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One Generation from Extinction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Basil H. Johnston
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125, Native Writers & Canadian Literature, pp. 10-15
Description

Discussion on the death of tribal languages. 

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The Oppositional Paradigm of Purity versus Pollution in Charles Hudson's: "The Southeastern Indians"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary C. Churchill
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer-Autumn, 1996, pp. 563-593
Description
Author examines the work of the anthropologist Charles Hudson, discussed his writings about the spiritual practices of the Southeastern Indigenous peoples in the United States generally, and about those of the Cherokee people specifically.
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The Origin of the Plains Earth Lodge

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ralph Linton
American Anthropologist, vol. 26, no. 2, April 1924, pp. 247-257
Description
Discusses the construction of types of shelters used in various territories and suggests they may have developed from a single ancestral form of the lodge.
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The Original Affluent Society

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marshall Sahlins
Description
Extract from the book, Stone-Age Economics by Marshall Sahlins in which he argues that in the hunter-gathererer society, with few material wants and their needs met, were not just subsisting but could be considered affluent.
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Our Mother Corn

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sherry Mathers
Description

Looks at the central role of corn in the cultures of the Hopi, Pawnee and Seneca peoples.

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Our (Museum) World Turned Upside Down: Re-Presenting Native American Arts

Alternate Title
The Problematics of Collecting and Display, Part I
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Catherine Berlo
Ruth B. Phillips
Art Bulletin, vol. 77, no. 1, 1995, pp. 6-10
Description
Discusses repatriation of Native American art objects owned by institutions as well as how art objects are displayed and acquired by museums.
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Overview of the Social Transition in the North Project 1995-1998

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Mason
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 1, 2004, pp. 5-12
Description
Describes how the Social Transition in the North (STN) study assessed the epidemiological, demographic and domestic changes in northern communities.
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The Pacific Eskimo

Alternate Title
Encyclopedia Arctica ; 8
Encyclopedia Arctica. Anthropology and Archeology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kaj Birket-Smith
Description
Includes two groups: Chugach Eskimos of Prince William Sound and the Kodiak Eskimos of Kodiak Island and adjacent islands. Digitized copy of typescript is part of the unpublished reference work on the Northern Arctic and subarctic regions. Project ran from 1947-1951.
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Paget Code's Images

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Paget James Code
Our Legacy
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Description
Images Paget Code thought were important or interesting, including a photo of Thomas McKay, a contemporary and opponent of Louis Riel; who was also the first mayor of Prince Albert. Also included is the Thunderbird Stone at Kamsack, Saskatchewan.
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Painted Memory, Painted Totems

Alternate Title
Painted Wood: History and Conservation. Part Five: Ethical Considerations
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Andrew Todd
Description
Discusses issues surrounding conservation, preservation, and restoration of totem poles from the Pacific Northwest. Chapter from: Painted Wood: History and Conservation edited by Valerie Dorge and F. Carey Howlett.
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