Social Life & Customs

Looks at the familial relationships which developed in the community of Île à la Crosse as well as those established with representatives of the fur trade and the Church. Introduction and Chapter 1 of: One of the Family: Métis Culture in Nineteenth-Century Northwestern Saskatchewan.

Looks at the impacts of disease on civil heads, war chiefs, culture and political divisions through personal and historical narratives.

Author examines the narratives and discourses surrounding different Indigenous prophets and warriors; argues that the dichotomy between the secular and the sacred breaks down in consideration of Indigenous leaders.

Defines pragmatism as framework that is centered on problem solving rather than a pursuit of ultimate knowledge, and discusses the ways that Western understandings of pragmatism are influenced by Indigenous philosophy and worldview.

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Director by J. W. Powell Notes on Certain Maya and Mexican Manuscripts by Cyrus Thomas On Masks, Labrets, and Certain Aboriginal Customs by William H. Dall Omaha Sociology by Rev. J. Owen Dorsey Navajo Weavers by Dr. Washington Matthews Prehistoric Textile Fabrics of the United States by William H. Holmes Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made by the Bureau of Ethnology During the Field Season of 1881 by William H.

Designed to be a record of characteristics and condition of First Nations people prior to intermarriage, dispersion, or contact with Europeans. An attempt to retain knowledge regarding the arts, customs and beliefs.

Tanya Talaga, prize-winning journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers delivers the the third of the 2018 Massey Lectures in Vancouver. Talaga discusses Indigenous kinship structures and the way in which colonial laws have created a disconnect between Indigenous peoples and their communities and cultures. Duration: 53:59

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Ethnologist-in-Charge by F. W. Hodge An Introductory Study of the Arts, Crafts, and Customs of the Guiana Indians by Walter Edmund Roth

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Ethnologist-in-Charge by F. W. Hodge Ethnology of the Kwakiutl by Franz Boas

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Ethnologist-in-Charge by F. W. Hodge The Winnebago Tribe by Paul Radin

Looks at how conceptual tools can be used in Indigenous education research.

Comments on the crisis of conscience in academic institutions where Indigenous religions are taught.

Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. IV (p. [165]-392, [20] plates).

Book review of: Those Who Fell From the Sky by Daniel P. Marshall. Scroll down to page 100 to find review.

Offers practical lessons learned from a case study.

Addresses the instinct to oversimplify someone else's culture.

Author conducts a nuanced analysis of the imagery and stereotypes of Indigenous peoples in the contemporary American culture(s) and how those tropes contribute to a colonial narrative surrounding Indigenous cultures and spiritual practices and must be considered part of the context when teaching Indigenous studies courses and content.

Health Promotion Studies Thesis (M.S)--University of Alberta, 2014.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells the story about the origin of thunder.

Looks at the myths of the thunderbird and how they are linked to the sacred clowning/trickster, the Heyoka of the Lakota.

Author uses a personal essay to discuss basic tenets of Indigenous knowledge, ways of knowing, and ontological constructs; uses Líl̓wat language concepts to help illustrate her points. Highlights experiential and action based teaching and learning, relational understanding, and the concepts of flux, balance.

Focuses on changing political, environmental and climatic conditions effecting the future of Tibet's unique nomadic pastoralism. To access this article, scroll down to page 12.

Article considers three Māori communities and the endurance and resilience they have demonstrated in maintaining their unique peace traditions in the face of opposition from both Western and Māori cultures of violence.

Examines aspects of Aboriginal personhood as it relates to photographic images of the dead.

Book review of: A Time of Gathering edited by Robin K. Wright. Scroll down to page 77 to read review.

Broad cultural overview of the Tlingit peoples including location, history, oral history, language, housing, clothing, healing practices, and social customs. Also includes brief bibliography.

Book review: Tlingit Indians of Alaska by Archimandrite Anatolii Kamenskii. Translated, with an Introduction and supplementary material, by Sergei Kan.

Explores the Nuu-chah-nulth Wolf Ritual of The Northwest Coast Native nation.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2015.

Examines the use of fishing weirs on the Cowichan River and the assertion of Aboriginal rights to retain them.

Discusses significance of tobacco and smoking cessation program developed for over 200 different Nations in the United States.

Forms part of Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.21 (p.101-200).

Discusses the way in which the tobacco contributes to Indigenous research methodology and examines how Indigenous research can draw upon Indigenous ways of knowing by connecting individuals with the spiritual and physical world.

Reports on Pae Herenga pilot study undertaken to explore how care customs contribute towards strengthening extended family (whānau) resilience and bereavement. Results indicate a need for further study, wider understanding of whānau practices among health professionals, and a digital resource centre.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 36, (pp221-300).

Investigates the spread and appeal of the Indian Shakers religion, that practices traditional beliefs, to the Tolowas people into California

The person being interviewed is apparently telling traditional stories. However, a great deal of the dialogue is inaudible and the stories are thus virtually incomprehensible.

Describing poverty on the Indian reserves, and problems with Indian agents.

Investigates the differences between females from progressive mixed-blood families and those from traditional families, with uneducated backgrounds.

Short documentary explains the customs and symbolism associated with the poles, and the process of construction. Duration: 21:01.

History of totem poles with maps and illustrations; postulates carving began in pre-Columbian era.

Discusses how the Sámi people are portrayed in tourism.

Looks at windigo tales in the context of cultural adaptations which occurred in both groups as a result of prolonged contact.

Discusses potential health risks by contamination of traditional foods and the economic and socio-cultural impacts.

Results of a study on the socio-cultural, environmental, and lifestyle changes associated with harvesting, preparation and consumption of food by Aboriginal peoples.