Ceremonies

English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1962.

Tanya Talaga, prize-winning journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers delivers the the third of the 2018 Massey Lectures in Vancouver. Talaga discusses Indigenous kinship structures and the way in which colonial laws have created a disconnect between Indigenous peoples and their communities and cultures. Duration: 53:59

Brief description taken from memoirs of W.J. McLean, Hudson's Bay Company Factor, written during the North West Resistance of 1885.

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief by J. Walter Fewkes The Osage Tribe: Rite of Vigil by Francis La Flesche Includes Osage versions and literal translation.

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Ethnologist-in-Charge by F. W. Hodge The Winnebago Tribe by Paul Radin

Comments on the crisis of conscience in academic institutions where Indigenous religions are taught.

Book review of:Three Athapaskan Ethnographies by Diamond Jenness. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 139.

A photograph of three Indian men in ceremonial dress and headgear posing with two non-native women at Carlton. Tents, flag and native and non-natives in background. Same photograph as record LH-347

Three Indian men in ceremonial dress (buckskin adorned with beadwork; head dress and moccasins) on-lookers and tipi in the background. Probably taken in Carlton at a Treaty celebration.

A photograph of three Indian men in ceremonial dress (buckskin decorated with beadwork, head dresses). One non-Native man and two non-Native children in foreground. Probably taken in Carlton at a Treaty celebration.

Report on marine-shell masks excavated from the Mississippi River Valley in Pike County, Illinois.

A photograph of two First Nations men in traditional garb, and a City Official at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.

A photograph from Miss J. M. Morton's scrap book (A-792-2) that shows three young Native men dancing with a drummer in the background while [Chief Andrew Swimmer?] looks on. Probably taken at a ceremony at North Battleford Indian Hospital when Dr. P. W. Head retired.

Lakota family violence expert and one of the founders of the White Buffalo Calf Woman Society, sings as she and the audience face the four directions at the Northern Michigan University's Uniting Neighbors in the Experience of Diversity (UNITED) Conference on September 23, 2008.

Explains the factors and astronomical data that determined the Morning Star Sacrifice ceremonies before 1827.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he describes the transfer of tipis and the various tipi designs.

Examines 136 tipi-ring and medicine wheel sites from Greenriver Wyoming to Denver Colorado.

Discusses how three authors propose to memorialize the leaders' reburial ceremony.

Explores the Nuu-chah-nulth Wolf Ritual of The Northwest Coast Native nation.

Examines possible historical and cultural reasons for high tobacco use.

Discusses the way in which the tobacco contributes to Indigenous research methodology and examines how Indigenous research can draw upon Indigenous ways of knowing by connecting individuals with the spiritual and physical world.

General account of his life.

A close-up of a totem pole; three totem poles in background. Kitwanga, BC.

A close-up of 8 totem poles.

History of totem poles with maps and illustrations; postulates carving began in pre-Columbian era.

A group picture of 19 totem poles.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2001.

Brief discussion of art from the time museums ceased collecting extensively to the present, with some discussion on the prominent artists and their particular art form.

Looks at Silko's novel Ceremony and the climax of the novel, a witches’ ceremony—at Cañoncito, southeast of the Jackpile Uranium Mine. The article also discusses how Tayo, the main character, must restore harmony between the land and his people.

Interdisciplinary Art Media and Design Thesis (MFA)--Ontario College of Art and Design, University of Toronto, 2018.

Outlines the success of the annual healing gathering hosted by the Nekaneet First Nation.

Examines the transformation of dance from a sacred activity to public one and issues of preserving and maintaining traditional knowledge.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Utah State University, 1998.

Public Health Thesis (MPH)--Lakehead University, 2013.

Examines the Healing Circle ceremony and other Aboriginal beliefs for their effect on the counselling operations and the healing process.

Looks at the major persistences and changes in contemporary Nootkan ceremonialism, indicating how traditional ways operate within a modern context.

Brief animated video outlines traditional use in Alberta's Indigenous cultures and talks about misuse of commercial tobacco products. Classroom resource. Duration: 5:30.

Describes how elements from these novels serve as a mirror of hybridity theory with an emphasis on stories and the idea of journeys for true cultural unity.

Transfer of Headdress Ceremony at Stand Off, Alberta, where Governor-General Viscount was made an honorary Chief of the Blood nation.

"Transfer of the head dress" ceremony where Governor General Viscount Alexander was made honorary Chief Pit-O-To-Ken (Eagle Head) of the Kainai Band at Stand-Off, Alberta. Image shows Alexander walking past a tipi with band members (Chiefs?). Onlookers in background.

"Transfer of the head dress" ceremony where Governor General Viscount Alexander was made honorary Chief Pit-O-To-Ken (Eagle Head) of the Kainai Band at Stand-Off, Alberta. Alexander walking through the grass. Appears to be in conversation with two members (chiefs?).

"Transfer of the head dress" ceremony where Governor General Viscount Alexander was made an honorary chief of a Blood Indian band at Stand Off, Alberta. Chief Shot-Both-Sides second from right.

"Transfer of the head dress" ceremony where Governor General Viscount Alexander was made honorary chief of the Blood Indian band at Stand Off, Alberta. He became Chief Pit-O-To-Ka, or Chief Eagle Head. Several people wearing head dresses with a Mountie in formal uniform in the foreground.

"Transfer of the head dress" ceremony where Governor General Viscount Alexander was made honorary chief of the Blood Indian band at Stand Off, Alberta. He became chief Pit-O-To-Ka, or Chief Eagle Head. On stage during the presentation, with Mounties, flags, teepee in background, photographers (press) in foreground.

"Transfer of the head dress" ceremony where Governor General Viscount Alexander was made honorary Chief Pit-O-To-Ken (Eagle Head) of the Kainai at Stand-Off, Alberta. Image depicts members standing (possibly dancing) in a circle. Onlookers behind a fenced area.