characters who are a combination of masculine and feminine genders in The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, The Master Butchers Singing Club, and Four Souls. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 38.
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[Module 8]: The Spiritual and the Aesthetic in the Circumpolar World

Alternate Title
Module Eight: The Spiritual and the Aesthetic in the Circumpolar World
University of the Arctic – BCS 100
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 100: Introduction to the Circumpolar World]
[Section Two: Contemporary Issues]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Claudia Federova
Kathleen Osgood Dana
Discusses the impact of orality and literacy, traditional and contemporary issues, and commonalities and differences in traditions of circumpolar peoples. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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A Mohawk Legend of Adam and Eve

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. F. Chamberlain
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 2, no. 6, July-Sept 1889, p. 228
Looks at the influence of Christian teachings on primitive Indian myths.
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The Monkey King in the American Canon: Patricia Chao and Gerald Vizenor's Use of an Iconic Chinese Character

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Stephen Pearson
Comparative Literature Studies , vol. 43, no. 3, Classics and Contemporary Literature/Culture/Theory, 2006, pp. 355-374
Shows how the tradition of monkey stories can be blended into American literature in Gerald Vizenor's Griever: An American Monkey King in China, Maxine Hong Kingston's Tipmaster Monkey: His Fake Book and Patricia Chao's Monkey King.
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Montana Skies: Blackfeet Astronomy

Alternate Title
Indian Education for All
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynn Moroney

Includes traditional stories about the girl who married a star, the bunched stars and scarface and associated activities.

Additional Resource: Videos of stories read aloud.

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Montana Skies: Crow Astronomy

Alternate Title
Indian Education for All
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynn Moroney

Includes traditional stories about the sun and the moon, seven stars, and the twins and the hand star and associated activities for each.

Additional Resource: Videos of stories read aloud.

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Moon

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells of the Blood legend about the origin of the moon, sun and morning star.
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Mount Diablo as Myth and Reality: An Indian History Convoluted

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bev Ortiz
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 4, The California Indians, Autumn, 1989, pp. 457-470
Looks at the changing perceptions of Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County, California based on attitudes towards narration types.
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Mourning Dove's The House of Little Men

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alanna K. Brown
Canadian Literature , no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 41 - 60

Discusses Mourning Dove's legend story,The House of Little Men, which contains elements of assimilation and illustrates the writer's storytelling skills. 

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“Movement Must Be Emulated by the People”: Rootedness, Migration, and Indigenous Internationalism in Leslie Marmon Silko’s Almanac of the Dead

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miriam Schacht
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 4, Winter, 2009, pp. 53-70
Examines an apocalyptic vision of North America in which Native Americans reclaim their ancestral lands after whites, lacking the spiritual and moral force of the Indian world, succumb to crime, perversion, drug addiction, and environmental degradation. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 53.
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"The Muppets" Among the Cree of Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary Granzberg
Christopher Hanks
Prairie Forum, vol. 6, no. 2, Fall, 1981, pp. 207-210
Looks at a study of Cree children showing their aversion to the television show The Muppets. Two reasons that the Cree dislike the program are their beliefs towards the shaman's relationship to certain animals and the tendency of First Nations to seek out practical applications instead of fantasy in dealing with issues.
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Muskwa: Fearless Defender of Natural Law

Alternate Title
Bear Paw Legal Education and Resource Centre Comics; no. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Greg Miller
Comic book tells the story of three youth encountering Muskwa the Bear and learning about natural laws and respect for the natural world.
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Myth and Ceremony in Contemporary North American Native Fiction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorelei Cederstrom
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 1982, pp. 285-301
Some Native American authors use myth and ceremony to create structure and meaning in their work, showing the relevance of traditional ways to the present, while others merely "tack" them on in an inorganic way.
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Myth and the Unconscious: Speaking the Unspoken

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
Pimatisiwin, vol. 9, no. 1, Summer, 2011, pp. 193-217
Comments on the psychoanalysis of myth and what can be learned from a century of Aboriginal myths and stories. Includes the story, How it Came About That Some People Are Small and Some Large.
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Myth, Metaphor, and Meaning in The Boy Who Could Not Understand: A Study of Seneca Auto-Criticism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jay Hansford C. Vest
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, 2006, pp. 41-62
Contends that Native Americans do not lack an historic tradition of philosophy, that wisdom is apparent in American Indian oral tradition, and that what they do have is often misunderstood or rejected by the Western culture.
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The Myth of Swan: The Case of Regina v. Taylor

Alternate Title
The Myth of Swan: The Case of R. v. Taylor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Dawn Mills
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, 1998, pp. 255-270
Discusses the principles of sentencing circles in Dene and Métis communities and uses the Dene mythic hero Swan to illustrate the principles in relation to several recent cases.
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"A Myth to Be Alive": James Welch's Fools Crow

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nora Barry
MELUS, vol. 17, no. 1, Native American Fiction: Myth and Criticism , Spring, 1992, pp. [3]-20
Discusses the central character of the historical novel in terms of cultural hero and his relation to common myths.
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Myth Understandings: First Contact, Over and Over Again

Alternate Title
Myth and Memory: Rethinking Stories of Indigenous-European Contact
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John Lutz
Introduction in book: Myth and Memory: Rethinking Stories of Indigenous-European Contact edited by John Sutton Lutz. Contact stories provide differing explanations for settlers and Indigenous people.
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The Mythical Physical Walrus

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ningeokuluk Teevee
Leslie Boyd
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 4, Winter, 2014, pp. 24-33
Looks at the work of an artist and storyteller. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 24.
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Mythology

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Indian History Film Project
Variations of the Legend of Kowasawa (Adopted Child) and the Legend of Rib Cage.
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The Mythology of the Bella Coola Indians

Alternate Title
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 2. Anthropology ; v. 1
[Publications of] The Jesup North Pacific Expedition ; v. 1 (1898-1900) , pt. 2
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Franz Boas
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 2 (p. [25]- 127, [12] plates).
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Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; vol. 2, pt. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Clark Wissler
D. C. Duvall
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History

Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the Museum of Natural History, v. 2, pt. 1 (p. 1-163).

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Mythology of the Oglala Dakota

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martha Warren Beckwith
The Journal of American Folklore, vol. 43, no. 170, Oct.-Dec. 1930, pp. 339-442
Stories collected from Pine Ridge Reservation and the Cheyenne River Tetons of Fort Thompson.
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Mythology of the Thompson Indians

Alternate Title
Memoir[s] of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 12, [pt.2]
[Publications of] the Jesup North Pacific Expedition ; v. 8, pt. 2
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
James Teit
Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 12 (p. [199]-416).
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