Ceremonies

"Transfer of the head dress" where Governor General Viscount Alexander was made an honorary Chief of the Blood Indian Band of Stand-Off, Alberta. Chief Shot-Both-Sides stands second from right. Several members in full regalia and teepee in the 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. The image shows Alexander on-stage sitting cross-legged and receiving the head dress. A man raises his hand in the background behind him.

"Transfer of the headdress" ceremony where Governor General Viscount Alexander was made honorary chief of the Blood Nation.

Cultural biography of a sacred mask of Alk'unta'm, discussing how the meaning and perception of it changed during its journey from its origin to a museum.

Looks at a variety of linguistic, technical and historical reasons for the lack of English translations of Australian Aboriginal songs.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2015.

Looks at the history of the Arikara Flag song.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 25, (pp249-288).

Local History Room Series PH 91 220 1 to 4 shows tribesmen of Great Plains at an encampment made for the 1939 Royal visit. The Aboriginal men show wear large head-dresses and beaded clothing. A picture of the camp (#4) shows a large crowd, painted teepees, Red Ensign flag and two Union Jack flags. Among significant figures were Gilbert Masketo, oldest chief, and Chief Joe Dreaver, M.M. A colourful figure was Harry Littlecrow of Dundurn Sioux. (None can be specifically identified)

Article examines the significance of the Gourd Dance in Kiowa culture from the 1800's on. Discusses the evolution of the dance, the meaning of the regalia used, and how it was used as a method of cultural survivance when the Sundance was outlawed.

Observations on Native American epistemological beliefs and Euro-American philosophical tradition.

Booklet relating to the Tsimshian people of northern coastal BC, describing various aspects of Tsimshian culture such as daily subsistence, spirituality, shamanism, family life and legends.

Book review of:The Tsimshian by Margaret Seguin. Scroll down to page 62 to read review.

Examines the success, and associated factors, of offenders who have turned their lives around to become law-abiding citizens.

Reviews the historical use of this stone as a decorative and symbolic gemstone in North American Indian cultures.

Investigation into Tuuhikya, or true healers, by looking at their roles and methods in Hopi culture in both traditional and modern times.

Report includes the following paper: The Hako: A Pawnee Ceremony by Alice C. Fletcher; assisted by James R. Murie; music transcribed by Edwin S. Tracy

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief by W. H. Holmes The Omaha Tribe by Alice C. Fletcher and Francis La Flesche

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Director by J. W. Powell The Zuñi Indians: Their Mythology, Esoteric Fraternities, and Ceremonies by Matilda Coxe Stevenson

A photograph taken at Stand Off, Alta. on Blood Reserve. Percy Creighton (l) and John Cotton, Blood Indians on Blood Reserve in Stand Off, Alberta. Creighton wears elaborate ceremonial garb complete with head dress; Cotton wears moccasins, cloth wrapped around waist, and necklace. Creighton holds "weasel tail robe" (see LH 2166 for explanation). Cotton is medicine man who was conducting ceremony initiating Alexander of Tunis into Kainai chieftanship.

A photograph of two First Nations child dancers in traditional garb, and a drum circle, 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.

Narratives poems.

A photograph of two Indian men in ceremonial dress (buckskin decorated with beadwork), smoking cigarettes. Probably taken in Carlton at a Treaty celebration.

A photograph of two Indian men in ceremonial tunics, leggings and head dresses holding flag staff. Non-native on-lookers in background. Probably taken in Fort Carlton at a Treaty celebration.

A photograph of First Nations man in traditional garb at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The man is recieving a plaque from what appears to be a City official. 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.

Article draws on the journals of Guardian of Aborigines William Thomas in New South Wales to describe and examine corroborees (Indigenous spiritual ceremonies) taking place in the early 1850s. Author considers the role of syncretism in Indigenous peoples’ process of understanding European systems of belief.

Book review of: Un Long Chemin Semé d'Objets Cultuels by Marika Moisseeff. Review located by scrolling to page 243.

Looks at the positive outcomes from two secondary school classes which experienced different aspects of Squamish culture.

Leadership, Higher and Adult Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2016.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1977.

Looks at the importance of Indigenous stories for children, raises issues with the process of sharing cultural stories from around the world, comments on trickster stories, and critiques the book Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest.

People at the unveiling ceremony for the historical marker at Cut Knife Hill, 1952.

Author examines the different ways that Mexican national culture and Indigenous Nahua culture interact, adopt each other’s practices, and blend together at intersections of meaning and practice.

Booklet of a study of Vuntakutchin people living at Fort Egbert, Alaska. Topics include habitations, annual movements, food, fishing and hunting, government, funeral ceremonies and names.

Discusses the high prevalence of use and misuse and the health consequences for users and those exposed to second-hand smoke.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Brunswick, 1997.

Argues bark peeling not only was used as food but also reflected Sami religious beliefs and ethical concerns.

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

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

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

Article examines the writings of Richard Erdoes and interrogates them for issues of authenticity, appropriation, and misrepresentation.

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.

Consists of an interview where she gives a general account of life and the traditional foods on the reserve.

Looks at encounters between European visitors and Aboriginal Australians.

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

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