Northwest Coast Potlatch: Profound Ceremony & Celebration

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Walker
Native Peoples, vol. 20, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 28-33
Description
Describes the history and suppression of the ceremonies which were illegal in Canada until 1951 and in the United States until 1934.
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Notes of a Journey among the Woolwa and Moskito Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. H. Wickham
Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London, vol. 13, no. 1, 1868-1869, pp. 58-63
Description
Extracts of suthor's journey with descriptions of Indigenous peoples of Nicaragua.
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Notes on Eskimo Traditions

Alternate Title
Report of Committee on Awards World's Columbian Exposition, 1893
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Harlan I. Smith
Description
Excerpt from the Report of Committee on Awards World's Columbian Exposition, 1893; includes a composite of an often told Inuit story.
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Notes on the Chilula Indians of Northwestern California

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.10, no.6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pliny Earle Goddard
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 10, (pp265-288).
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Notes on the Indians of the Fort Apache Region

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 31, pt. 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Albert B. Reagan
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.31 (p.281-345).
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Notes on the Kado, or Sun Dance of the Kiowa

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hugh Lenox Scott
American Anthropologist, vol. 13, no. 3, New Series, July-September 1911, pp. 345-379
Description
Description of the ceremony and discussion of possible origins.
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Notes on the Sundance Ceremony #3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. Mandelbaum
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of a brief description of a contemporary Sundance and of healing practices.
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Notes on the Tillamook

Alternate Title
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Memorial Volume
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.20
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frank Boas
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 20 (pp1-16).
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Numbers in American Indian Mythology

Alternate Title
Native American Leadership: Past, Present and Future
Native American Symposium; 11th, 2015
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Oksana Y. Danchevskaya
Description
Considers the meaning and significance of numbers between one and ten in Indigenous North American philosophies and beliefs.
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NWMP Memorial

Images » Photographs
Description
Indigenous people at North West Mounted Police memorial opening at Battleford. In the picture are four women (two elderly women) with three children (2 boys and 1 young girl).
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The O-Keepa: A Reprinting Error from the Original Translation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. E. Johnson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 5, no. 3, 1981, pp. 47-48
Description
Discusses why the description of torture activity performed as part of the Mandan ceremony, which was published in the Early Western Travels series, is inaccurate.
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Observations at Sundance Encampment

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Indian History Film Project
Description
3 p. document of observations by D.G.Mandelbaum on July 9, 1966. Tape number IH-DM.109, transcript disc 144.Observations at a Sundance encampment.
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Observations at Sundance Encampment #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Indian History Film Project
Description
Observations at a Sundance encampment.
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Observers at Pow-wow

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
unknown (photographer)
Description
Males watching pow-wow; boy in foreground with Mohawk haircut, man with headdress in middle of image, and man playing drum in background. Indoor scene.
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[Ohero:kon: Rites of Passage]

Alternate Title
[Ohero:kon: Orientations in the Values of Traditional Ritual Cycles of Life]
[Patterns of Heath and Wellbeing: An Intercultural Symposium ; 03]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Louise McDonald
Description
Webcast presentation from the Patterns of Health and Wellbeing Symposium on community-based programs to promote wellbeing. Duration: 31:14.
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Ohwejagehka - Ha`degaenage:

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Ohwejagehka - Ha`degaenage:
Description
Website of a nonprofit organization based on Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario established to preserve and nurture Iroquoian languages and songs.
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Omaha Songs. II

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Owen Dorsey
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 1, no. 3, October-December 1888, pp. 209-213
Description
Various songs of the Omaha peoples are described.
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On the Origin of the So-Called Dream Dance of the Central Algonkians

Alternate Title
On the Origin of the So-Called Dream Dance of the Central Algonquians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Truman Michelson
American Anthropologist, vol. 25, no. 2, New Series, April-June 1923, pp. 277-278
Description
Argues that no serious attempt has been made to understand the date of its origin and whether the dance has a mythical origin or an historical foundation.
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On the Treatment and Reburial of Human Remains: The San Xavier Bridge Project, Tucson, Arizona

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John C. Ravesloot
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 1, Winter, 1990, pp. 35-50
Description
Article describes the consultation process and the eventual agreement (1985) between the Tohono O’Odham nation, the Arizona State Museum, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding the exhumations, examination and repatriation of human remains at the San Xavier Bridge site.
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On the Variability of Traditional Singing and Incantation Practice of the Chukchi

Alternate Title
On the Variability of Traditional Singing and Incantation Practice of the Chukchi (Research Note)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoia Weinstein-Tagrina
Etudes Inuit Stuides, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, pp. 507-518
Description

Looks at the traditional Chukchi personal songs and its use in ceremonies and rituals.

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Onondaga Customs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. M. Beauchamp
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 1, no. 3, October-December 1888, pp. 195-203
Description
Describes some of the dances, feasts and ceremonies of the Onondaga people.
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Open Educational Resources: Native American Medicine

Alternate Title
Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians
The Botanical Lore of the California Indians
The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees
The Medicine-Men of the Apache
The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa
E-Books
Author/Creator
Huron H. Smith
John Bruno Romero
James Mooney
John Gregory Bourke
Walter James Hoffman
Description

Compilation of previously published material.

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Opening Sacred Bundles

Alternate Title
One Native Life
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Wagamese
Canadian Dimension, vol. 41, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 12-13
Description
Story about opening a Beaver Bundle from the Peigan people in southern Alberta.
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Operation Water Spirit

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Description
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
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The Oppositional Paradigm of Purity versus Pollution in Charles Hudson's: "The Southeastern Indians"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary C. Churchill
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer-Autumn, 1996, pp. 563-593
Description
Author examines the work of the anthropologist Charles Hudson, discussed his writings about the spiritual practices of the Southeastern Indigenous peoples in the United States generally, and about those of the Cherokee people specifically.
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Origin Legend of the Navajo Eagle Chant

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Franc J. Newcomb
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 53, no. 207, January-March 1940, pp. 50-77
Description
Navajo ceremonial chant descriptions.
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The Origin of the Plains Earth Lodge

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ralph Linton
American Anthropologist, vol. 26, no. 2, April 1924, pp. 247-257
Description
Discusses the construction of types of shelters used in various territories and suggests they may have developed from a single ancestral form of the lodge.
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Original Men's Straight Dance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Craig Jones
Whispering Wind, vol. 41, no. 1, Issue 281, April 2012, pp. 32-33
Description
Describes traditional outfits worn by dancers at the Delaware Powwow 2012 Copan, Oklahoma. Includes photographs.
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Origins of the Jingle Dress Dance

Alternate Title
Glimpses: Origins of the Jingle Dress Dance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Thiel
Whispering Wind, vol. 36, no. 5, [March/April] 2007, pp. 14-18
Description
Explores the origin of various jingle dances and the traditions behind them.
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Our Life Among the Iroquois Indians

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Laurence M. Hauptman
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 401-402
Description
Book review of: Our Life Among the Iroquois Indians by Harriet S. Clark Caswell, reprinted with a new introduction by Joy Bilharz.
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Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics. Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
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Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics. Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
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Paints 2 (Blood Indian)

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that describes the preparation of paint.
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