Native American Studies category: 1415 books
Fishing in Contested Waters
Place & Community in Burnt Church/Esgenoopetitj
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
After the Supreme Court of Canada’s 1999 Marshall decision recognized Mi’kmaw fishers’ treaty right to fish, the fishers entered the inshore lobster fishery across Atlantic Canada. At Burnt Church/Esgenoôpetitj, New Brunswick, the Mi’kmaw fishery provoked violent confrontations with neighbours...
Hemispheric Indigeneities
Native Identity and Agency in Mesoamerica, the Andes, and Canada
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Hemispheric Indigeneities is a critical anthology that brings together indigenous and nonindigenous scholars specializing in the Andes, Mesoamerica, and Canada. The overarching theme is the changing understanding of indigeneity from first contact to the contemporary period in three of the world’s...
In the Belly of a Laughing God
Humour and Irony in Native Women's Poetry
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
How can humour and irony in writing both create and destroy boundaries? In the Belly of a Laughing God examines how eight contemporary Native women poets in Canada and the United States – Joy Harjo, Louise Halfe, Kimberly Blaeser, Marilyn Dumont, Diane Glancy, Jeannette Armstrong, Wendy Rose, and...
Two Old Women
An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska, this is the suspenseful, shocking, ultimately inspirational tale of two old women abandoned by their tribe during a brutal winter famine.
Though these...
Truth of a Hopi
Stories Relating to the Origin, Myths and Clan Histories of the Hopi
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
In the Truth of a Hopi, Edmund Nequatewa relates the Hopis' myths, legends, belief systems, and oral history. Nequatewa's writings give us a glimpse into the psyche of the Hopi in the way that only a Hopi could. Here you will find not only the traditional oral histories, but stories of how the Hopi...
Indians Don't Cry
Gaawiin Mawisiiwag Anishinaabeg
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2014
George Kenny is an Anishinaabe poet and playwright who learned traditional ways from his parents before being sent to residential school in 1958. When Kenny published his first book, 1982’s Indians Don’t Cry, he joined the ranks of Indigenous writers such as Maria Campbell, Basil Johnston, and...
by Thomas King
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Winner of the McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year and the Aboriginal Fiction Book of the Year—a collection of twenty short stories told in Thomas King's classic, wry, irreverent, and allegorical voice.
by G. M. Mullett
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
"This is a fine introduction to Hopi mythology and values. It recreates an authentic poetic spirit and makes the reader eager to read more Hopi tales." —New Mexico Humanities Review
Badlands, a Novel, New Photo Edition
New Photo Illustrated Edition Vol 2, Num 7 Melinda Camber Porter Archive of Creative Works
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
New Photo Illustrated Edition of Badlands, the acclaimed 1996 Book-of-the-Month novel by Melinda Camber Porter.
Badlands received a Star Review from Donna Seaman of Booklist. “In the South Dakota Badlands Melinda Camber Porter so powerfully conjures is a place where wounds don’t heal."
"A...
Memories of Conquest
Becoming Mexicano in Colonial Guatemala
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Indigenous allies helped the Spanish gain a foothold in the Americas. What did these Indian conquistadors expect from the partnership, and what were the implications of their involvement in Spain's New World empire? Laura Matthew's study of Ciudad Vieja, Guatemala--the first study to focus on a single...
Dreamways of the Iroquois
Honoring the Secret Wishes of the Soul
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2004
Explores the ancient Iroquois tradition of dreams, healing, and the recovery of the soul
• Explains Native American shamanic dream practices and their applications and purpose in modern life
• Shows how dreams call us to remember and honor our soul’s true purpose
• Offers...
by Grant Foreman
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Side by side with the westward drift of white Americans in the 1830's was the forced migration of the Five Civilized Tribes from Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Both groups were deployed against the tribes of the prairies, both breaking the soil of the undeveloped hinterland. Both were...
by Colin Calloway
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2007
With the courage and resilience embodied by their legendary leader Tecumseh, the Shawnees waged a war of territorial and cultural resistance for half a century. Noted historian Colin G. Calloway details the political and legal battles and the bloody fighting on both sides for possession of the Shawnees?...
Great Lakes Indians
A Pictorial Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1999
This illustrated guide introduces the cultures of 25 tribes of Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan stock. Includes 139 sketches and paintings, plus a map showing the locations of each tribe.