cultural identity

A conversation with Vine Deloria, Jr.

Producer
University of Arizona
Year

Indian writer Vine Deloria responds to questions from three interviewers, discussing the status quo of American writing about Indians. Deloria offers educational recommendations for Native Americans to counteract the predominance of Anglo viewpoints in the current literature.

Resource Type
Citation

University of Arizona. "A conversation with Vine Deloria, Jr." University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona. 1978. Interview. (http://streaming.oia.arizona.edu/clientFlashABR/play.php?clipname=/perm/..., accessed February 23, 2023)

Survival of the Chickasaw Language

Producer
Chickasaw.tv
Year

Chickasaw is an endangered language, but its chances of survival are much better thanks to the life's work of fluent speaker Catherine Willmond and linguist Pamela Munro. From beginners to conversational speakers, their books have become staples to students of the Chickasaw language everywhere.

Native Nations
Resource Type
Citation

Chickasaw.tv. Survival of the Chickasaw Language. Chickasaw.tv. Language Channel. 2014. Video. (https://www.chickasaw.tv/language/video/survival-of-the-chickasaw-langua..., accessed January 22, 2024)

 

Richard Luarkie: Choosing to be Bitter or Better: A Perspective from a Pueblo Upbringing

Producer
TEDxABQ
Year

Pueblo of Laguna Governor Richard Luarkie shares his rich Pueblo upbringing, a deep tradition of contribution to community, and inspiration to live a great life. Richard has a passion to contribute to global economic and community advancement using his Pueblo cultural values and teachings.

Native Nations
Citation

Luarkie, Richard. "Choosing to be Bitter or Better: A Perspective from a Pueblo Upbringing." TEDxABQ Whispers & Roars. TEDxABQ. Albuquerque, NM. September 6, 2014. Presentation. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2UcwBQSfF8&list=PLsRNoUx8w3rO8s-H4FO9cf..., accessed October 19, 2023)

Researchers Explore Roots of American Indian Resilience

Author
Producer
Arizona Public Media
Year

Each week, inside the cafeteria of the New Directions enter, a Tucson behavioral health and substance abuse treatment facility, Tommy Begay channels heritage and history.

He calls on the Navajo prayers and practices he learned from his great-grandmother to help others heal.

“She taught me about this harmonious connection I could have with the universe,” he said. “She taught me about living a life of service.”

Like the people who join his talking circle at the center, Begay once battled addiction and trauma himself. Now, as a research associate with a joint appointment in the University of Arizona Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences and the College of Medicine's department of psychiatry, Begay is working to understand the roots of the suffering he has seen in many Native communities, including his own...

People
Native Nations
Resource Type
Citation

Telis, Gisela. "Researchers Explore Roots of American Indian Resilience." Arizona Public Media. September 17, 2013. Video. (https://www.azpm.org/p/top-news/2013/9/17/26841-researchers-explore-root..., accessed October 18, 2023)

Gregory Cajete: Rebuilding Sustainable Indigenous Communities: Applying Native Science

Author
Producer
Portland Community College
Year

Dr. Gregory Cajete spoke as part of the "Alternative Forms of Knowledge Construction in Mathematics and Science" lecture series in Portland, Oregon which is co-sponsored by Portland State University and Portland Community College. The series features guest speakers who examine forms of mathematical and scientific practice in a variety of cultural settings.

Native Nations
Resource Type
Citation

Cajete, Gregory. "Rebuilding Sustainable Indigenous Communities: Applying Native Science." Alternative Forms of Knowledge Construction in Mathematics and Science Lecture Series. Portland Community College. Cascade Campus. Portland, Oregon. May 19, 2011. Presentation. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg5h7Fd0Bio, accessed May 30, 2023)

The Best Practices in Rural Alberta Project

Producer
The Rural Alberta Project
Year

The Best Practices in Rural Alberta Project culminated in September 2012, after two and a half years of community engagement; research into the examination of leadership strengths and practices; incredible youth development; and video capture in preparation for a documentary film. This documentary profoundly captures the core essence and power of Indigenous economic development in Alberta...

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Citation

The Rural Alberta Project. "The Best Practices in Rural Alberta Project." The Banff Centre. Banff, Alberta. September 2012. Documentary. (https://documentaryaddict.com/films/the-best-practices-in-rural-developm..., accessed September 20, 2016.)

Vine Deloria's Last Video Interview

Producer
Walking Eagle Productions
Year

American Indian author, theologian, historian, and activist Vine Deloria, Jr. (1933-2005) talks with documentary film producer Grant Crowell about traditional Indigenous governance systems and criteria for citizenship, the impact of colonial policies on tribal citizenship (specifically the effects of blood quantum), and recent controversies with certain academics claiming American Indian ethnicity for political gain. The interview was recorded from Vine Deloria's home in Golden, Colorado in 2005, shortly before his passing.

Resource Type
Citation

Walking Eagle Productions. "Vine Deloria's Last Video Interview." Walking Eagle Productions. Golden, Colorado. 2005. Interview. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLI4srZuh5A, accessed April 22, 2013)

Developing a First Nation Constitution

Producer
National Centre for First Nations Governance
Year

Chiefs, Administrators and Advisors discuss the importance of constitutions and the work involved in developing their own nation's constitution. 

Topics
Citation

"Developing a First Nation Constitution." Bear Image Productions. National Centre for First Nations Governance. Canada. 2011. Film. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c5yNli1Xkk&feature=plcp, accessed April 3, 2023).

These Are My People...

Producer
Company of Young Canadians crew
Year

This documentary short is the first film made by an all-Aboriginal film crew, training under the NFB's Challenge for Change Program. It was shot at Akwesasne (St. Regis Reserve). Two spokesmen explain historical and other aspects of Longhouse religion, culture, and government and reflect on the impact of the white man's arrival on the Indian way of life...

Citation

"These Are My People..." Company of Young Canadians. Challenge for Change Program. National Film Board of Canada. Canada. 1969. Film. (http://www.nfb.ca/film/these_are_my_people/, accessed September 14, 2012).

Ngurra-kurlu: A way of working with Warlpiri people

Year

Ngurra-kurlu is a representation of the five key elements of Warlpiri culture: Land (also called Country), Law, Language, Ceremony, and Skin (also called Kinship). It is a concept that highlights the primary relationships between these elements, while also creating an awareness of their deeper complexities. Understanding ngurra-kurlu has many benefits for Warlpiri and also for those who work with them. It can be thought of as:

  • a template for the whole of Warlpiri culture
  • an efficient pedagogy (way of teaching)
  • a process for building identity and self esteem
  • a way of looking after the health of people and the health of country
  • a framework to create successful projects that are relevant to Warlpiri people.

While ngurra-kurlu is grounded in Warlpiri culture, there are similar structures in many Australian Aboriginal groups and therefore the ideas in this paper are likely to be applicable beyond Warlpiri Country.

Resource Type
Citation

Wanta Jampijinpa Pawu-Kurlpurlurnu, Miles Holmes, & (Lance) Alan Box. Ngurra-kurlu: A way of working with Warlpiri people. Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre Report Number 41. Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Australia. 2008. Report. (http://www.nintione.com.au/resource/DKCRC-Report-41-Ngurra-kurlu.pdf, accessed August 14, 2015)