Clothing & Regalia

Looks at the development, materials, and construction of a ceremonial hide shirt. Includes photographs.

A photograph showing numerous Aboriginal pipes from what seems to be a private collection. Evidently the donor was from the Medicine Hat, Alberta area as the back is stamped "Medicine Hat Photo Finishers." On the back of the photograph is inscribed "34 Stone pipes in a nice oak case. I have quite a number of the stems."

Dance Thesis (M.A.)--The American University, 2006. Lakota Sioux Ghost Dance of 1890 is used as a case study concerning preservation and documentation of traditional dance regalia and material.

Discusses use of baseball to Americanize of Indian youth and the transformation of baseball equipment for Indian use.

Collection includes over 2,300 original photographs, annual reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior from 1851 to 1908 and six Indian Treaties negotiated in 1855. Study questions suitable for use by K-12 teachers.

Part one of Alan Corbiere lecture about warriors, war, customs and traditions. Duration 32:19. Part 2.

Part 2 of Alan Corbiere lecture speaks about war and land ownership. Duration: 25:09. Part 1.

Looks at differences in beadwork between the Cheyenne thunderbird moccasins and the Arapahoe moccasins. Includes photographs.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Victoria, 2006.

Talks about government policies that have an effect on the economic development and cultural heritage practiced in Aboriginal tourist industry focusing on the Didgeridoo.

Discusses patterns of a new trend featured at powwow dances. Includes photographs and diagrams.

Looks at influences surrounding Indian Princess contests, duties of a Princess, history, regional styles and construction of beaded crowns.

Looks at the most popular style of shirt and the materials used in construction and finishing. Includes pattern and photographs.

Searchable digital library includes links to historical field notes, photographs, interviews, documents, photographs, etc.

Book review of: Brain Tan Buffalo Robes Skins and Pelts edited by Jim Miller.

Evolution of clothing worn by Native men and boys for comfort and convenience in tribal sports, dances and ceremonies.

Article uses archaeological, ethnographic, and oral history accounts to examine several masks and fragments recently recovered from the Nunalleq archeological site. Findings demonstrate strong pre-contact traditions of ceremonial mask making that continued post contact.

Book review: Cedar by Hilary Stewart. Scroll down to page 59 to read review.

Interview of Charlie Chief who discusses the a Grass Dance, Round Dance and Sioux Dance (including songs). Also included are songs. The discusses the difference between old and new ways. Alphonse Littlepoplar is the intterpreter

Book review of: Cherokee Wampum: War & Peace Belts by Karen Cody Cooper.

Looks at a unique pair of men's moccasins that uses 16/o faceted (cut) beads. Includes photographs.

First part in series on Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbol in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Contains photographs of moccasins from the Bata Shoe Museum, displaying typical toe designs and other examples of Thunderbird use.

Looks at the Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbol in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Photographs of moccasins from the Bata Shoe Museum.

Looks at the Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbol in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Photographs of moccasins from the Bata Shoe Museum.

Looks at the Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbols in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Photographs of moccasins from the Bata Shoe Museum.

Looks at the Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbol in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Photograph of moccasin from the Bata Shoe Museum.

Looks at the Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbol in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Photographs of moccasins from the Bata Shoe Museum.

Looks at the Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbol in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Photographs of moccasins from the Bata Shoe Museum.

[Consumer, Apparel, Retail Studies] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2013.

Provides tips for construction methods. Includes photographs.

Reassessing headdress shows an avian headdress of a two-headed raptor.

Author and judge for the National Craft Competition highlights the importance of Native American craftwork as a link to the past as well as its use in ceremonies and dress.

Explains the construction and beadwork techniques used by author.

Talks about the importance of war bonnets to the Cheyenne and Lakota nations in both a cultural and spiritual context.

Book review of: Dakota Women's Work by Colette A. Hyman.

A photograph of a First Nations dancer in traditional garb 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.

Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2000.

Description of clothing and accessories worn by dancers showing transitional changes in style.

Article speaks to many of the pieces included in Issue 20:2 of American Indian Quarterly, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, and describes some of the process and changes happening in Indigenous and Archaeological communities.

Part of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, vol. 1 (p.145-281).

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief Clerk by H. W. Dorsey The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus by James A. Teit, edited by Franz Boas Tattooing and Face and Body Painting of the Thompson Indians, British Columbia by James A. Teit, edited by Franz Boas Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia by Elsie Viault Steedman The Osage Tribe: Rite of the Wa-xo'-be by Francis La Flesche

Article discusses the spiritual and cultural-based resistance to the imposition of colonial culture, religion, and law; the banning if Indigenous spiritual practice by that colonial state(s) as a response; and the implementation of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA) in 1978 which extended First Amendment Rights to the Indigenous peoples living in the United States.

Discusses the architecture of houses and design styles of totems poles in the villages of Kaigani, Klinkwan, Kassan. Part 1: Duration: 34:20. Access to Part 2.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2008.

Consists of an interview on the origins of the Holy Lodge; the story of the Holy Turnip (same story as IH-AA.020); the story of the elk woman and her jealous husband; the story of the widows who offered themselves to the sun and how these events led to the offering ceremony and then to the Holy Lodge (This account continues on IH-AA.112)

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he gives an account of the original Holy Lodge. (It is a follow-up to IH-AA.112)Note: Dave Melting Tallow, interpreter. Joanne Greenwood, transcriber.