Social Life & Customs

Community Psychology Thesis (MAppPsy)--University of Waikato, 2014

Discusses the tradition of receiving Amercan Indian names and the honor that comes with it.

Examines the romanticism and primitivism that plague Native American studies by looking at Hopi Indian religion and how they deal with the problem of evil.

Examines the Hopi Traditionalist Movement which offers an alternative interpretation of life and stesses the dignity of ceremonialism.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he discusses the practice of exchanging wives in the Horn Society.

Interview with George First Rider where he discusses various sexual practices.

Forms part of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 15 (p.125-311, 127 text figures).

Book review of: Horse Nations by Peter Mitchell.

Consists of an interview giving an account of the last long distance horse races at Stand Off, Alberta. Includes a story of gambling between a Blood Indian and a Snake Indian; a story of the Holy Lodge; a story of the girl who married a star and the origin of the Holy Turnip; a story of a camp where the children were abandoned; a story of a man who eloped.

Examines the significance of horses in First Nations' culture, spirituality, and hunting success.

Modern History Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Glasgow, 2002

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2005.

Architecture Thesis (M.Arch)--University of Arizona, 1993.

The authors consider the ways that contemporary Indigenous games are related to those that have be traditionally played on Turtle Island (like Sla’hal or the Bone Game), and how those games convey values, culture, and survivance.

Explores the relationships with ghosts in Lakota culture through rituals and story telling.

Discusses the intermarriage of the Blackfoot with other tribes and with white men.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he gives an account of the original Holy Lodge. (It is a follow-up to IH-AA.112)Note: Dave Melting Tallow, interpreter. Joanne Greenwood, transcriber.

Consists of an interview where he briefly mentions "bear-walking" (curse by an evil medicine man).

Interview includes a description of Mr. Gallivan's interactions with residents of the reserve.

Discusses how Oscar Howe has created a liner abstract design concept that utilizes the formal elements of line, color and space to bridge the gap between traditional Indian values and the world of contemporary art.

Focuses on the hunger strike of three female Aboriginal prisoners being held at the men's penitentiary in Springhill, Nova Scotia in February 2003.

Guide to accompany film, Hunters and Bombers. Contains information about the Innu society and discussion questions.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 35, (pp103-142).

Author analyzes of two different legal cases involving Métis women: Foss v. Pelly and The Queen v. Corbett, examines the role that gender and race played in the culture of the Red River Colony, and in the fur trade.

Details a 1925 honorary ceremony held for Nellie Zelda Star Boy Menard on the occassion of her first menstruation, an event believed to control or direct one's future life path.

Findings from national research project to get a better understanding of how Indigenous societies use of their own legal traditions and identify legal principles.

Compares conventional stormwater management with a sustainable design model.

Sustainability Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2016.

Explores the subversive and satirical practice of creating souvenirs for settler-tourists arguing that the small totem poles carved as keepsakes were in fact a form of resistance to settler colonialism.

Discusses the cultural practice of tattooing among Inuit women and the way that Indigenous artists preserved knowledge of the practice post-contact through an appropriation of Western materials and drawing practices.

Personal essay in which the author articulates the relationship between her practice of the traditional West African religion Ifa and her practice as a science fiction writer.

Looks at the culture of the Cree and Ojibway people living on a reserve in northwestern Ontario and western influences on their lifestyle.

A discussion about the meaning of dependency in regards to traditional Indigenous cultures which are based on cooperation and relationships Dependencies can be in the form of customs and beliefs.

Discussion with four Métis Elders examining Métis storytelling traditions and challenges to maintaining spiritual practices in Métis communities.

Suggests appointment of a research ethics committee in order to conduct research in a culturally appropriate and ethical manner.

Article reviews The Indigenous Navigator role, within Cancer Care Ontario, finds that Indigenous Navigators provide support and advocacy for patients by facilitating access to support and palliative services while addressing cultural and spiritual needs and thereby increasing the well-being of Indigenous patients.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2004.

Commentary looks at historical influences Native American culture had on the prevailing society. In Pursuit of Dancing the Indian Way: Part 2 In Pursuit of Dancing the Indian Way: Part 3

Commentary looks at historical influences Native American culture had on the prevailing society. In Pursuit of Dancing the Indian Way: Part 1 In Pursuit of Dancing the Indian Way: Part 3

Discusses the social consequences of the pots and containers of Zuni Indians acquired in 1920-1930 by Euro-American institutions.