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American Indian Studies Association Conference Presidential Address – Advocacy and Indigenous Resistance: The Ongoing Assault against Indigenous Sovereignty, Community, and Land

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elise Boxer
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 91-105
Description
This presentation text examines different sites and incidents of neocolonial violence and Aboriginal activism as defiance in response; asserts the basis of Native Studies is “indigenousness and sovereignty” and examines the implications of these concepts for activism and resistance movements.
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American Indians and Suicide: A Neglected Area of Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lenora M. Olson
Stéphanie Wahab
Trauma, Violence & Abuse, vol. 7, no. 1, January 2006, pp. 19-33
Description
Findings show socioeconomic characteristics, substance abuse, barriers to mental health services and acculturation play a role in the occurrence of suicide in Native American Indian communities.
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American Indians, Anthropologists, Pothunters, and Repatriation: Ethical, Religious, and Political Differences

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Devon A. Mihesuah
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, Spring, 1996, pp. 229-237
Description
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.
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American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection

Web Sites » Organizations
Description
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.
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American Indians (U.S. & Canada): A Bibliography of Contemporary Studies and Urban Research. Supplement to The Council of Planning Librarians Exchange Bibliographies No. 376-377

Alternate Title
Council of Planning Librarians Exchange Bibliography ; 594
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James N. Kerri
Description
Supplement to the general bibliography section of American Indians (U.S. & Canada): A Bibliography of Contemporary Studies and Urban Research compiled by James N. Kerri. Dated material. Published in 1974.
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An Analysis of Indian Violence: The Cherokee Example

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurence French
Jim Hornbuckle
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 4, Winter, 1977-1978, pp. 335-356
Description
Author argues that violence in Cherokee communities can be attributed to the combination social-structural problems found on reservations and the erosion of traditional cultural norms.
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Analysis of the MNO's Recognition of Six New Historic Métis Communities: A Final Report

Alternate Title
Analysis of the Métis Nation of Ontario's Recognition of Six New Historic Métis Communities: A Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Darryl Leroux
Darren O’Toole
Description

Examines main research reports used in the recognition process for: Mattawa/Ottawa River; Killarney; Georgian Bay; Abitibi-Inland; Rainy Lake/Lake of the Woods; and Northern Lake Superior communities.

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The Anasazi Legacy Is the Light of the Jurassic Sun

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Willard
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1995, pp. 37-50
Description
Examines the culture similarities and differences of the Anasazi people and their descendants. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Ancestors Rising: Aboriginal Art as Historical Testimonials

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Longman
Humanities Research, vol. 15, no. 3, Decolonising Testimony:On the Possibilities and Limits of Witnessing, 2009, pp. 97-105
Description
Comments on the value of Aboriginal art, as a testimonial of history and cultural identity, in the absence of written historical documents.
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Ancestors’ Times and Protection of Amazonian Indigenous Biocultural Heritage

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pirjo Kristiiana Virtanen
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 4, Indigenous Notions of Cultural Heritage, December 2019, pp. 330-339
Description
Discusses how the Apurinã community in Brazil create and maintain relationships with different non-human actors forms an intergenerational way of managing and relating to the land; critically examines how these relationships are protected by international law.
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An Ancient Village Site of the Shinnecock Indians

Alternate Title
Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 22, pt. 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
M. R. Harrington
Description
Forms part of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 22 (p.227-283).
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Animals and Theme in "Ceremony"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter G. Beidler
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1, A Special Symposium Issue on Leslie Marmon Silko's , 1979, pp. 13-18
Description
Looks at the role animals play in Leslie Silko's story and its reflections on Indigenous people needing to learn what to accept and what to resist in order to survive.
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Animkee

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Schlonies
M'Wikwedong Youth Group
Carlos E. Sanchez-Pimienta
Jeffrey Masuda
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Special Audiovisual Edition, 2019, p. [10]
Description
Links to a short video in which the narrator speaks about his experience with mainstream education and mental health institutions, and his more positive experience with culturally-based healing practices. Animkee Duration: 2:35
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Anishinabemowin: A Way of Seeing the World Reclaiming My Identity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Young
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Advancing Aboriginal Language and Literacy, 2003, pp. 101-107
Description
Conference presentation on the importance of maintaining Indigenous languages and the unique view of the world these languages offer.
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Anomy, Values and Culture Change Among Teen-Age Indians: An Exploratory Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stanton K. Tefft
Sociology of Education, vol. 40, no. 2, Spring, 1967, pp. 145-157
Description
Research conducted on Wind River high school students finds Arapaho teenagers appear to have difficultly in determining proper value choices compared to Shoshone and non-Aboriginal teenagers.
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Another Fine Example of the Oral Tradition? Identification and Subversion in Sherman Alexie’s Smoke Signals

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jhon Warren Gilroy
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 1, Series 2; Representations of American Indians in Contemporary Narrative Fiction Film , Spring, 2001, pp. [23]-42
Description
Contends that the film creates an intersection or "frontier" where the Aboriginal and the non-Aboriginal worlds meet, and in so doing subverts commonly held perceptions and attitudes. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Anthropologists At Work: A Case Study of the Nanticoke Indian Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank W. Porter
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 1, 1978, pp. 1-18
Description
The author argues that the writings of various anthropologists awoke Nanticoke resolve to exercise self-determination and embrace traditional cultural practices as a means to solidify their identity.
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Anti-dote for Racism

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melissa Nelson
Herizons, vol. 19, no. 4, Spring, 2006, pp. 6-7
Description
Comments on the Anti-dote Multiracial Girls' and Womens' Network that helps girls understand the impact of racism on their identity and offers coping strategies.
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"Any Reservations? Native Communities in Recent Canadian Writing"

Alternate Title
Ninth Nordic Conference for English Studies (2004)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Markus M. Müller
Description
Examines three Canadian works that deal with life on reserves: Keeper'n Me by Richard Wagamese , fareWel by Ian Ross, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
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Apples & Indians

Alternate Title
Apples and Indians
First Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lorne Olson
Description
Humorous look at at the filmmaker Lorne Olson's journey to find his identity. Duration: 5:09.
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Appraisals of Discriminatory Events Among Adult Offspring of Indian Residential School Survivors: The Influences of Identity Centrality and Past Perceptions of Discrimination

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Bombay
Kimberly Matheson
Hymie Anisman
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 20, no. 1, January 2014, pp. 75-86
Description
Compares adult children of off-spring IRS survivors to Aboriginal adults of family not directly affected by Indian Residential Schools.
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