Traditional Stories

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Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade Two

Alternate Title
First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Anne Goodfellow]
Description
Focuses on rules within the home, school and community. Chapter Two from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.
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The Butterfly in Hopi Myth and Ritual

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Walter Fewkes
American Anthropologist, vol. 12, no. 4, New Series, October-December 1910, pp. 576-594
Description
Discusses mythological concepts that can be traced back to the Rio Grande region.
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The Cahuilla Indians

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.16, no.6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lucile Hooper
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 16, (pp315-380).
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Can a Myth Be Astronomically Dated?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Henige
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, 1999, pp. 127-157
Description
Barbara A. Mann and Jerry L. Fields argue that a solar eclipse occurred when the Haudenosaunee Iroquois League was founded. Mann and Fields date this occurrence to August 31, 1142.
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"Ceremony" as Ritual

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Mitchell
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1, A Special Symposium Issue on Leslie Marmon Silko's , 1979, pp. 27-35
Description
Reflects on the importance of evolving traditional Indigenous ceremonies in contemporary Indigenous communities.
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Chair of Tears

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Deborah L. Madsen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 2, Tribalography, Summer, 2014, pp. 101-104
Description
Book review of: Chair of Tears by Gerald Vizenor. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 101.
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Chance and Ritual: The Gambler in the Texts of Gerald Vizenor

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nora Barry
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 5, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1993, pp. 13-22
Description
Looks at how the mythic process is a part of everyday reality in Vizenor's works. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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A Chance Encounter With Simon Tookoome

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dorothy Harley Eber
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 1, Spring , 2001, pp. 20-24
Description
Profiles the author of a children's book about the old way of life. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.
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A Change of Subject: Perspectivism and Multinaturalism in Inuit Depictions of Interspecies Transformation

Alternate Title
Un changement de sujet : Perspectivisme et multinaturalisme dans les représentations inuit des transformations interespèces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sean P.A. Desjardins
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 101-124
Description
Article argues that two pre-contact Inuit artifacts, recovered from the Pingiqqalik site, depict interspecies transformation; author argues that this is evidence that interspecies relations were influenced by a cosmology rooted in multinaturalism.
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Chapter XIII -- "In the Beginning: A Legend of the Blackfeet"

Alternate Title
The Story of Saskatchewan and its People.
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Description
Volume 1, Chapter XII from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "In the Beginning: A Legend of the Blackfeet". The chapter is broken into several versions of Blackfoot legends as interpreted by Hawkes. The subsections are entitled: "Six Se-Ka-Quon: Another Legend of the Blackfeet Nation", "The 'Sou-Ke-Tap-Pi'", "The Legend of the Big Stone" and "Incident at 'Big Bear's' Trail for High Treason".
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Chapter XV -- "The Tragedy of 'Almighty Voice'"

E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Description
Chapter XII from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "The Tragedy of 'Almighty Voice'" and descibes Hawkes' version of the incident between ALmighty Voice and Colebrooke in October, 1895. The last section of the chapter entitled "Inside Light on Tragedy" provides further information, via a statement made by Almighty Voice's father Sounding Sky.
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Chief Dull Knife Community is Strengthening the Northern Cheyenne Language and Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard E. Littlebear (Ve'kesôhnestoohe)
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 42, no. 1, Celebrating Tribal Colleges and Universities American Indian Higher Education Consortium, 2003, pp. 75-84
Description
Looks at the danger of extinction of Native American languages and the programs in place to curb this fate.
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Chiefly Feasts

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Allen Wardwell
Art Journal, vol. 51, no. 4, Winter, 1992, pp. 91-93
Description
Book review of: Chiefly Feasts: The Enduring Kwakiutl Potlach edited by Aldona Jonaitis.
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Children and Orality: Self Reported body and Emotional Experiences with Horror Stories

Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Birgit Kleist Pedersen
Description
Comments on a pilot project, among 52 youth, that looks into their fascination with the horror genre in movies, literature and social encounters. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
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Chinook Texts

Alternate Title
Bulletin (Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology) ; [20]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Charles Cultee
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Chipewyan Texts I

Alternate Title
Fanggui Li Collection
Li Collection
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
François Mandeville
Fangui Li
Description

Includes stories and interlinear translations of: "How the Indian children were taught;" "Fishing;" "How copper was first found" (this story continues in the next notebook).

Historical note:

The Li Collection is comprised of 10 volumes containing stories in Dene collected in northern Alberta in 1928 by linguist Fanggui Li. Recorded in the field, these texts consist of phonetic transcriptions of stories elicited from Francois Mandeville and Baptiste Ferrier, with interlinear English translations.

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Chipewyan [Texts] II

Alternate Title
Fanggui Li Collection
Li Collection
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
François Mandeville
Fangui Li
Description

Includes stories and interlinear translations of: "How iron was first found;" "how dà ts á í lived" (this story continues in next notebook).

Historical note:

The Li Collection is comprised of 10 volumes containing stories in Dene collected in northern Alberta in 1928 by linguist Fanggui Li. Recorded in the field, these texts consist of phonetic transcriptions of stories elicited from Francois Mandeville and Baptiste Ferrier, with interlinear English translations.

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Chipewyan [Texts] III

Alternate Title
Fanggui Li Collection
Li Collection
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Baptiste Ferrier
François Mandeville
Fanggui Li
Description

Includes stories and interlinear translations of: "The story of bèts ú é yè nèt cà;" "How dà ts á í lived;" and two untitled stories.

Historical note:The Li Collection is comprised of 10 volumes containing stories in Dene collected in northern Alberta in 1928 by linguist Fanggui Li. Recorded in the field, these texts consist of phonetic transcriptions of stories elicited from Francois Mandeville and Baptiste Ferrier, with interlinear English translations.

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Chipewyan [Texts] IV

Alternate Title
Fanggui Li Collection
Li Collection
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
François Mandeville
Fangui Li
Description

Includes stories and interlinear translations of: three untitled stories, and "The story of turi."

Historical note:

The Li Collection is comprised of 10 volumes containing stories in Dene collected in northern Alberta in 1928 by linguist Fanggui Li. Recorded in the field, these texts consist of phonetic transcriptions of stories elicited from Francois Mandeville and Baptiste Ferrier, with interlinear English translations.

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Chipewyan [Texts] VI

Alternate Title
Fanggui Li Collection
Li Collection
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
François Mandeville
Baptiste Ferrier
Fanggui Li
Description

Includes stories and interlinear translations of: "The story of the man-eater;" "The story of a man who has slept with a bear;" "The adventures of Beaulieu."

Historical note:

The Li Collection is comprised of 10 volumes containing stories in Dene collected in northern Alberta in 1928 by linguist Fanggui Li. Recorded in the field, these texts consist of phonetic transcriptions of stories elicited from Francois Mandeville and Baptiste Ferrier, with interlinear English translations.

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Chipewyan [Texts] VIII

Alternate Title
Fanggui Li Collection
Li Collection
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
François Mandeville
Baptiste Ferrier
Fanggui Li
Description

Includes stories and interlinear translations of one untitled story, a continuation from the previous notebook (VII), and "The story of a man who became a wolf."

Historical note:

The Li Collection is comprised of 10 volumes containing stories in Dene collected in northern Alberta in 1928 by linguist Fanggui Li. Recorded in the field, these texts consist of phonetic transcriptions of stories elicited from Francois Mandeville and Baptiste Ferrier, with interlinear English translations.

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Chipmunk Meets Old Witch (At-At-A'Tia)

Alternate Title
The Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest ; Level 1, Book 12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Warm Springs Reservation Committee
Description

Children's book retells a traditional story. Suitable for use with Grades K-2.

Related material: Lesson Plan.

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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
Description
Comments on the importance of special family holiday traditions. Article located by scrolling to page 5.
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Chukchee Mythology

Alternate Title
Memoir[s] of the American Museum of Natural History ; [v. 12]
[Publications of] the Jesup North Pacific Expedition ; v. 8, pt. 1
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Waldemar Bogoras
Description
Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 12 (p. [1]-197).
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[The Chukchee: Religion]

Alternate Title
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 11
[Publications of] the Jesup North Pacific Expedition ; v. 7, [pt. 2]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Waldemar Bogoras
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 11 (p. 277-536).
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Circle of Stories

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Philomath Films
Description
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
Description
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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Claims to Native Identity in Children’s Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debbie Reese
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 123-132
Description
Discusses successful children's writers that falsely claim Indigenous ancestry and the effect their success had on maintaining stereotypes that fit the popular conception of what constitutes an Indigenous person. The four of the writers profiled are: Jamake Highwater Anpao, Paul Goble, Sharon Creech, and Asa Carter.
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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
Description
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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