Belief Systems

Looks at the Alutiiq and commercial entrepreneurship in Old Harbor, Alaska.

Book review of: The Boy With a Tree Growing From His Ear and Other Stories by Marijo Moore.

Focuses on the disconnect between the profession's required emphasis on bureaucratic policy and procedure, and Inuit collective belief systems. Specifically looks at child protection services.

First Nations Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2000.

An examination of the historical development of the Inuit religious belief of Sila.

Educational Research Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 1999.

This qualitative study discusses the successful techniques and strategies that residents of the Seneca Nation of Indians used to quit smoking.

Provides an overview of the unique worldview of Mi'kmaq Catholicism through Peter Berger's notion of religion as a sacred canopy.

Looks at new ways to understand mixed cultural origins, reconcile beliefs, and how these ideas are superseding older ideas of assimilation or resistance.

Draws parallels between whole language philosophy and the way Native American children are taught to socialize in the home environment.

Discussion of the Arctic raven complex in Alaska and comparison to the eastern Arctic understandings are discussed.

Looks at two Cherokee stories, one modern, one traditional, in which tobacco is at the center of the story.

"This resource guide provides a general introduction to justice issues for people who work with Indigenous clients in the Atlantic Canadian justice system."

Brief article on a presentation whose goal was to advocate incorporating the concept of "a healthy way of life" into nursing education and develop options for recruitment/retention of Aboriginals in the Faculty of Nursing.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1998.

Examines religious boundaries in Native American communities.

Interview is a general account of Mr. Pocha's life. He describes his involvement in early Metis organizations, and discusses his view on ways to improve the situation of natives.

Critical essay in which the author argues that Coups’s autobiography, originally published in 1930 as American: The Life Story of a Great Indian, Plenty- coups, Chief of the Crows is best read as multivocal text that presents both human and more-than-human voices and perspectives.

Interview with Buffy Sainte-Marie on her music and her life of promoting traditional Aboriginal values.

Looks at joint project to develop a national agenda for research on cultural safety and cultural competence and framework for improving health care services for Aboriginal people. Related Material: Building Bridges 2: A Pathway to Cultural Safety, Relational Practice and Social Inclusion: Schedules "A" to "E" to Main Report. Building Bridges 1.

Looks at author's journey to remain true to Indigenous knowledge traditions while doing research and using traditional teaching tools used in Anishinaabe literary.

Article reframes the discussion surrounding mental health recognizing that Indigenous peoples have a holistic view of health that encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and environmental spectrum of wellbeing. Notes implications for government policy and for frontline practice.

Describe the learning journeys shared by two First Nations schools, one in a British Columbia city and the other in a Northern Ontario rural community.

Looks at the evolution of institutional structures of western health care in First Nations communities in southern Alberta and the women who were central in the creation and operation of these facilities.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he describes the ceremonies involved in the construction of a Holy Lodge.

Looks at the conflicting accounts of the placement of a Navajo Jish in regards to burial. Jish or medicine bundles are made up sacred items that are used for a variety of reasons in Navajo culture.

Literary criticism article which explores the way that Indigenous bodies appear and are used to articulate the struggles between Indigenous and Euro-American cultures in the novels Winter in the Blood and Bearhear.

Discusses how humorous mocking imitation is used to blend foreign ideas and events into the world of the Pueblo Indian.

Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2009.

Looks at how hidden messages in stories are used for transmitting knowledge by using voice, face and body movements to connect to listeners.

Netchain analysis dealing with harvested bush tomatoes sold by Aboriginal people to non-Aboriginal people. Identifies relationships in the chain as being of value.

Discusses mythological concepts that can be traced back to the Rio Grande region.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2017.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 16, (pp315-380).

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 16, (pp119-176).

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 17, (pp151-169).

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2016.

Examines the complex Anishnaabeg system of beliefs associated with thunderstorms.

Social Science Thesis (MSSc)--University of Queensland, 2011.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Univerisity of Saskatchewan, 2010.

Multimedia tutorial covering period from antiquity to the nineteenth century; includes creation stories, cultures and languages, impact of European contact and Treaties.

Supports the need to understand First Nations history from an Aboriginal perspective and the effects the Indian Act and residential school systems had on First Nations people in Canada.