Belief Systems

Explores several significant values of Native Americans that may greatly facilitate a positive therapeutic process.

Examines how Aboriginal cultural values are ingrained in families, passed down through generations and absorbed implicitly.

Qualitative study involving five urban-dwelling families with children between the ages of 18 months and 25 years. Set of values were, in order of importance, parenting, education, culture, family and community, socio-economics, impact of history, and health care and disability.

Discusses the representation of the northwest Washington Quileute Nation in the movie Twilight and reactions to these representations.

Story about traditional Ojibway beliefs and the seven hills of life.

Originally published in 1917.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 35, (pp23-28).

A discussion about changes from a traditional Navajo funeral towards a more Anglo-style funeral.

Looks at Johan Turi's books Sámi Deavsttat / Lappish Texts and Muitalus Sámiid Birra showing the changes in traditional healing practices.

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.

Discusses how cultural biases affected interpretations and usage of words such as "starving" in fur-trade terminology.

Discusses wooden objects: platforms, idols and sacred trees from three sacrificial sites from three different time periods.

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.

Consists of an interview where Verna Patronella Johnston speaks of uses for traditional foods and medicines. She also gives an account of Grandma Jones, a storyteller.

Verna Richards ran the La Ronge Cafe in the 1950s and 1960s. She knew many of the local Indian and Metis people including Brady and Norris.

Descriptions of dreams recorded in mission journals by United Brethren (Moravian) missionaries during a period of socioeconomic change arising from nearly two centuries of European contact.

Argues that various aspects of the ceremony had a bearing on proper management of aquatic resources.

Book review of: The Orders of the Dreamed: George Nelson on Cree and Ojibwa Religion and Myth, 1823 edited by Jennifer S. H. Brown, Robert Brightman.

Discusses Deloria's approach to religion and spirituality in Western and Nonwestern traditions. Scroll down to access article.

Annotated list of: books, audiovisual resources, articles, reports, declarations, conventions, and acts, and website. Current as of November, 2007.

Discussion about the struggles of Indigenous women living between two cultural worlds.

Looks at cultural and shared beliefs, poverty, historical trauma in tribes and families, suicide, and substance abuse and treatment.

Includes toolkit to help with workshop templates for environmental violence teach-ins, resources for healing and traditional land-based medicines, and community health assessments.

The interview is a general account of Violet Marie Arnault's life.

Argues that post-secondary institutions should adopt an holistic-support model that bridges the gap between academic programming and student services, and addresses spiritual, emotional, intellectual and physical needs. Excerpt from Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community edited by David Newhouse, Kevin FitzMaurice, Tricia McGuire-Adams, and Daniel Jetté. Originally presented at the 2011 National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples.

Discussion of Native American religion with special emphasis on the vision quest and its importance with respect to shamans.

Contends that rock and cave art may offer insights about the trance-induced, supernatural journeys and spiritual sightings of shamans around the world.

Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 2001.

Curator's overview of exhibition of the same name. Discusses the work of selected artists, including Norman Akers, George Longfish, Gail Tremblay, Edgar Heap of Birds, Duane Slick, and Nadema Agard. Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.

The author, Ingrid Wendt who is also the wife of Ralph Salisbury, reflects on Salisbury’s spiritual practice and the ways that it both influenced and appeared in his writing.

Discusses Anishanabek Educational Institute's use of a balanced holistic model in approach to career counselling.

Presents some of the author's personal life experiences.

Documentary about a Cree community in northern Alberta where the children are taught traditional stories and traditional ways by the old people. Duration: 14:32.

Explains the dialogue between those who know spirituality through direct experience and those whose have written about Native Spirituality from the outside.

Comments shared by participants of the Dakota Commemorative March in 2002 to remember their peoples forced removal march of 1862.

Looks at recognition of life within human remains and objects through the writings of Heid Erdrich, LeAnne Howe, and Allison Adelle Hedge Coke in the context of the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

Summary of articles in issue. Topics include Indigenous methodologies, knowledge translation, Hepatitis C and project called The Water Journey.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2004.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Brunswick, 2007.

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.

Psychology Thesis (M.Sc.)--Massey University, Albany Campus, 2015.

Examines the story's theme of intimate human-animal relationships. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 48.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.

Discusses how the Maya predicted environmental degradation and the need to build a future in which humans live in harmony with the earth.