Dwellings & Architecture

Reviews and summarizes the physical attributes of dwelling structures.

Book reviews of: A Study of Pueblo Architecture in Tusayan and Cibola by Victor Mindeleff. The Faithful Hunter: Abnaki Stories by Joseph Bruchac. Navajo Coyote Tales by William Morgan. Secrets From the Center of the World by Joy Harjo and Stephen Strom. Kickapoo Vocabulary by Paul H. Voorhis. An Ojibwe Text Anthology edited by John D. Nichols. "Statement Made by the Indians": A Bilingual Petition of the Chippewas of Lake Superior, 1864 edited by John D. Nichols. Pisiskiwak kâ-pîkiskwêcik/Talking Animals told by L. Beardy.

Book reviews of: As Long as the Rivers Run: Hydroelectric Development and Native Communities in Western Canada by James B. Waldram. Sun Journey: A Story of Zuni Pueblo by Ann Nolan Clark. Maricopa Morphology and Syntax by Lynn Gordon. The Cheyenne Nation: A Social and Demographic History by John H. Moore. Pride of the Indian Wardrobe-Northern Athapascan Footwear by Judy Thompson. Sagebrush Soldier: Private William Earl Smith's View of the Sioux War of 1876 by Sherry L.

Michael Fredericks discusses her company's philosophy and first project using a participate design concept at the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Facility at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Duration: 47:37.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2010.

Robert Goodvoice tells a story of the Sioux Indians' first contact with Europeans and prophecies regarding the Europeans. He gives accounts of the 1851 Treaty made at Fort Laramie between the Sioux and the American Government and of the 1862 Minnesota Massacre. He also tells of the establishment of the Wahpaton (Round Plain) Reserve in Saskatchewan, and its chiefs.

Architecture [City Planning] Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 1998.

Landscape Architecture Thesis (M.L.A.)--University of Guelph, 1997.

Interview includes a general account of Rose Bertha Fleury's life.

File contains a presentation by Chief Tom Sampson discussing the cultural significance of the longhouse where the hearings are being held and how that meaning has been lost through the years. He believes that young people do not learn from the wisdom of Elders and that the recent suicides on his First Nations are becoming "a full-time event in our villages" because of the lack of opportunities on Esquimalt Reserve. Following the presentation is a discussion with the Commissioners.

Program expected that individuals would provide labour required to erect their own houses and examined the use of simplified housing "kits" which met design requirements and budget limitations. This company's consultant produced house plan, detailed construction manual, associated shop drawings, and summary report which included cost data.

Program expected that individuals would provide labour required to erect their own houses and examined the use of simplified housing "kits" which met design requirements and budget limitations. Report details this company's house plan, working drawings, assembly instructions, construction manual, and breakdown of costs.

Overview of the program, the homeowners and communities involved, the houses, their construction process and cost. Reprint of 1991 edition.

Landscape Architecture Thesis (MLA)--University of Manitoba, 2009.

Book review of: Sanctuaries of Spanish New Mexico by Marc Treib.

A wide range of topics such as clothing, bison, decoration, tools, etc. Developed for Grade 4 Social Studies. Updated version. Student Handouts.

Architecture, Urban and Rural Planning Thesis--DalTech-Dalhousie University, 1998.

Comprehensive educational website. Contains links to: introduction, language, origin story, village life, and archaeology.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Colorado, 1998.

Author points out that cultural sensitivities need to be considered when formulating an Inuit housing policy.

Looks at energy efficient building systems for Indigenous communities including the use of structural insulated panels, wind and solar energy, gray and rain water, environmental toilet systems, and pellet stoves.

Reviews and describes the Center including architecture, landscaping and exhibits.

Report includes the following papers: Navaho Houses by Cosmos Mindeleff Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 by Jesse Walter Fewkes

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2006.

Describes the technical details of building an igloo (or iglu).

New building planned for Saskatchewan Indian Federated College in Saskatoon.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he discusses the role of the beaver in Blackfoot life and ceremonies.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells of the importance of the antelope in Blackfoot ceremonialism and he mentions various tipi designs as well.

Program expected that individuals would provide labour required to erect their own houses and examined the use of simplified housing "kits" which met design requirements and budget limitations.

Describes the Newark Earthworks, a monumental earthen architectural complex built by the mound builders, and discusses its significance. Special combines issues of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 181.

Note: The title of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. A photograph of four Aboriginal women and a child (probably all Wahpeton Dakota) posing for the camera Prince Albert District, NWT [1901]. Teepees are visible in the background.

Brian Vallo, looks at the history of the Acoma Pueblo and the Tourist Center. Barbara Felix discusses the design proposal and the Tourist Center's redevelopment. Duration: 56:11.

Film review of: Skydancer by Katja Esson. Review located by scrolling to page 172.

Architecture Thesis (M.Arch.)--Montana State University, 2010.

People and skidoos in foreground; taken in Clyde, N.W.T. [NU].

Photograph taken at Arctic Bay, N.W.T. [NU].

Photograph taken at Pelly Bay, N.W.T. [NU] (community's name changed to Kugaaruk in 1999).

Photograph of Inuit camp showing snow huts and sleds.

Architecture Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New South Wales, 1997.

Image depicts people wandering amongst tipis during the South Saskatchewan River Dam opening. Young boys in foreground near car.

Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2011.

Analysis of how the layout of buildings influences social and environmental interaction.

Analysis of longhouses using the spatially dynamic method to provide data about the development of residences including residence systems, tribal variation in settlement patterns.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--California State University, Fullerton, 2000.

Uses various architecture drafts for the exhibit to examine how the school was to be a physical manifestation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' assimilationist agenda.

Presents results from excavation of semi-subterranean dwellings and tent emplacements.