Sacred Sites

A conference discussing comparison of Indian and Christian religions and religious ceremonies, traditional songs and dances, and history of Europeans in North America from the Indian viewpoint.

Return to traditional ceremonies ; traditional vs. non-Indian education ; story of a trickster (Woojy Panaquad) ; electoral attitudes and responsibilities.

Talks about the traditional teacher in the University setting ; proposal for friendship ceremony between Iroquois and Ojibway ; the Iroquois confederacy ; Kootenay plains initiative to return to traditional lifestyles ; reflections on past and future wars ; and the importance of elders in recovery of traditional values.

With increasing interest in traditional culture, the Elders are becoming teachers ; speeches of thanks to organizers and participants.

Discusses the expectations and ceremonies planned by Mayan priests' for the end of the "long-count" calendar cycle on December 21, 2012.

Anthropology and Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1974.

Discusses the Australian Aboriginal perspective on spirituality.

Mohawks of Kanehsatake and their supporters from Kahnawake, stand-off against the Quebec police and the Canadian military in defense of a sacred burial ground.This film deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised. Duration: 104:34.

Discusses the broader issue of rights in every area of life and the difficulties in the legislative system with recognizing group rights.

Editorial piece in which the author offers an Indigenous perspective on and criticism of the practices of archaeologists and physical anthropologists in relation to the physical remains and funerary artifacts of Indigenous peoples.

Looks at cultural differences in place meanings for national parks, national forests, wilderness, and protected areas. Discusses some pan-Indian characteristics or positions.

Book review of: Ancestral Mounds by Jay Miller.

Looks at the relationship between contemporary indigenous cultural practices and sacred sites.

Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of British Columbia, 2000.

Examines the social, cultural and political issues surrounding the repatriation of historical materials, sacred and significant objects, and human remains.

Book review of: An Archaeological Analysis of the Broadbeach Aboriginal Burial Ground by Laila Haglund. To access review, scroll down to page 183.

Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 22 (p.285-344 , 1 map).

Reviews differences between European and Indigenous spiritual perspectives regarding the secular and sacred relationship with land.

Geography Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2007.

A pictograph of a beaver at Rattler Creek, Saskatchewan.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M)--University of Manitoba, 2010.

Natural Resources Management (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.

Organized by articles, conference papers, organizations' publications, and information on legislation and case law. International in scope. Revised version.

Books and articles published in academic journals.

American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wyoming, 1996.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oregon, 2006.

Discusses the potential for cultural reclamation and renewal by the Blackfeet due to the parks natural state. Suggests co-management of parklands in the future.

Image of Blackfoot (Blood) burial scaffold.

American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2014.

Examines cultural issues associated with Māori funeral practices, and burial laws that are needed to address the conflicts with post-mortem examinations.

Book reviews of 20 books: American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790-1880 by Deborah A. Rosen. Architectural Variability in the Southeast edited by Cameron H. Lacquement. Art from Fort Marion: The Silberman Collection by Joyce M.

Book review of 14 books: Drum Songs: Glimpses of Dene History by Kerry Abel. Names, Numbers, and Northern Policy by Valerie Alia. Sacred Stories of the Sweet Grass Cree by Leonard Bloomfield. Guide to Oral History Collections in Canada/Guide des fonds d'histoire orale au Canada by Normand Fortier. The Mohicans of Stockbridge by Patrick Frazier. 500 Jahre danach: Zur heutigen Lage der indigenen Volker beider Amerika (500 Years Thereafter: The Present Day Situation of the Indigenous Peoples of Both Americas) edited by Peter R.

Discusses the socio-political history of archaeology, and the emergence of alternative approaches that emphasize community engagement and heritage stewardship.

Book review of: Breaking Ground by Lynda V. Mapes. Scroll down to 115 to read review.

Book review of: Bridging the Divide by Caroline Phillips and Harry Allen. Scroll down to page 139 to read review.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2006.

Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.26 (p.139-225 ; 227-257).

Report on 1909 excavation of a burial mound in Manitou county.

Looks at the notions of dwelling and building, literatures on place and home, and the Iskut peoples' insistence that their camps are enduring places used by both the living and the spirits of their ancestors.

Discusses a pictograph site on the Churchill River; article includes maps, photos and an entry from Alexander Mackenzie’s journal describing the rock painting and its location. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 30.

Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) on whether a 1909 surrender vote was improperly conducted and therefore invalid. ICC concluded a valid surrender occurred; but recommended consideration be given to existence of burial grounds. Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Sheila G. Purdy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contains historical documents, memos, reports, correspondence/letters, maps and submissions regarding validity of the 1909 surrender claim. Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Sheila G. Purdy. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

Historical background, analysis and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearings regarding claim that the First Nation was entitled to a reserve surveyed in the Cypress Hills. ICC concluded that no reserve had been created, but recommended that the Government of Canada acquire the site of the Cypress Hills Massacre and recognize its historical significance. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

A photograph of the cemetery at Batoche, taken sometime after 1929.

Comments on a guide book which lists people interred in marked and unmarked graves in the Saint Antoine-de-Padoue Cemetery, Batoche National Historic Site. Article located by scrolling to page 11.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2009.

Project created to understand the Stó:lõ people by mapping and documenting the tunnel stories to produce a holistic view of their connection to sacred and physical geography. Project for Ethnohistory Field School 2009.

One image of a series of 9 images numbered QC-3693-3 to 11 of Mistusenni rock, now under water at Diefenbaker Lake. Mistusenni, a 400 ton glacial erratic, 14 feet high, 79 feet in circumference, was sacred to the Cree and Plains Indians. Attempts to remove the rock failed. Fragments were used to construct a monument for historic site marker near Elbow. Seen in various images, CFQC Staff Wally Stambuck, Jeff Howard and Zenon Pohorecky.