Clothing & Regalia

Describes the painted muslin shield inspired by a vision and was thought to give magical protection. Includes photographs.

Commentary looks at historical influences Native American culture had on the prevailing society. In Pursuit of Dancing the Indian Way: Part 2 In Pursuit of Dancing the Indian Way: Part 3

Examines how museums respectfully display Native American clothing cross-culturally or transnationally in an appropriate context and provide educational information about regalia.

Discusses Northwest Coast art and wampum, traditional sacred shell beads of the Northeast.

Article explores the perspective of and possible motivations for the internalized racism present in Emmy Valandry’s interviews about the Lakota people and the Hunka ceremony.

This documentary reflects on Kainai (Blood tribe) history, governance, survival, and living culture as it explores the repatriation of artifacts from Europeans. Duration: 1:9:39.

Author explores the role that powwows play in intertribal social culture, discusses the ritual of such events, and the elements of shared musical and dance traditions among Southern Plains Peoples. Focuses on the Kiowa and their engagement in the powwow events since the 1870s.

Interdepartmental Area Human Resources and Family Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 1997.

Professor of Native Studies speaks at Linking Arms Together symposium held at York University, June 28, 2013. Duration: 32:10.

Examines garments belonging to the Miami who live in Indiana. Includes photographs.

Brief rendition of story of a copper artifact with great power and value.

Discusses a Mesquakie cape and 50 similar items gathered worldwide and hypothesizes about their relationship and origins.

Discusses the possibility of globalization impacting traditional practises and expressions, plus a brief history of the pow-wow culture.

Examines specific hairpiece worn by the Lakota and highlights distinctive features. Includes photograph.

Presents 19th century facemasks and regalia for ceremony and performance used by the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian peoples of the Pacific Northwest.

Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 21 (p.201-270).

Author uses their personal narrative and experience as a way to describe various elements of the different Indigenous spiritual practices in which they participate.

Describes the traditional dress worn in various photographs of the "Men's Buckskin" dance.

Tries to answer the question, "What is religion? What is its essential nature?"

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology an Ethnology, vol. 18, (pp391-408).

Looks at the role of women in making pipes, ceremonies, and cultural importance of the pipe stem and bowl known as the calumet.

Human Ecology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2005.

Looks at characteristics of Cheyenne Contrary clowns, the Hopi and the Nuu-Chah-Nulth clowns in the Northwest and their importance to the community.

Explains what a Northwest Copper is and provides photographs of notable Coppers and their stories.

Detailed description of a Salishan blanket obtained by Captain Benjamin Swift around the year 1800.

Looks at design on memorial give away from the Nez Perce reservation. General discussion about bags using elk and flora patterns. Includes photographs.

Examines different styles and designs of footwear made by the Cree Indians.

Looks at examples of Euro-American inspired dress adopted by the Plains tribes for their own use in Canada and the United States.

Examines harnesses from Plains Cree reserves in Saskatchewan. Includes photographs.

Transactions of the Canadian Institute, session 1892-93; includes, index and bibliography.

Describes traditional outfits worn by dancers at the Delaware Powwow 2012 Copan, Oklahoma. Includes photographs.

Overview of artist Patrick Scott's life and discussion of his art work. Focuses on the construction of and materials used in his feather fans. Includes photographs.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick, 2001.

Consists of an interview about various aspects of the Pigeon Society; the role of various members; women in the society; competing for wives; the Crow Carriers Society; the Brave Society including a story of a fight against the Cree when the enemy was scared away by the dancing of the Braves; and the Scaping dance.

Consists of an interview about the acquisition of the Pigeon Society by the Blood Indians; the ceremonials of the Pigeon Society, including the transfer of bundles.

Explanation of potlatch festival with annotated photographs.

Need to return to traditional format of Indian ceremonies is discussed.

Discusses the social and spiritual power of traditional and contemporary dance.

Story tells of the purchase of a Native Copper by the Tsimshian chief Wasaiks.

Finds no reference to traditional use of bands prior to the Grace Dance. Includes diagrams and photographs.

Conversation between Vancouver based artist and art historian in conjunction with exhibition, (And) Other Echos which is inspired by the 1961 film, The Exiles. Duration: 1:15:21

Discusses the discovery, use, and role of South-Saami shaman drums found in Norway.

Examines community efforts to revive cultural practices, reclaim knowledge, and get back cultural objects, specifically involving the potlatch system. Scroll to page 51

Highlights from the Hanakaska collection on twelve Plains Indian Leaders.

Provides information on unique spiritual belief systems among Aboriginal Peoples of North America before the arrival of Europeans. Scroll to pg 74

Clothing and Textiles Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 1993.