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Navajo Sandpaintings: The Importance of Sex Roles in Craft Production

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Navajo Sand Paintings: The Importance of Sex Roles in Craft Production
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Parezo
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 1/2, Spring-Summer, 1982, pp. 125-148
A look at the commercialization of art form and how the Navajo's flexible division of labor allowed for both men and women to participate in its productions for economic gain.
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The Navajo Tradition - Transition to the Bahá’í Faith

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Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Linda S. Covey
Examines the three reasons behind the conversion of the Navajo, or Diné, to the little-known eastern religion in the early 1960s.
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Navajo Transition to Higher Education: Knowledge Systems, Cultural Values and Educational Policies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexander W. Wiseman
International Journal of Educational Research, vol. 33, no. 6, 2000, pp. 621-629
Explains transitional problems as being affected primarily by community characteristics such as socioeconomic status and rural location as well as those unique to the Navajo such traditions, theology and culture.
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Nehiwayak: Traditions of the Cree People

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21st Century Learning - Nehiwayak: Traditions of the Cree People
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Twenty-First Century Learning - Nehiwayak: Traditions of the Cree People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glenbow Museum
Presents digitized images and lesson plans to enhance teaching and learning about the Cree people and their cultural traditions.
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Nemuel Island

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tommy Orange
Transmotion, vol. 4, no. 1, Red Readings, April 25, 2018, pp. 110-113
Creative prose piece which contemplates the perception of reality by describing the thoughts and deed of a man named Nemuel Island.
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New Book Passes Along First Nation Protocols

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sheena Findlay
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 12, December 2009, p. 16
Highlights a book of First Nations protocols useful for ceremonies and traditional gatherings as well as for passing information to younger generations. Article located by scrolling to page 16.
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New English Canaan, or New Canaan: Containing an Abstract of New England, Composed in Three Bookes : the First Booke Setting Forth the Originall of the Natives, their Manners and Customes, Together with their Tractable Nature and Love Towards the English: The Second Booke Setting Forth the Naturall Indowments of the Countrie, and What Staple Commodities it Yeeldeth : the Third Booke Setting Forth what People are Planted There, Their Prosperity, What Remarkable Accidents have Happened Since the First Planting of it; Together with Their Tenents, and Practise of their Church

E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Morton
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Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1897-98. In Two Parts - Part 2

E-Books
Author/Creator
J. W. Powell
Report includes the following papers: Tusayan Migration Traditions by Jesse Walter Fewkes Localization of Tusayan Clans by Cosmos Mindeleff Mounds in Northern Honduras by Thomas Gann Mayan Calendar Systems by Cyrus Thomas Primitive Numbers by W. J. McGee Numeral Systems of Mexico and Central America by Cyrus Thomas Tusayan Flute and Snake Ceremonies by Jesse Walter Fewkes The Wild Rice Gatherers of the Upper Lakes by Albert Ernest Jenks
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"Ninstints" Village: A Case of Mistaken Identity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven R. Acheson
BC Studies, no. 68, Winter, 1985, pp. 47-56
Looks at the socio-political status and organization of this village at the onset of European contact in 1787.
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No Comment (Almost): 200 Years of Observations on the Métis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Canadian Issues, Winter, 2005, pp. 28-30
Author creates a compilation of comments and observations made about Métis people throughout history and in doing so reveals the complicated and often contrary discourse that surrounds Métis people and the Métis Nation.
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Nomadic Nenets Women’s Sewing Skills: The Ethno-Pedagogical Process of Transferring Traditional Skills and Knowledge by Nenets Women through the Generations as Part of Their Nomadic Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoia Vylka Ravna
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 2, 2018, pp. 97-116
Article discusses the garments and goods created by Nenets women for their kin and communities and explores how the knowledge and skills used to create theses goods is passed from one generation to the next.
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North American Indian Designs

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Judy Hall
BC Studies, no. 67, Winter, 1985, pp. 57-59
Book review of: North American Indian Designs by Eva Wilson.
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North American Indian Musical Styles

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruno Nettl
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 67, no. 263, January-March 1954, pp. 44-56
Examines the distinctive regional stylistic traits in the music of the North American Indians.
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The North-Western Tribes of Canada: Eleventh Report of the Committee, Consisting of Professor E.B. Tylor (Chairman), Mr. Cuthbert E. Peek (Secretary), Dr. G.M. Dawson, Mr. R.G. Haliburton, and Mr. Horatio Hale ...

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Sixth Report on the Indians of British Columbia
E-Books
Author/Creator
Franz Boas
"Appointed to investigate the physical characteristics, languages, and industrial and social conditions of the people of British Columbia."
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Northeastern and Western Yavapai

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University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.34, no.4
E-Books
Author/Creator
E. W. Gifford
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, Vol. 34, (pp247-354).
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A Northern Cheyenne Album

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kawn [Dawn] Karima Pettigrew
Whispering Wind, vol. 37, no. 4, Issue 260, 2008, p. 28
Book review of: A Northern Cheyenne Album edited by Margot Liberty, photographs by Thomas B. Marquis.
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The Northfork Mono

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University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.31, no.2
E-Books
Author/Creator
E. W. Gifford
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 31, (pp15-65).
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The Northwest Coast

Alternate Title
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Peter H. Stephenson
Steven Acheson
Focuses on the peoples of the northern area of the Northwest Coast including Alaska, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. Chapter from Volume 2 of Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures edited by Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember.
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Northwest Coast Potlatch: Profound Ceremony & Celebration

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Walker
Native Peoples, vol. 20, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 28-33
Describes the history and suppression of the ceremonies which were illegal in Canada until 1951 and in the United States until 1934.
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Not the Last of The Last of the Mohicans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael G. Johnson
Whispering Wind, vol. 43, no. 2, Issue 294, December 2014, pp. 14-17
Discusses misconceptions found in the book, The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper and traces the history of the Mohegan and Stockbridge-Munsee.
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Notes of a Journey among the Woolwa and Moskito Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. H. Wickham
Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London, vol. 13, no. 1, 1868-1869, pp. 58-63
Extracts of suthor's journey with descriptions of Indigenous peoples of Nicaragua.
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Notes on the Akwa'ala Indians of Lower California

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University of California Publications American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.23, no.7
E-Books
Author/Creator
E. W. Gifford
R. H. Lowie
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 23, (pp339-352).
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Notes on the Fox Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Jones
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 24, no. 92, April-June 1911, pp. 209-237
Observations on customs, stories including Creation, transcribed by Franz Boas from the manuscripts of. William Jones (1871-1909) the first Native American to obtain a Ph.D. in anthropology.
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Notes on the Indians of the Fort Apache Region

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Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 31, pt. 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Albert B. Reagan
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.31 (p.281-345).
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Notes on the Tillamook

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Phoebe Apperson Hearst Memorial Volume
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.20
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frank Boas
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 20 (pp1-16).
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La Nuit Inuit: Éléments de Réflexion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Guy Bordin
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, Inuit and Qallunaaq Perspectives: Interacting points of view, 2002, pp. [45]-70
Compares historical writings about the Inuit and the effect of the long periods of darkness and the actual Inuit attitudes and perceptions. Text in French.
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Numbers in American Indian Mythology

Alternate Title
Native American Leadership: Past, Present and Future
Native American Symposium; 11th, 2015
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Oksana Y. Danchevskaya
Considers the meaning and significance of numbers between one and ten in Indigenous North American philosophies and beliefs.
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Nunavut: Our Land

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Aiviaq (Walrus Hunt) ; Episode 9
Angiraq (Home) ; Episode 5
Auriaq (Stalking) ; Episode 6
Avaja ; Episode 2
Avamuktulik (Fish Swimming) ; Episode 8
Qaisut ; Episode 10
Qarmaq (Stone House) ; Episode 3
Qimuksik (Dog Team) ; Episode 1
Qulangisi (Seal Pups) ; Episode 7
Quviasaukvik (Happy Day) ; Episode 13
Tugaliaq (Ice Blocks) ; Episode 4
Tuktuliaq (Caribou Hunt) ; Episode 11
Unaaq ( Harpoon) ; Episode 12
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Zacharias Kunuk
Norman Cohn
Thirteen part TV series follows five fictional Inuit families through an Arctic year. Episodes feature whale and polar bear hunting, Elder's advice, and suicide prevention strategies for youth. Each episode is approximately 30 minutes. English subtitles.
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Nuu-Chah-Nulth

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council
Website has links to the tribal council business, language instruction, and cultural stories videos and narratives.
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“Nya Anghuwa Che” (Our Food Gives Us Life): Exploring Indigenous Perspectives on Traditional Food Gathering and Foraging in an Irigwe Community from Nigeria

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Majing Oloko
Shailesh Shukla
ab-Original, vol. 2, no. 1, 2018, pp. 1-22
Study uses participatory research tools to explore and document the cultural meanings of food within Irigwe Indigenous food system and their relationship to Indigenous food-production practices such as food foraging.
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Observations on the Indigenous Tribes of the N. W. Coast of America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Scouler
Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, vol. 11, 1841, pp. 215-251
Exploratory comments from Dr. Scouler examinations of diet, clothing and living conditions of the Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands to the Nootka of British Columbia in the early 17th century.
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Observations on the Yurok: Childhood and World Image

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University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.35, no.10
E-Books
Author/Creator
Erick Homburger Erikson
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 35, (pp257-302).
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Of Metaphors and Learning: Navajo Teachings for Today's Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert S. McPherson
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 4, Autumn, 1998, pp. 457-468
Author draws on different interviews he has conducted with Diné (Navajo) to discuss metaphors used by elders to make traditional values accessible to contemporary youth.
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