Belief Systems

Indigenous flutist and flute maker discusses how music can be used to create a space where people from diverse cultural and spiritual backgrounds can engage in meaningful dialogue.

Discusses action plan resulting from hearings in First Nations communities regarding management and allocation in BC fisheries.

Program is designed to help health care providers become comfortable in treating this group. Aimed at physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, Indigenous healers, etc.

Examines the concept of multiculturalism and sacred metaphysics in Louise Erdrich's The Antelope Wife by using a metaphor of Ojibwa beading to create a narrative about overlapping spaces between cultures.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1997.

A bear totem pole. [Carved by Mr. Henry Hunt of the Kwawkewlth First Nations. Victoria, B.C.]

[Theology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Berkeley, 2016.

Assessment focuses on six key areas: livelihoods, infrastructure, community participation, education/recreation, children and parents and mental and physical health.

American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2003.

Consists of an interview on the origin of the Beaver Bundle and its transferal.

Consists of an interview that describes a sweat lodge.

Discusses its significance to several North American Indigenous tribes.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 1981.

Advice given to an elderly Inuit woman long ago about spirituality and the pre-contact era.

Book review of: Before the Country by Stephanie McKenzie. Scroll to page 443 to read review.

Book review of: Being Alive Well: Health and the Politics of Cree Well-Being, by Naomi Adelson.

Examines the strengths that contributed to the survival of First Nations peoples during their stays in residential schools.

Author's interpretation of Michael Chandler's essay, On Being Indigenous: An Essay on the Hermeneutics of 'Cultural Identity'.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.

Discusses ways Inupiaq youth stay grounded while transitioning to adulthood in the face of social change.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 1990

Music Thesis (M.Mus)--University of British Columbia, 1977.

Looks at a different perspective for the counseling profession to use based on American Indian perspectives on leadership and relational-cultural theory.

Provides a close reading of Halfe’s third book of poetry, with a focus on the layered meaning in the nêhiyaw (Cree) words used by the author.

Results based on interviews with 61 foster parents in Manitoba to examine value-based and practical benefits of having a shared cultural background with foster children.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 1984.

Natural Resources Management (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.

Interview discusses the different ceremonies and dances relating to culture and tradition. Duration: 1:02:31.

In a brief article, author contends that Western conceptions of "healing" have created a social welfare industry which serves as another method of assimilation.

Discusses how several Aboriginal artists have incorporated the traditional worldview, in which everything is animate, into their modern works. Highlights Jimmie Durham, Rebecca Belmore, Jolene Rickard, and Will Wilson.

Discusses the mixing of traditional practices and worldviews with modern ways to produce a unique indigenous modernity in urban centres.

Curriculum & Instruction Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2017.

Looks at how novel has been interpreted as a statement about the fate of Native cultures, but has also been viewed as an understanding of how stories speak of the relationship between landscape and people. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Book review of: Bill Reid and the Haida Canoe edited by Martine J. Reid. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 113.

Bill Wilson was born in Lac La Biche, Alberta in 1934 and raised by Indian people west of Calgary. His father was 3/4 Sioux from the U.S. but his parents broke up when he was little. He discusses his negative attitude toward the RCMP.

Discusses how the Anishnaabe concept bimaadiziwin is helping the Ojibwe recover from colonization.

Education Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2001.

Looks at the parallels between two plays in terms of the subject matter and the dramatic techniques used. For example, bingo, is used as a symbol and illustration of women's consumerism and of the spiritual emptiness in their lives. Entire journal on one pdf. Scroll down to page 126 article.