Ceremonies

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he talks about his childhood and lack of schooling, his development of horsemanship, his membership in holy societies and his alcoholism.

Discussion on the origin of proper names and some Indian beliefs. No date given, probably in the 1970's.

A photograph of George Mann Jr. and his new wife Ethel Mann (nee Burgess) on their wedding day in Lloydminster in 1904. (l to r) Mann Jr., Ethel Mary Mann, Lizzie May Burgess, Hugh Allan Sutherland and Charlotte Louise Mann. Shortly after their wedding they moved to Moose Creek, Alberta (now Lindberg).

Consists of an interview that tells the story of the origin of the Ghost Dance as well as the story of the acquisition of the Shaggy Pipe.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Trent University, 2013.

Describes understandings of how gift giving was interpreted diplomatically, socially and economically by both Native Americans and Europeans.

Folklore and Ethnomusicology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2001.

Looks at how Building A Nation (BAN), a program located in the core neighbourhood of Saskatoon, provides therapy services using the medicine wheel as a learning and teaching tool in dealing with unhealthy life choices and managing healthy lives.

Study results indicate a deep sense of reciprocity underscoring all human thought and action in the Cherokee sense of being.

Examines the conflicted history and cultural appropriation of the potlatch, and the different objectives used for the festival.

Lesson plan.

An image of a long procession of mainly Aboriginal men on horseback. They are dressed in ceremonial clothing and many are wearing a full head dress.

Short story of young girl leaving for boarding school.

Examines the annual Lakota Invitational Tournament becoming a cultural event that both invents and recreates Indigenous traditions.

Book review of: The Great Law and the Longhouse by William N. Fecton.

An oral story passed down to the author about a cleansing story in modern day Burney Falls in Shasta County.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1999.

Discusses the significance of tobacco in the Blackfoot culture.

Sociology and Social Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2012.

Offers guidance on appropriate behaviour and dress when seeking information from Elders or Knowledge Keepers and attending ceremonies, feasts and other cultural events in Treaty Four territory and the homeland of the Métis.

Author shares her personal narrative of cultural resilience and resurgence; discusses family history in the context of government prohibition of cultural and religious practices, and describes the cultural reclamation and language learning that has taken place since that prohibition ended.

Comments on the three strands of the Sweetgrass method: introspective strand, collaborative strand and continuity strand.

Comments on an unexpected ceremony installing a well respected Indian Agent as a Blackfoot Chief.

Discusses four perspectives of psychotherapy; the western paradigm, the shamanic rituals of divination, folk religious ceremonies and "hybrid" rituals.

A colour photograph taken in BC of Harriet E. Gerry seated as she is honoured by a [Squamish?] Indian elder. The elder wears a decorated jacket and a eagle feather bonnet.

A colour photograph taken in BC of Harriet E. Gerry seated as she is honoured in a ceremony by [Squamish?] people. A man with a large mask dances near her while several other Aboriginal people in pow wow style ceremonial clothing look on. There is a small midway with ferris wheel, decorative teepees and totem poles in background.

Comments on the "first Thanksgiving" and its evolution to today's celebration. Includes classroom discussion topics.

From Sarcee Reserve near Calgary, Alberta.

Global Gender and Sexuality Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2018.

Health Education and Recreation Thesis (Ph.D.)--Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2002.

Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2000.

Looks at the case R v. O'Connor, the Appeal Court's decision to overturn the original conviction and the Indigenous Healing Circle sentence.

Looks at the use of traditional Navajo spiritual practices for healing the main protagonist Tayo in Leslie Silko's Ceremony.

Book review of: The Heiltsuks by Michael E. Harkin. To read review, scroll down to page 82.

Interview covers recollections of childhood family experiences and school; and comments on economic conditions, racial attitudes, church and politics.(NOTE: There is a very loud hum on Side A of this tape for the first 9 pages, frequently making it impossible to decipher what is being said.)

Consists of an interview where he talks about different groupings in Mohawk society. This transcript illustrates some of the difficulties encountered when relying too closely on the oral history tradition. He also gives personal recollections of life on the reserve.

Forms parts of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 30 (p. 99-245, 35 text figures).

Book review of: Hidatsa Social and Ceremonial Organization by Alfred W. Bowers.

General reminiscences about their lives. Gives English translation for certain Indian words.

General reminiscences about her life.Describes certain customs associated with death.

Gives Indian words for a variety of English terms. Discusses family relationships with the interviewer.

Reviews songs which were a form of revitalization ritual of the Bella Bella or Heiltsuk.

Book review of: Preserving the Sacred: Historical Perspectives on the Ojibwa Midewiwin by Michael Angel.