Sacred Sites

Looks at the history of a unique Indian burial site and its reclamation as a place for ceremony, healing, and recovery.

Looks at a property development dispute on Grace Islet near Salt Spring Island, British Columbia between heritage holders, land owners, policy makers and First Nations.

Inuit organization that deals with issues of archaeology, ethnographic objects and archives. Website highlights the organization's projects, programs, and traditional place names.

An Inukshuk built by R.G. Williamson at a cemetery. Mine Shaft, Rankin Inlet, N.W.T. [NU].

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2015.

Background to the protest, synopsis of events of which lead to the death of Dudley George, and key recommendations from the report. Accompanied by discussion questions for use in Grade 11 and 12 classrooms.

An interview with James Simon who talks about some of his paintings and his sources of inspiration which include Indian religion and legends. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood ; interpreter : Ernest Debassigae.

Examination of Navajo religious beliefs and their tolerance of other religions.

Discusses the spiritual values and traditions of the Kogi people, and their responsibilities to protect nature, ancient burial grounds, and sacred sites.

Political Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Montreal, 2016.

Report studies the abandoned settlement near the present town of Yale, British Columbia.

Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2003.

Author orates over a sound track of music. Duration: 10:45.

Relates the story of the buffalo-shaped stone Mistassini, sacred to First Nations but destroyed when Gardiner Dam was built on the Saskatchewan River.

Uses two court cases involving protection of the sacred San Francisco Peaks from ski-resort development to highlight how phrases in the American Indian Religious Freedom Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act lend themselves to judicial interpretations which undermine protection of sacred sites.

Discusses the historical process which has led to the destruction of many of the Blood sacred sites and explains how repatriation and protection are necessary, since their relationship with the land is essential to their culture and spirituality.

Explains an inquiry into Australia's Indigenous arts, cultures and cultural identity, and ownership and protection of places, areas and objects.

Looks at the debate regarding the sacralisation of a mountain slated for ski slope development and the role of religion and secular law in the definition of sacred.

Brief case study looks at cultural significance of the ancient burial ground, and how the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources considered applying for designation as a national historic site as part of a larger preservation strategy.

Discusses the cultural and spiritual relationships the Mi'kmaq have with the area of Malikewe'j.

References national and international talks with Indigenous peoples and stakeholders, while reviewing ten years of sacred land management and policies.

Discusses the importance, including spiritual, placed on the Manitou stone by Northern Plains tribes. Article located by scrolling to page 2.

[Maori Studies] Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Canterbury, 2007.

Author describes travels in the Altai, the landscape, people, history and culture, and challenges of preservation of sacred sites due to climate change.

Image of unidentified man standing next to the mass grave site at the base of a sandy ravine on the North Saskatchewan River. The site was capped with a concrete slab in 1954. From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.

American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2003.

Discusses the concept of ethnic significance using the Navajo as an example.

A photograph of the Metis cemetery at Batoche National Historic site with church and other buildings in background. Probably taken in early 1960s.

Eight images (2 scanned here) of wooden crosses and a cement monument, marking a Metis Homestead Historical Site. Photographs were taken September 3, 1974.

Looks at boundaries changed to honour a promise made by the United States in 1855.

Three images 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. QC 3692 2 shows Zenon Pohorecki on left, QC 3692 3 shows Zenon Pohorecki on left, Wally Stambuck, third from left and other men.

A photograph of Mistusseni, a large boulder on the prairies. (l to r) An unknown man and Zenon Pohorecky, prof. in Archaeology Dept. at U of S standing in front of Mistusseni, smaller glacial-deposit boulders in foreground.

Fine Arts Thesis (M.F.A.)--Northern Michigan University, 2008.

Postcard of monument to Louis Riel, located on the Manitoba legislative grounds in Winnipeg, on the banks of the Assiniboine River.

Postcard of monument to the North West Field Force casualties during the Northwest Resistance; postmarked 20 June 1906.

Black and white photograph of a monument erected at the Batoche Cemetery to honour the Metis who fell in battle.

Social Sciences Thesis (MSocSc)--University of Waikato, 2015

Forestry and the Forest Environment Thesis (M.Sc.F.)--Lakehead University, 2006.

Excerpts from interviews conducted with members of the Klamath people.

Argues that in inner cities the rate of HIV and AIDS is much higher than the national average, and it's found mainly among Aboriginal people.

Looks at the changing perceptions of Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County, California based on attitudes towards narration types.

Analysis of the movie Noho Hewa by Anne Keala Kelly.

Looks at the negotiation for sacred lands in South Dakota and Arizona as an example of the relationship between Native populations and the American government.

Studies the monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota and the changes since 2004 when Gerald Baker became the facilities first Native American superintendent.