Traditional Stories
Taku
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Loretto L. Jones
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 73-86
Description
First short story by Cherokee author about the myths and legends of Taku Inlet people of Alaska.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 73.
Tale of an Alaska Whale
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy Douglas
Kitty Eddy
Shgen George
Kathy Nielson
Hans Chester ... [et al.]
Description
Retelling of traditional Tlingit story also known as Naatsilanéi, The Origin of the Killer Whale or Kéet Shagoon. Literature unit also teaches Tlingit vocabulary. Lesson plans intended for Grades K-5.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
Tales From the Totems of the Hidery
Alternate Title
Archives of the International Folk-lore Association ; vol. II
Original published in series: Archives of the International Folklore Association, Vol. II
Tales from the Totems of the Haida
E-Books
Description
Original published in series: Archives of the International Folklore Association, Vol. II
Tales Of Coyote and Other Legends
Alternate Title
The Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest ; Level 1, Book 10
The Sucker and the Eel
Coyote, Deer, Obsidian and Rock
Fire and Frog
Coyote and the Fishers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Warm Springs Reservation Committee
Description
Children's book retells five traditional stories. Suitable for use with elementary school students.
Talking Tribalography: LeAnne Howe Models Emerging Worldliness in “The Story of America” and Miko Kings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carter Meland
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 2, Tribalography, Summer, 2014, pp. 26-39
Description
Discusses Howe's work as a tool to facilitate decolonial thinking and connect time, space, and place.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 26.
Tallurutiup Tariunga
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 1, Climate, Spring, 2016, pp. [28]-[33]
Description
Poem, presented in both Inukitut and English, tells the story of the sea goddess Nuliajuk.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 28.
Taloyoak: Stories of Thunder and Stone: Archaeological and Oral Narrative Project
Alternate Title
Thunder and Stone Nunavusiutit 9
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Inuit Heritage Trust
Description
Project undertaken to preserve Taloyoak history and connect oral stories to the archaeological survey of Netsilik area. Includes links to oral narratives, the survey, stories and legends as well as Grade Nine teaching module, Thunder and Stone.
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"A Taste of Paradise": Sacajawea and the Romanticizing of Americanization"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Knowlton-Le Roux
Cercles, vol. 19, 2009, pp. 55-66
Description
Examines the legend of Sacajawea, her importance in the assimilation of Native Americans and argues the impossibility of updating the legend due to American's expectation of popular history.
Teacher's Guide: Cognitively Guided Instruction
Alternate Title
CGI [Cognitively Guided Instruction] Workshop
Using Native American Legends to Teach Mathematics: Legends Retold by Students Participating in the Anishinabe Teachers for Anishinabe Children Project
Documents & Presentations
Description
Teacher's Guide to accompany legends.
Teacher's Resource Guide: North American Indians
Alternate Title
North American Indians: Smithsonian Institution Teacher's Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Anthropology Outreach and Public Information
Department of Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution]
Description
Topics include "questions and answers", stereotypes, and myths and legends. Also includes teacher and student general bibliographies.
Teaching Mathematics to All Learners By Tapping into Indigenous Legends: A Pathway Towards Inclusive Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nahid Golafshani
Journal of Global Education and Research, vol. 7, no. 2, 2023, pp. 99-115
Description
Examine the use of traditional Indigenous storytelling as a means of teaching math to the benefit of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students
Teachings of the Seven Sacred / Seven Grandfathers: Basic Level Teachings Unit 1: Student Manual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Literacy Coalition
Description
Students learn about the traits associated with each teaching: respect, wisdom, love, bravery, humility honesty, and truth and why they are important for living well.
Related material: Teacher's Manual.
Teachings of the Seven Sacred / Seven Grandfathers: Basic Level Teachings Unit 1: Teacher's Manual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Literacy Coalition
Description
A series of lesson plans for each of the teachings: respect, wisdom, love, bravery, humility, honesty and truth. Related material: Student Manual.
Telling Our Stories: Omushkego Legends and Histories from Hudson Bay
Alternate Title
Telling Our Stories: Omushkego Legends & Histories from Hudson Bay
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Cheryle Partridge
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 1, 2007, pp. 208-209
Description
Book review of: Telling Our Stories by Louis Bird and edited by J. S. H. Brown, P. W. DePasquate, and M. F. Ruml.
Scroll to page 208 to read review.
Telling the Stories: Essays on American Indian Literatures and Cultures. Elizabeth Hoffman Nelson and Malcolm A. Nelson, eds.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Greg Salyer
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 2002, pp. 75-78
Description
Book review of: Telling the Stories: Essays on American Indian Literatures and Cultures edited by Elizabeth Hoffman Nelson and Malcolm A. Nelson.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
That Also Is You: Some Classics of Native Canadian Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Bringhurst
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125 , Native Writers & Canadian Writing, Spring/Summer , 1990, pp. 32-47
Description
Essays examining the conventional portrayals of Native people in literature, exposing prejudices and misconceptions entrenched since colonial days regarding Native societies, including their moral, spiritual, and political values.
Entire journal in one pdf. Scroll down to page 32 to read article.
"These Stories Will Not Lead You to Heaven": An Encounter With Two Sami Narrators
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Helene Bolstad Skjelbred
Folklore, vol. 112, no. 1, April 2001, pp. 47-63
Description
Discusses tales and legends by Berit Anne Blind and sister Ellen Utsi whose stories are published in a volume of Qvigstad's collections.
Think Indigenous [2016]: Saskatoon SK, Treaty 6 Territory: [Jeremy Thompson]
Alternate Title
Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2016
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jeremy Thompson
Description
Noted lacrosse player speaks about the importance of the game in his community's cultural traditions and beliefs, and his personal life.
Duration: 24:30.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Harold Johnson
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Harold Johnson
Description
Keynote speaker discusses the importance of knowing how to live off the land and the confidence these skills give you in other aspects of life.
Duration: 38:23.
Thirteen Moons Curriculum: Ojibway, Cree, Mohawk: Practitioner Guide LBS Levels 2 and 3
Alternate Title
Thirteen Moons Teacher's Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Literacy Coalition
Description
Resource for instructing students in the teachings associated with the moons in the three cultures, as well as numbers, days of week, months, and seasons in each language.
Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-'92
E-Books
Author/Creator
J. W. Powell
Description
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Director by J. W. Powell
Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States by William Henry Holmes
Stone Art by Gerard Fowke
Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona by Cosmos Mindeleff
Omaha Dwellings, Furniture, and Implements by James Owen Dorsey
Casa Grande Ruin by Cosmos Mindeleff
Outlines of Zuñi Creation Myths by Frank Hamilton Cushing
Thirtieth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1908-1909
Alternate Title
30th Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1908-1909
E-Books
Author/Creator
W. H. Holmes
Description
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Chief by W. H. Holmes
Ethnobotany of the Zuñi Indians by Matilda Coxe Stevenson
An Inquiry Into the Animism, and Folk-lore of the Guiana Indians by Walter E. Roth
List of Publications of the Bureau of American Ethnology
This is What They Say: Stories by François Mandeville--A Story Cycle Dictated in Northern Alberta in 1928
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Patricia McCormack
BC Studies, no. 172, Winter, 2011/12, pp. 136-137
Description
Book review of This is What They Say by François Mandeville ; edited and translated by Ron Scollon, foreword by Robert Bringhurst.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 136.
This Island, the World on the Turtle's Back
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William N. Fenton
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 75, no. 298, October-December 1962, pp. 283-300
Description
Focuses on the Earth-grasper myth or Woman who fell from the Sky, one of the creation stories common to the nations of the Haudenosaunee confederacy and considers the themes and motifs contained therein as a lens for studying the cultures of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca peoples.
"This Woman Can Cross Any Line": Feminist Tricksters in the Works of Nora Naranjo-Morse and Joy Harjo
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristine Holmes
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 45-63
Description
Discusses how the characters provide the poets with a playful, sometimes painful, way of speaking about American Indian women’s experiences and encompasses both traditional beliefs and contemporary reality.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.