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Spirituality for Sale: Sacred Knowledge in the Consumer Age

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Ronwanièn:te Jocks
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, Special Issue: To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality, Summer - Autumn, 1996, pp. 415-431
Demonstrates how the appropriation of a spiritual system has had political and interpretation failures and, while these issues have become exaggerated almost like a cartoon form by New Age enthusiasts, they have also become embedded subtly into academic research.
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Standing Alone

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Colin Low
Documents the successes, challenges and transformations experienced by Pete Standing Alone and the Blood Reserve in Alberta over the past 25 years. Accompanying material: An Integrated Educator's Guide. Duration: 57:50.
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A Sto:lo-Coast Salish Historical Atlas

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Wendy Wickwire
BC Studies, no. 134, Summer, 2002, pp. 95-97
Book review of: A Sto:lo-Coast Salish Historical Atlas edited by Keith Thor Carlson. Scroll down to page 95 to read book review.
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A Stone for Yontocket

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. Breck Parkman
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 4, The California Indians, Autumn, 1989, pp. 529-534
The author describes his own experience of finding spiritual balance through a visit to the Tolowa's Yontockey village. The author examines how he found this spiritual balance, how he came to this realization and its implications.
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The Stones Shall Cry Out: Consciousness, Rocks, and Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Tinker
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 19, no. 2, Fall, 2004, pp. 105-125
Osage perspective on the consciousness of rocks and trees and their ability to speak. Comparison of Western scientific thought with the relationship between Native Americans and nature.
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The Story of the Sechelt Nation

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jay Powell
BC Studies, no. 91/92, Autumn/Winter, 1991-1992, pp. 198-200
Book review of: The Story of the Sechelt Nation by Lester Peterson. Scroll down to page 198 to read review.
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Strengthening the Circle: Child Support For Native American Children

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement
Administration for Children and Families
Department of Health and Human Services
Resource and technical assistance document to provide a setting within which all parties and agencies serving Indian children can discuss the new child support enforcement authorities in the technical amendments to the Welfare Reform Act.
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Structure, Metaphor, and Iconicity in Koyukon Shamanistic Stories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chad Thompson
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 149-169
Author describes different types of Koyukon traditional stories and their role in the in the spiritual and storytelling practices of the people; summarizes four stories and discusses the themes they share related to acquiring shamanistic power.
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Summary of Elders' Interviews -- Economic Development

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lynne Hickey
Indian History Film Project
Thirty-nine of the sixty-nine elders interviewed from the Treaty 8 area mention the subject of economic development.
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The Sun, the Thunder, the Fires of Heaven

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nils-Aslak Valkeapaa
ReVision, vol. 21, no. 1, Summer, 1998, pp. [4]-
Compares culture of the Native North American Indians to the Sami people of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
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Sympathetic Magic and Witchcraft among the Bellacoola

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harlan I. Smith
American Anthropologist, vol. 27, no. 1, New Series, January-March 1925, pp. 116-121
Information from two Nuxalk men, Captain Schooner and Joshua Moody in Chinook jargon, about magic and medicine of plants and animals including negative powers of a "bad box."
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The Tahltan Indians

Alternate Title
University of Pennsylvania. University Museum. Anthropological Publications; vol. IV, no. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
G.T. Emmons
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Tamachek Women in the 21st Century

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Saoudata Aboubacrine
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 28-31
Examines the Touareg or Tamachek women and their loss of ancestral lands and control over decisions concerning well-being, economic, social and cultural lives. To access this article, scroll down to page 28.
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Tanning Methods & Tools

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview on making tools for working on hides; the making of bows and arrows; some specialized arrows; the uses of various pelts.
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Taonsayontenhroseri:ye’ne: The Power of Art in Indigenous Research with Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kawennakon Bonnie Whitlow
Vanessa Oliver
Kim Anderson
Kari Brozowski ... [et al.]
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 180-189
Describes an arts based research project which uses graffiti art to make Haudenosaunee symbols and images accessible and relevant for Indigenous youth. Discusses cultural bridging and exchange, decolonization, identity, cultural values, and Indigenous solidarity.
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Tatanga Ishtima hinkna Įyá Waká: Sleeping Buffalo and Medicine Rock and Assiniboine Dislocation and Persistence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joshua Horowitz
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2018, pp. 123-145
Uses the Sleeping Buffalo and Medicine Rock site as an example to talk about Assiniboine peoples’ ongoing relationship to sacred places and how ongoing connection to spaces has helped Indigenous peoples retain Indigenous knowledges and way of knowing despite colonization, settlement, national borders, residential schools, and reservation systems.
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"Tawow" Welcome to Pow-Wow Country!

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Patricia Deiter
Our Legacy
kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk
Looks at the history and importance of powwows in Saskatchewan, some of which are the best in North America.
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Telling a Message: Cree Perceptions of Custom and Administration

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ronald Niezen
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 2, 1993, pp. 221-250
James Bay Cree communities incorporate customary ways into their formal administration in an effort to help deal with social problems.
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Tewa Village Rituals

Alternate Title
Dances of the Tewa Pueblo Indians: Expressions of New Life
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jill D. Sweet
Chapter two in: Dances of the Tewa Pueblo Indians: Expressions of New Life by Jill D. Sweet.
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Thailand: Urban Migration and Hill Tribe Youth in Chiang Mai

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kwanchewan Buadaeng
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 42-49
Looks at the history of urban migration and discusses livelihoods and tribal people dealing with situations encountered in a new environment. To access this article, scroll down to page 42.
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"These Are My People..."

Alternate Title
Challenge for Change
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Roy Daniels
Willie Dunn
Michael Mitchell
Barbara Wilson
Documentary on the historical and contemporary relevance of the Longhouse religion. Duration: 13:18.
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