Sacred Sites

Book review of: Inuksuit, Silent Messengers of the Arctic by Norman Hallendy. Review in French.

Presented at the 6th Annual Forum on Aboriginal Law, Consultation and Accommodation, February 22-23, Toronto, Ontario. Discusses how duty to consult and accommodate is being affected by recent case law.

Discusses the use of human rights law in the conservation of sites which contribute to protection of species and habitats.

Evidence shows public ritual reinforces community solidarity and identity.

Looks at project to preserve Hopi place-names for sacred locations and landforms.

Book review of: Recovering the Sacred by Winona LaDuke.

These two video shorts - seedlings/sketches - are stories from Aotearoa.

Explores ways the Aboriginal people of the Fraser Canyon and Valley understand I:yem and its memorial today. Looks at significance of ancient memorial site for Stó:lō people.

Religious Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waterloo, 2013.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2013.

Article is the Associate Editor of AIQ’s introduction to the journal’s special issue on repatriation. Discusses issues of remains and sacred objects that have been collected, used for research, and stored in museums and other cultural institutions. Discusses the different disciplines that have historically and continue to be party to the collection and repatriation of Indigenous peoples’ material culture and personal remains.

Discusses the development of NAGPRA and the lingering problems associated with its implementation in the United States.

Duration: 01:41:08.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 1999.

Book reviews of: American Indian Constitutional Reform and the Rebuilding of Native Nations edited by Eric D. Lemont. American Indian Rhetorics of Survivance: Word Medicine, Word Magic edited by Ernest Stromberg. Bernie Whitebear: An Urban Indian’s Quest for Justice by Lawney L. Reyes. Black Silk Handkerchief: A Hom-Astubby Mystery by D. L. Birchfield. The Collected Speeches of Sagoyewatha, or Red Jacket edited by Granville Ganter. Elias Cornelius Boudinot: A Life on the Cherokee Border by James W.

Case involving permission to harvest timber or the construction of a road through land used for religious purposes by three Native tribes.

Book review of: Rock Art at Little Lake by Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Gordon Hull, John C. Bretney.

Photograph of rock formations, or Inushuk.

Inuit rock formations or inukshuk are depicted in this photograph.

Photograph of Inuit rock formations, or Inukshuk.

File contains the transcript of a portion of the National Round Table on Aboriginal Health and Social Issues for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. This part of the volume contains the introduction of moderator Peter Ernerk and the presentation of Discussion Paper C given by Dr. Clare Brant on Day 1.

This file contains an individual presentation given by Alvin Manitopyes relating to the protection of Aboriginal sacred sites and the protection of Aboriginal rights to spiritual freedom. Some sites are located off-reserve, and in provincial and federal crown lands. Manitopyes calls for federal legislation to protect sacred sites and for laws similar to the American Indian Religious Freedom Act in the United States.

File contains an individual presentation by Cindy Gilday of Fort Franklin, NWT. She tells the Commission about the 398 unmarked graves in the Deh Cho (formerly a residential school) Hall yard and says that unmarked graves are "a very significant symbol of opporession, the ultimate symbol as far as the Dene are concerned." She states that her father was present at the Treaty signings in 1911 and 1921 and feels the Canadian government has not fulfilled any of the treaties' terms.

File contains an individual presentation by Gordon Sinclair that touches on many issues such as scrip and Indian Registration, relocation of burial grounds, pollution, spirituality, band elections and elders' rights. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.

File contains an individual presentation by Leo Rutledge, one of twelve advisors to the heritage conservation branch of British Columbia. Rutledge invites the days participants to comment to him on potential heritage sites to be designated for provincial protection. Following Rutldege's remarks the Commission adjourns the day's session.

File contains a presentation by Dennis Thorne. Thorne, whose Oglala Lakota (Sioux) name is Tungan Cikala, speaks on the topic of "Protection of Traditional Spiritual Beliefs." Included in his presentation are problems with the Canadian border and the guards measures there against Aboriginal holy people (Thorne argues that the Jay Treaty enshrines freedom of movement for Aboriginal people across the Canada-U.S.

File contains a presentation by Emile Trip-de-Roche. Trip-de-Roche discusses the mandate of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and her personal views on it. Trip-de-Roche advances a critical view of the Commission's mandate discussing such issues as natural resources, parks, burial grounds, and land claims. Following the presentation is a discussion between Commissioners Chartrand and Blakeney with Trip-de-Roche regarding the Commission and its mandate, followed by an adjournment of the days proceedings.

File contains a presentation by Gertrude Partridge. Partridge suggests that two important sites (a beach on Panmeer Island where the Micmac people harvested shellfish traditionally, and an area at Gaspereau of significance to the Sark family) be purchased by the provincial government and given to the Prince Edward Island Native Council. Following her comments Commissioner Georges Erasmus makes some closing remarks, and a closing prayer by John Joe Sark concludes the days' sitting of the Royal Commission.

File contains a presentation by Greg Johnson, a Micmac social worker from Hants County, Nova Scotia. Johnson discusses his hopes for the Commission, experiences growing up as an Aboriginal youth, relations with the Indian Agent and Department of Indian Affairs, his views on the Indian Act, sovereignty, governance, and prejudice.

The file contains a presentation by Archie Catholique, Joe Boucher, and Ellen Bielawski of the Lutsel'Ke Dene Band. Catholique discusses concerns with a nearby hydro dam, flooding, and the loss of two experienced Elders through the ice due to it. Boucher, an Elder who speaks via a translator, discusses the impact of flooding at Nonacho Lake on gravesites, animal populations, and Dene life in general. Follwoing the presentation Commissioner Georges Erasmus makes some comments on the contents.

File contains a presentation by Soulion Herney. Herney is an individual from Eskasoni who wishes to have Kellys Mountain (aka Glooscap's Mountain) preserved as a sacred Micmac heritage site. This has brought the Micmac into conflict with the Kelly Rock Company which wishes to turn the site into a gravel quarry.

File contains a presentation by Stephen Sunnipas, of Eskasoni First Nation. Sunnipas discusses residential school experiences, his people's history, and a plea to the Commission to save a Micmac sacred site at Glooscap's Mountain, which has been threatened by development.

File contains a presentation by Chief Wayne Goodwill of the Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation. Goodwill relates the history of his particular band, and claims that "prior to 1850 our ancestor used to roam right up to the Saskatchewan Rivers and they migrated with the buffalo. In the 1860s when the wars began in the southern area along the Black Hills [South Dakota], most of the people did not migrate anymore." Goodwill protests of being unable to attain adequate funding to complete his people's study of its history in Canada.

This file contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Vancouver, British Columbia. This portion includes a presentation for the National Aboriginal Veterans Association by Elder Ken Harris and Harry Lavallee concerning experiences and issues of veterans in the Aboriginal Community. Also included are questions from the assembled commissioners Co-Chair George Erasmus and Viola Robinson.

Act outlines the rights of the Sioux Nation related to economic development, self-determination, traditional religion, and preserving the sacred Black Hills.

Argues that circles found in North Norway are the same as those found in the forest lands of northern Sweden.

Advocates the importance of translating sacred places into spatial-temporal propositions.

Describes the destruction that took place in 1970 at a large cave that is considered sacred by the Wati Tjala, the people of the honey-ant totem in Australia.

Looks at project started to conserve Arctic biodiversity and cultural heritage. Chapter in book: Properties of Culture - Culture as Property: Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia edited by Erich Kasten.

Resources and the Environment Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Calgary, 1997.

Explores the role of water spirits in the belief system of Africans and the ramifications of environmental threats to sacred pools. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.

Looks at factors affecting concepts, beliefs, practices, worldview and values relating to Aboriginal education by examining the tension between decisions makers regarding culture and language content in the classroom.

Examines how the First Amendment of the United States Constitution has not been granted to Native religions in the U.S. and specifically looks at the Haskell Medicine Wheel in Kansas.

Discusses issues related to vandalism, destruction and scientific research of a Native American burial site.

Detailed description of a Bill regarding the Great Sioux Nation Reservation rights to land and resources.

Describes the events leading up to the exhumation of about 60 Native Americans by the Catholic Church to make way for a Parrish hall.

Examines the lack of legal protection for traditional burial sites within the city of Edmonton.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.