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All the Eagles and the Ravens in the House Say Yeah: (Ab)original Hip-Hop, Heritage, and Love

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Lauren Jessica Amsterdam

American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 2, The Settler Complex, 2013, pp. 53-72

Comments on how artists incorporate expressions of heritage into their songs and music.

Boye Ladd: A Visit from a Friend

Articles » General

Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 11, February 2004, p. 21

Powwow dancer, Boye Ladd, relates traditional teachings on various topics relating to First Nations culture, including information about the sacred drum, respect for other people and groups, and the right to wear an eagle feather.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.29.

Chempa, Showinpa, Mefpa, Asumpa, Achepa (To Paint, To Scratch, To Dance, To Flow, To Unite): The Native American Experience in the Hip Hop World

Theses

Author/Creator

Melissa Violet Leal

Native American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Davis, 2012.

Drum-Assisted Recovery Therapy For Native Americans (DARTNA): Results From a Pretest and Focus Groups

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Daniel L. Dickerson

Kamilla L. Venner

Bonnie Duran

Jeffrey J. Annon

Benjamin Hale

George Funmaker

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 21, no. 1, 2014, pp. 35-58

Study provides results that suggest DARTNA would be useful for all American Indian/Alaska Natives with substance use disorders and the results can be used to finalize a treatment manual.

The Ethical Space of Engagement Between Indigenous Women and Girls of a Drum Circle and White, Settler Men of a Police Chorus: Implications for Policing Ideology, Policies, and Practices

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Kelly Laurila

Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, vol. 17, no. 4, Lighthouse Point, 2020, pp. 51-71

Reflects on a five year project to connect Indigenous females with white policemen through participation in a drum circle. The drum circle allowed dialogue between the two groups in hopes of creating understanding, healing and trust.

Exploring Drumming/Song and its Relationship to Healing in the Lives of Indigenous Women Living in the City of Winnipeg

Theses

Author/Creator

Margaret Ann (Tamara) Dicks

Indigenous Governance (MA) -- University of Winnipeg, 2014.

Exploring the Connection Between Aboriginal Women's Hand Drumming and Health Promotion (Mino-Bimaadiziwin)

Theses

Author/Creator

Ghislaine Goudreau

Health Promotion Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2006.

Exploring the Relationship Between Cultural Identity, Health, and Social Support With An Aboriginal Women's Hand Drum Group

Theses

Author/Creator

Sara Swasson

Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2015.

From Stilettos to Moccasins

Media » Film and Video

Author/Creator

Violet Naytowhow

CIHR Project Research

Presents a music video that was developed from the findings of a CIHR Project that examined the role of identity and stigma in Aboriginal women's healing from illicit drug abuse in Canada.

A Gift From the Little People

Alternate Title

A Gift From the Little People [Hand Games at Native Festivals]

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Pamela Sexsmith

Windspeaker, vol. 18, no. 7, November 2000, p. 13

Billy Wapass Jr. presents his family's version of the ancient legend that depicts the origin of the Hand Games.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.

Importance of Rhythm in Songs for the Treatment of the Sick by American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Frances Densmore

The Scientific Monthly, vol. 79, no. 2, August 1954, pp. 109-112

Curative power of rhythm.

Indigenous Activists Who are Changing the World

Articles » General

Canadian Dimension, vol. 41, no. 1, January/February 2007, pp. 16-18

Brief profiles of Wally Awasis, Dan and Mary Lou Smoke, Frank T'Seleie and Carol Kobliski.

Indigenous Womanhood, Precarity and the Nation State: An Arts-based Performance that offers a New Pathway to Reconciliation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Tracey Murphy

Liminalities, vol. 14, no. 3, 2018, pp. [89]-108

An examination and description of an activist's 2017 musical performance called ACHoRD in Victoria, British Columbia to bring attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada.

Medicine Songs of George Farmer

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Albert B. Reagan

American Anthropologist, vol. 24, no. 3, New Series, July-September 1922, pp. 332-369

Original Chippewa and English translations.

Music as Knowledge in Shamanism and Other Healing Traditions of Siberia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Marilyn Walker

Arctic Anthropology, vol. 40, no. 2, 2003, pp. 40-49

Discusses aspects of shamanism, music and dance as aspects of healing.

Music Therapy to Manage Asthma

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Robert Eley

Don Gorman

Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 1, January/February 2008, pp. 9-10

Studies whether teaching didgeridoo playing and singing relieves asthma symptoms.

Music Therapy to Manage Asthma Symptoms in Young Indigenous People in an Urban Setting

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Robert Eley

Michelle Norman

Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 3, May/June 2010, pp. 20-22

Comments on the success of the project including wellbeing and increased cultural awareness.

Native Drums Website Teacher Resource Kit "The Spirit of the Drum"

Alternate Title

Lesson 1: The Significanace of the Drum

Lesson 2: Interview with MorningStar River Singers

Lesson 3: Indigenous Music and Physics

Lesson 4: Connecting through Music

Lesson 5: Oral Traditions

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Native Drums

Other Modules: Lesson 2: Interview with MorningStar River Singers; Lesson 3: Indigenous Music and Physics; Lesson 4: Connecting through Music; Lesson 5:

Native Music in Canada: Through the Seven Fires

Theses

Author/Creator

Michael Patterson

Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1995.

Potentials for Cancer Survivors: Experimentation with the Popular Expressive Arts of Drumming, Mask-Making and Voice Activation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Elizabeth Quinlan

Arts & Health, vol. 8, no. 3, 2016, pp. 262-271

An analysis of the correlation between Indigenous art and the improving of cancer survivors quality of life.

The Psychotherapeutic Effects of American Indian Traditions Such as Singing, Drumming, Dancing and Storytelling

Theses

Author/Creator

Susan Georgina Stevens

American Indian Studies (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1998.

Recently Discovered Gievrie 1 (South-Saami Shaman Drum)-Contexts, Meanings and Narratives

Alternate Title

Recently Discovered Gievrie 1 (South-Sami Shaman Drum)-Contexts, Meanings and Narratives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Birgitta Berglund

Acta Borealia, vol. 22, no. 2, December 2005, pp. 128-152

Discusses the discovery, use, and role of South-Saami shaman drums found in Norway.

Reconciliation: Facilitating Ethical Space between Indigenous Women and Girls of a Drum Circle and White, Settler Men of a Police Chorus

Theses

Author/Creator

Kelly I. Laurila

Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wilfred Laurier University, 2018.

Resiliant Singer was Passionate About Healing

Alternate Title

Resilent Singer was Passionate About Healing

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Dianne Meili

Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 12, March 2013, p. 30

Looks at a performer who used music and song to help overcome abuse, violence and trauma faced during her life.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.

Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Further Comments by John Stiffarm

Documents & Presentations

The file contains further comments by Moderator for the day John Stiffarm. Stiffarm recounts some of his personal experiences and the struggles he faced as a youth with racism, discrimination, alcohol, and drug abuse. Stiffarm discusses how he found meaning through traditional culture and spirituality, particularly through drumming, and its importance in healing people and communities.

Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Floyd Favel, Artistic Director, Native Earth of the Performing Arts, Toronto, Ontario

Documents & Presentations

This file consists of a presentation by Floyd Favel, Artistic Director of the only professional Aboriginal theatre company in Toronto. Favel states that culture is the cornerstone of all civilizations, and having people understand the importance of culture "is an uphill battle." Favel believes that if "you concentrate on culture it alleviates many, many other problematic areas because...you are dealing directly with a person's feelings, ideas and memories. He appeals to the Commissioners for any funding from government sources to help the Theatre continue.

Searching for the Authentic: The True North and The True Composer

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Alfred J. Fisher

The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 1988, pp. 165-171

Examines the process of self-discovery through music and reflects on ways in which composers are able to come to truly know themselves.

Shamanism and Music: A Comparative-historical Study of Shamanic Rites using Music in the Cordilleras, Philippines and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Theses

Author/Creator

Ching Blas Muego

Master of Music Therapy Thesis, Arts and Science (M.A.)--British Columbia Open University, Burnaby, 1998.

A Song of Identity: Yoik as Example of the Importance of Symbolic Cultural Expression in Intercultural Communication/Health Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Ingrid Hanssen

Journal of Intercultural Communication, no. 27, November 2011

Interviews caregivers and family members about using Yoik, Saami traditional music, on patients with dementia to aid in communication and memory.

Songs From Spirit: Power and Prayer in the Columbia Plateau

Theses

Author/Creator

Chad Stephen Hamill

Musicology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Colorado, 2008.

Songs of the Spirit: Attending to Aboriginal Students' Emotional and Spiritual Needs Through a Native American Flute Curriculum

Theses

Author/Creator

Richard Alain Dubé

Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2007.

The Spirit of the Drum

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Pamela Sexsmith

Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 3, June 2003, p. 29

Drummer, Gerald Okanee, teaches traditional knowledge about the drum. He discusses the drum's use in prayer and healing, to lift spirits of individuals, and bring listeners closer to the Creators, spirits and God.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.57.

Stepping Out of the Shadows of Colonialism to the Beat of the Drum: The Meaning of Music for Five First Nations Children with Autism in British Columbia

Theses

Author/Creator

Anne Lindblom

Education, Humanities, and Theology Thesis (Ph.D.)-- University of Eastern Finland, 2017.

A Study of the Effects of a Culturally-Based Dance Education Model on Identified Stress Factors in American Indian College Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Ferial Deer Skye

Orla J. Christensen

Joan T. England

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 29, no. 1, October 1989, pp. [26-31]

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was used to measure stress and anxiety after presentations of dance sessions.

Sundance is the Ceremony of Ceremonies

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Jennifer Ashawasegai

Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 6, September 2012, p. 18

Looks at the Sundance ceremony and the various protocols followed depending on the location of the ceremony.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.34.

This is Who I Am: Aboriginal Women’s Healing from Criminalization and Problematic Drug Use

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Colleen Anne Dell

Valerie Desjarlais

Jennifer M. Kilty

Journal of prisoners on prisons, vol. 20, no. 1, 2011, pp. 58-71

Discusses the stigma for Indigenous females in Canada and new methodologies that can provide a voice for Indigenous women.

Utilizing Drumming For American Indians/Alaska Natives With Substance Use Disorders: A Focus Group Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Daniel Dickerson

Francis Robichaud

Cheryl Teruya

Kathleen Nagaran

Yih-Ing Hser

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 38, no. 5, September 2012, pp. 505-510

Looks at the development and potential of DARTNA, Drum-Assisted Recovery for Native Americans.

Utilizing the Arts for Healing from a Native American Perspective: Implications for Creative Arts Therapies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Phoebe Dufrene

The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 10, no. 1, 1990, pp. 121-131

Advocates combining Western concepts of therapy with Aboriginal concepts of health when dealing with Aboriginal clients.

Yoik Experiences and Possible Positive Health Outcomes: An Explorative Pilot Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Soile Hämäläinen

Freak Musial

Ola Graff

Torquer A. Olsen

Anita Salamonsen

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1271590

Looks at the effect traditional music has on health and well-being.

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