Belief Systems
Te Manako: The Desire For Self-Determination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jovan James Mokaraka-Harris
Michelle Thompson-Fawcett
Christina Ergler
AlterNative, vol. 12, no. 3, 2016, pp. 250-265
Description
Looks at Indigenous identity politics between iwi (political identity) and Hokianga whanui (the more culturally appropriate identity within the wider family community).
Teacher Resource Guide for Grades 9-12: Learn about Land & Indigenous Worldviews through the Art of Norval Morrisseau
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Art Canada Institute
Description
Includes biography, discussion of artist's style and techniques learning activities, and image file. Designed to complement Norval Morrisseau: Life and Work by Carmen Robertson.
Teacher's Guide: Pīsim Finds Her Miskanaw by William Dumas; illustrated by Leonard Paul
E-Books
Author/Creator
Margaret Dumas
Deborah Schnitzer
Description
For use with picture-book which provides historical information about the pre-contact culture and language of the Rocky Cree people from around South Indian Lake in Northern Manitoba.
English text with some Cree vocabulary and phrases, and glossary and pronunciation guide.
Teaching Aboriginal Literature Through the Lenses of Contemporary Literacy Theory
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 105
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geraldine Balzer
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Looks at the introduction of Aboriginal literature and contemporary critical theory to Grade 12 students.
Teaching Indigenous Children: Listening to And Learning from Indigenous Teachers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ninetta Santoro
Jo-Anne Reid
Laurie Crawford
Lee Simpson
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, vol. 36, no. 10, October 2011, pp. 65-76
Description
Data drawn from semi-structured interviews with 50 current and former Australian teachers highlights knowledge in three areas: Indigenous ways of knowing, Indigenous learners' lives beyond the classroom and building relationships
Teachings of the Seven Prophets: The Seven Fires
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Edward Benton-Banai
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 2, Summer, 1997, p. [?]
Description
Story from The Mishomis Book : The Voice of the Ojibway by Edward Benton-Banai; tells of the predictions made for the future of the Anishinabe.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Teachings of the Seven Sacred / Seven Grandfathers: Basic Level Teachings Unit 1: Student Manual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Literacy Coalition
Description
Students learn about the traits associated with each teaching: respect, wisdom, love, bravery, humility honesty, and truth and why they are important for living well.
Related material: Teacher's Manual.
Teachings of the Seven Sacred / Seven Grandfathers: Basic Level Teachings Unit 1: Teacher's Manual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Literacy Coalition
Description
A series of lesson plans for each of the teachings: respect, wisdom, love, bravery, humility, honesty and truth. Related material: Student Manual.
Tecumseh, The Shawnee Prophet, and American History: A Reassessment
Articles » General
Author/Creator
R. David Edmunds
The Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3, July 1983, pp. 261-276
Description
Discusses reasons why white Americans found Tecumseh to be a great man and warrior, compared to his brother Tenskwatawa the Holy man, who was thought of as a coward and pretender.
Telling Anishinaabe Women's Art: Piecing Together: No Stranger in the House
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Olsen Williams
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 4, Winter, 1997, p. 144
Description
1995 Margaret Laurence lecture at Trent University by the artist and quilt maker Alice Olsen Williams. The version given here has been adapted, revised and edited.
Telling Anishinaabe women's art: Piecing Together: No Stranger in the House [Speech by Alice Olsen Williams, Margaret Laurence Lecture at Trent University]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Olsen Williams
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 4, Winter, 1997, p. 144
Description
Transcript of speech give by quilter Alice Olsen Williams relating her background, inspirations, and spiritual beliefs.
Telling Dreams and Keeping Secrets: The Bole Maru as American Indian Religious Resistance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Greg Sarris
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, 1992, pp. 71-85
Description
Narrative about the The Sucking Doctor, a ethnographic documentary film about a doctor who sucks pain out of a patient's body.
Telling Our Daughters
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert M. Nelson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 4, Special Issue: In Honor of Simon J. Ortiz, Winter, 2004, pp. 103-107
Description
Reflects on the fragility and wonder of newborn life as portrayed in the work of Acoma Pueblo author Simon Ortiz.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 103.
Telling Their Own Stories: Indigenous Film as Critical Identity Discourse
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Lempert
Applied Anthropologist, vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 23-33
Description
Looks at different interpretations of similar subject matter in Dustinn Craig's film, 4 Wheel War Pony and ethnographic film Trobriand Cricket by anthropologist Jerry Leach.
Ten Canoes: Engaging Difference
Alternate Title
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lyn McCredden
Studies in Australasian Cinema, vol. 6, no. 1, 2012, pp. 45-56
Description
Looks at Rolf de Heer film dealing with cultural and religious diversity and explains how the film represents sacred understandings or world views.
The Terrestrial and Aquatic Intelligence of Linda Hogan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donelle N. Dreese
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 4, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Linda Hogan, Winter, 1999, pp. [6]-23
Description
Discusses the work Dwellings: A Spiritual History of The Living World., which is inspired by oral traditions and spirituality surrounding the environment, rather than Western attitudes which have led to its destruction.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
"That's What Really Helped Me Was Their Teaching": Instructor Impact on the Retention of American Indian Students at a Two-Year Technical College
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carsten Schmidtke
Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, vol. 45, no. 3, Winter, 2009, pp. [48]-80
Description
Explores the instructor attitudes and teaching methods which students have responded to favourably, contributing to their academic success.
(The) Hopi-Tewa of Arizona
Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.44, no.3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Edward P. Dozier
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 44, (pp259-376).
"Then Will You Rise and Strike My Head from My Neck": Hopi Prophecy and the Discourse of Empowerment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard O. Clemmer
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1995, pp. 31-73
Description
Article relates a prophetic narrative recorded by the ethnologist Frank Cushing, and explores possible interpretations of the story and potential results.
Therapeutic Landscapes and First Nations Peoples: An Exploration of Culture, Health and Place
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen Wilson
Health & Place , vol. 9, 2003, pp. 83-93
Description
Summarizes interviews held with Anishinabek (Ojibway and Odawa) First Nations of northern Ontario which show the importance of culture in everyday life.