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Use of Cognitive Question Testing Methodologies in Participant Action Research: Implementing the Three-Step Test-Interview Method in Indian Country

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas W. Pavkov
Jacob Priest
Kathleen Fox
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 18, no. 1, January 2012, pp. 82-90
Reviews importance of culturally competent research and demonstrates how researchers can conduct appropriate research with American Indian and Alaskan Native youth using Three-step method.
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The Use of Oral Literature to Provide Community Health Education on the Southern Northwest Coast

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nile Robert Thompson
C. Dale Sloat
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, 2004, pp. 1-28
Examines a subset of oral literature that teachs listeners about human health concerns, including how to prevent certain illnesses, avoid bodily harm, deal with mental health issues, instruct in sexual matters, discuss spirit-power contact and deal with old age.
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Using the First Nations Medicine Wheel as an Aid to Ethical Decision Making in Health Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annette Schroeter
Nicole Brunton
Kara Kakekagumick
Helen Cromarty
Barbara Linkwich
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 179-191
Study uses thematic and NVivo 10 analysis to review the structured interviews of 30 study participants; most participants found the Medicine Wheel to be a useful framework for health-care decision making.
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Using the Lōkahi Wheel: A Culturally Sensitive Approach to Engage Native Hawaiians in Research Contexts

Alternate Title
Using the Lokahi Wheel: A Culturally Sensitive Approach to Engage Native Hawaiians in Research Contexts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tammy Kaho‘olemana Martin
Meripa Godinet
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 7, no. 2, 2018, pp. 22-40
Authors examine the Lōkahi Wheel’s potential as a culturally sensitive tool for use with families engaged in non-voluntary involvement with Hawai’i’s child welfare system.
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Variations on a Rite of Passage: Some Recent Navajo Funerals

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joyce Griffen
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 4, A Special Symposium Issue on Navajo Mortuary Practices and Beliefs, 1978, pp. 367-381
A discussion about changes from a traditional Navajo funeral towards a more Anglo-style funeral.
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The Varieties of Religious Experience: Baptized Indians at Mission San Francisco de Asís, 1776-1821

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Quincy D. Newell
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 4, Autumn, 2008, pp. 412-442
The author explores different expressions of conversion to Catholicism in the daily practices of the different Indigenous peoples in the San Francisco Bay area; considers where people chose to give birth or die and the practice of various traditional protocols.
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Vern Harper Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Vern Harper
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where he tells of life in a foster home and cultural suppression; gives a description of suppression on reserves in the 1950's; and gives a description of native values and philosophy and the role of sweat lodges.
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Veronica Goneau Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Veronica Goneau
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where she gives a general account of life and the traditional foods on the reserve.
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Visual Memory in Village Eskimo and Urban Caucasian Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Kleinfeld
Arctic, vol. 24, no. 2, June 1971, pp. 132-138
Study shows Eskimo children have significantly higher levels of perceptual skills than Caucasian children. Looks at factors affecting skills.
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Voice of a Leader: If You Truly Believe Children Are Our Future - the Future is Now

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne Chistian
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 10-14
Modified speech by Chief Wayne Christian talking about the history of his community, and how state policies, legislation and laws have affected a way of life for his people. The article also illustrates, through narrative, the importance of re-­learning cultural practices.
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Voices from the Delaware Big House Ceremony

Alternate Title
[Civilization of the American Indian Series; v. 239]
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ruthe Blalock Jones
Marlene Molly Miller
Michael Pace
Darryl Stonefish
Terry J. Prewitt
Adriaen van der Donck ... [et al.]
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Voting in Māori Governance Entities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Bargh
Arama Rata
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, The COVID-19 Pandemic and Indigenous Peoples, 2020, pp. 1-19

Examines whether voter turnout for Māori governance entities is comparable to the declining voter turn out internationally.

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Wac’inyeya: Hope among American Indian Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline S. Gray
Lisa Schrader
Devon S. Isaacs
Megan K. Smith
Naomi M. Bender
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 151-171
Study of 56 Indigenous youth uses focus groups and a strengths based perspective to understand what gives them hope and how they demonstrate this hope to others in their community.
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The Walking-out Ceremony: A Model for Development of Character

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Davis
Native Studies Review, vol. 17, no. 1, 2008, pp. 71-81
An official tour guide of the James Bay Region invites tourists to discover the region and gives a description of the Cree Walking-out ceremony that celebrates the complex link between people and environment.
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Wampum Belts with Initials and/or Dates as Design Elements: A Preliminary Review of One Subcategory of Political Belts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marshall Joseph Becker
Jonathan Lainey
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, 2004, pp. 25-45

Discusses wampum belts, produced by tribes of the Eastern seaboard from 1600 to 1800, including their distinct beadwork styles, their functions and the practice of reuse of beads.

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Warriors of the North Pacific

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ken Coats
BC Studies, no. 71, Autumn, 1986, pp. 52-54
Book review of: Warriors of the North Pacific by Charles Lillard. Scroll down to page 52 to read review.
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Water Sprites: The Elders of the Fish in Aboriginal North America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Åke Hultkrantz
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, Religions, Summer, 1983, pp. 1-22
Looks at representative cases regarding the master of the fish in Indigenous and Inuit communities throughout North American. These fish religions are usually related to fish populations and meant to bring good luck to groups that rely on fish for their livelihoods.
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A Way of Life Lost: The Legacy of Residential Schools

Alternate Title
Nation2Nation Speaker Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Augustine
Speaker talks about social life and customs of the Mik'maq and how residential schools interrupted their way of life. Duration: 51:20.
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We are Called Transformers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
María Teresa Madani
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, p. 23
Indigenous woman from the Aymara people speaks about being a free person. To access this article, scroll down to page 23.
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