Living Sideways: Social Themes and Social Relationships in Native American Trickster Tales
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Franchot Ballinger
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1, Winter, 1989, pp. 15-30
Description
Investigates the trickster character in traditional Indigenous storytelling and its reflections on Indigenous social life.
Lizette Ahenakew Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lizette Ahenakew
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Description
She was born on the Little Pine Reserve, the first girl from that reserve to attend high school. She tells of some childhood memories; naming ceremonies; significance of Indian names; the training of children, especially girls; menarche seclusion; women: influence of, in religion and ceremonialism, pregnancy; her education: traditional; experiences in Anglican boarding school (integrated) in Saskatoon; training for roles as wife and mother.
Local Values in Governance: Legacy of Choho in Forest and School Management in a Tamang Community in Nepal
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mahesh Nath Parajuli
Indra Mani Rai
Prakash C Bhattarai
Suresh Gautam
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 8, no. 1, 2019, pp. 35-55
Description
Examines a shift in the practices of the Tamang ethnic community in Nepal; argues that the Choho institution is still present, and many practices are still present enacted as resistance against the modern state. Considers how the meaning of these practices may have changed in a contemporary context.
Locke Setman, Emil Nolde and the Search for Expression in N. Scott Momaday's The Ancient Child
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthias Schubnell
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 4, Autumn, 1994, pp. 468-480
Description
Literary criticism article which considers Momaday’s novel and its commentary on the connections between art, culture, identity and expression.
The Long Journey Home, 96 Miles Up the Porcupine River / Ch’oodeenjik, Yukon
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bree Josie
Northern Review, no. 49, Place-Based Sustainability Research in the Provincial North, February 20, 2020, pp. 257-263
Description
Author’s narrative account of her family’s journey home from their summer hunting camp to the community of Old Crow.
Maintaining the Alliance: A French Officer's Account of the Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, and Kennebec at Louisbourg in 1757
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Earle Lockerby
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 2, 2009, pp. 1-25
Description
Looks at the measures employed by the French to maintain the alliance in Atlantic Canada with the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet and Kennebec peoples.
Making the American Berdache: Choice or Constraint?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard C. Trexler
Journal of Social History, vol. 35, no. 3, Spring, 2002, pp. 613-638
Description
Argues that becoming a berdache was neither a matter of sexual preference nor freely entered into, but rather the role was a social construction that served particular social roles in the community.
Making Waves: Hawaiian Language On The Air
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kaimana Barcarse
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the role of community radio in indigenous language revitalization.
Manito Ahbee Aki: The Place Where the Creator Sits: Student Guide Phase 1 [The Forks]
Alternate Title
Manito Ahbee Aki: The Place Where the Creator Sits: Student Guide Phase 2 [The Petroforms]
Manito Ahbee Aki: The Place Where the Creator Sits: Student Guide Phase 3 [Thriving Communities]
Minecraft Education Edition
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Minecraft Education Edition
Description
Interactive game in which students travel back in time to become members of the Anishinaabe Nation in Manitoba before the European contact and engage in activities in which they learn about the environment, traditional worldviews, and a scared site called Manito Ahbee, and gain knowledge from Knowledge Keepers. Game is free, but students must register to play.
Manitoba and the Great North-West: The Field for Investment; the Home of the Emigrant, Being a Full and Complete History of the Country
Alternate Title
Education and Religious History of Manitoba and the North-West
History of the Great North-West
History of the Roman Catholic Missions in St. Boniface
Montana and the Bow River District Compared for Grazing Purposes
Sketch of the Rise and Progress of Winnipeg
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Macoun [George M. Grant
Alexander Begg
J.C. McLagan]
Māori Men, Relationships, and Everyday Practices: Towards Broadening Domestic Violence Research
Alternate Title
Maori Men, Relationships, and Everyday Practices: Towards Broadening Domestic Violence Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pita King
Neville Robertson
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 210-217
Description
Study focused on five men's experiences with intimate relationships and extended family life and how they draw on traditional ways-of-being to maintain and enhance those relationships.
The Marginalization of Pastoral Communities in Ethiopia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melakou Tegegn
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indigenous Peoples in Africa, 2003, pp. 32-37
Description
Looks at regional governments' lack of recognition of pastoralism and attempt to assimilate pastoralists into society and a sedentary lifestyle.
To access this article, scroll down to page 32.
Marie Osecap 2 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marie Osecap
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a description of life on the reserve that describes milking, sheep-shearing and fishing weirs. It also consists of stories about a woman whose husband turned into a lizard; a story of Wisakedjak; and how Thunder Blanket killed his wife and then himself.
Marion Carter Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marion Carter
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Carter tells a story of her life. She talks of the traditional way of living; residential schools and tells how she was given her name. During the interview she also relates a tale from her grandfather about the Cree raiding Blackfoot camps.
Mary Ann McKenzie Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Ann McKenzie
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mary Ann McKenzie talks about her childhood memories: food preparation, gardening, making moccasins, fish nets and snowshoes.
Mátauranga Máori and Reproduction: Inscribing Connections Between the Natural Environment, Kin and the Body
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jade Sophia Le Grice
Virginia Braun
AlterNative, vol. 12, no. 2, 2016, pp. 151-164
Description
Looks at Indigenous knowledge and reproduction in a New Zealand setting using purakau (narrative) methodology. Includes connections between humans, spiritual domains and environment.
Material Culture of the Blackfoot Indians
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.5 pt.1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Clark Wissler
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.5 (p.1-175, 8 plates)
The Material Culture of the Crow Indians
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.21, pt.3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert Harry Lowie
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 21 (p.201-270).
The Matrilineal Complex
Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.16, no.2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert H. Lowie
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 16, (pp29-45).
MDGs, Globalization and Indigenous Peoples in Africa
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nigel Crawhall
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Africa and the Millennium Development Goals, 2006, pp. 6-13
Description
Outlines Millennium Development Goals, the UN's role, and examines the threat to cultural survival of the African Indigenous peoples.
To access this article, scroll down to page 7.
Measuring Social Support in Aboriginal Early Childhood Programs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Enid Elliot
Research Connections Canada, no. 12, 2005, pp. 41-60
Description
Examines how two community-based child care programs are received and perceived by the parents whose children are using the programs.
Scroll down to page 41 to read article.