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Work 2 Give: Fostering Collective Citizenship through Artistic and Healing Spaces for Indigenous Inmates and Communities in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Brown
Kelsey Timler
BC Studies , no. 202, Arts, Crafts, and Healing: Understanding Social Citizenship in British Columbia, Summer, 2019, pp. 21-40
Article uses the Work 2 Give program—which gives incarcerated men the opportunity to create goods and harvest for the Tŝilhqot’in First Nation—as a case study to examine the “healing potential of the arts and therapeutic craft in BC prisons.”
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Working With an Aboriginal Community to Understand Drinking Water Perceptions and Acceptance in Rural New South Wales

Alternate Title
Article 4
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fidelis G. Jaravani
Peter D. Massey
Jenni Judd
Kylie A. Taylor
Jason Allan ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-29
Study looks at the Walhallow Aboriginal community's water supply and their decision to drink rainwater.
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Workshop 12 Transcription Notes

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Smith Atimoyoo
Harry Broba
Choco Lachance
Ernest Tootoosis
Alex Bonaise
Indian History Film Project
Elders present songs and prayers with discussion about the loss of traditions and values, evils of alcohol, role of elders, etc. Also stories of adventures in intertribal warfare ; a story of a man who married a thunderwoman.
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The World is as Sharp as a Knife: A Review Article

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne Suttles
BC Studies, no. 56, Winter, 1982-83, pp. 82-91
Review article of: The World is as Sharp as a Knife: An Anthology in Honour of Wilson Duff edited by Donald N. Abbott.
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Wounded Knee and the Prospect of Pluralism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott L. Pratt
The Journal of Speculative Philosophy, vol. 19, no. 2, 2005, pp. 150-166
Examines how the Ghost Dance was understood by non-Aboriginal Americans.
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The WoW Gathering: A Land-Based Positive Action Initiative to Support Indigenous People Living with HIV

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Mellor
Madison Wells
Sherri Pooyak
Valerie Nicholson
Chad Dickie ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 10, Winter, 2019, pp. 28-38
Discusses the Weaving our Wisdom (WoW) program's use of land as a healing tool to improve the health of Indigenous people living with HIV and AIDS. The land-based WoW gathering took place at the Wanuskewin Heritage Site.
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Wrestling with Fire: Indigenous Women’s Resistance and Resurgence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa K Nelson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, [Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism], 2019, pp. 69-84
Describes the rising role of Indigenous women in a new era of activism that is based on traditional Indigenous values and practices.
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The Wyandot Nation of Kansas

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole St-Onge
Kathryn Magee Labelle
Journal of American History, vol. 98, no. 4, January 2012, pp. 1230-1231
Review of website, Wyandot Nation of Kansas created by the Wyandot Nation of Kansas.
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Xweliqwiya: The Life of a Stó:lō Matriarch

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Leslie Robertson
BC Studies, no. 186, Summer, 2015, pp. 156-157
Book review of Xweliqwiya by Rena Point Bolton and Richard Daly. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 156.
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Yaya’ and the Firbough: A Philosophy of Respect

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shirley Sterling
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 7, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 43-53
The Nlakapamux concept of respect is explored as lived by an Nlakapamux grandmother and transmitted through narratives about her.
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"You Can't Say You're Sovereign If You Can't Feed Yourself": Defining and Enacting Food Sovereignty in American Indian Community Gardening

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Hoover
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 31-70
Discusses how farmers and gardeners define food sovereignty and how the concept has been put into practice to attain the goals of promoting health and traditional culture.
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You Don't Have to Fall Into the Christmas Trap

Alternate Title
Sandee Sez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Ahenakew
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 12, December 2007, p. 9
Discusses enjoying a simpler, non-commercialized Christmas. Article located by scrolling to page 9.
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You Had to be There

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patricia Dewar
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 1, Spring, 1994, pp. [20]-29
Presents contrasting views, between the Inuit and early ethnographers, on the ancient drum dance and its meaning. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.
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‘You Know What You Know’: An Indigenist Methodology with Haudenosaunee Grandmothers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori Hill
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 9, no. 1, Indigenous Research Methodologies, 2020, pp. 1-18
Paper describes the methodology use by the author in gathering narratives from 15 Haudenosaunee Grandmothers from the Six Nations community for a research study; discusses and centers Indigenous teachings, worldviews, and ways of knowing as a research practice.
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"You'll Never Believe What Happened" Is Always a Great Way to Start

Alternate Title
The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative Pt. 1
[2003 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Thomas King
In speech, noted author illustrates the power of stories by comparing an Aboriginal creation story to the Christian version and discussing what they convey about each culture and its values. To listen to this audio, scroll down to Part 1. Duration: 54:22.
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You Should Know That I Trust You: Phase 2

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeannine Carriere
Summary of a survey on cultural planning, adoption and Aboriginal children, that looks at ways to keep children connected with their Indigenous identities.
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The Yukaghir and the Yukaghirized Tungus [pt. 2]

Alternate Title
Memoir[s] of the American Museum of Natural History ; [v. 13]
[Publications of] the Jesup North Pacific Expedition ; v. 9, pt. 2
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Waldemar Jochelson
Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museums of Natural History, v. 13 (p. [135]-342). Parts of text are vocabulary, appear in English and Yukaghir.
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Yuntuwarrun: Learning on Country

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron Nicholls
Tangikina Moimoi Steen
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 26-34
Discusses the experiential and collaborative engagement approach to learning utilized in a masters in sustainable design class offered by the University of South Australia.
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Yup'ik Cosmology to School Mathematics: The Power of Symmetry and Proportional Measuring

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry Lipka
Dora Andrew-Ihrke
Eva Evelyn Yanez
Interchange, vol. 42, no. 2, Circumpolar Indigenous Issues, Knowledge, Relations to Education, Science and Mathematics, May 2011, pp. 157-183
Comments on the Math in a Cultural Context curriculum which effectively brings together cultural knowledge and challenging mathematics.
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