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Category Archives: Tribal Educators
Historical and Cultural Context
The Oneida Nation is part of the Iroquoian (or Haudenosaunee) tribes, which are originally known as the “Five Nations” (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca). Their homelands are primarily located in New York State (Central New York). According to William A. Ritchie, … Continue reading
Posted in Cora Elm, Tribal Educators
Tagged clan, Creation Myth, earth, Five Nations, Haudenosaunee, Iroquois, matrilineal, Mother Earth, Oneida, Sky Woman, turtle, turtle clan
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Critical Commentary
What one needs to know about the content of the periodicals which the Carlisle Indian Industrial School has published, is that every publication of these magazines was edited by the so-called “Man-on-the-Bandstand” to insure that those publications were suitable for … Continue reading
Biography
According to the application form in her student file, Cora Elm, an Oneida Indian of “full” degree Indian blood, was born on February 18, 1891 to her mother Jane Elm and her father Nicholas Elm. Her Oneida tribe was located … Continue reading
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Tagged Episcopal Hospital, nurse, nursing school, Oneida, Student Files, suffrage, Wisconsin
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Further Reading
Further Reading Ballinger, Franchot. “Living Sideways: Social Themes and Social Relationships in Native American Trickster Tales.” American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1, 1989, pp. 15–30., www.jstor.org/stable/1184084. Bastian, Dawn E., and Judy K. Mitchell. Handbook of Native American Mythology. Oxford: … Continue reading
Posted in Caleb Carter, Tribal Educators
Tagged Ancestry Library, animals, Etiological, Humor, Student Information Card, The Red Man, Trickster
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Critical Commentary
Critical Commentary The legend “The Coyote and the Wind”, published in the January 1913 edition of “The Red Man”, was written by Caleb Carter, a member of the Nez Perce tribe and the Carlisle Indian School graduating class of 1912. … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, Coyote, Etiological, Humor, Legend, The Red Man, Trickster, Wind
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Historical and Cultural Context
Historical and Cultural Context Caleb Carter, author of the legend “The Coyote and the Wind”, which was published in The Red Man in 1913, was a member of the Nez Perce. Nez Perce tribe originally lived in parts of southeast … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, Coyote, Etiological, Humor, The Red Man, Trickster, Wind
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Louis Runnels (Sanpoil)
Biography | Historical and Cultural Context | Critical Commentary | Further Reading The Struggle Against Darkness
Posted in Louis Runnels, Tribal Educators
Tagged Fire, Origin Story, Sanpoil, Sun, The Great Spirit, The Red Man
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Further Reading
“Chapter VIII. — Native Life. The Chippewa Indians.” Bay County Past and Present. Ed. George Ernest Butterfield. Bay County, Michigan: U of Michigan, 1918. 33-41. Bay County Past and Present. C. & J. Gregory, 23 Sept. 2008. Web. 05 May … Continue reading
Critical Commentary
“A Legend of the Pottawatomi” is an origin story that explains the start of the Pottawatomi Indian Race. Origin stories are also known as “narratives”, “creation stories” or myths”. However it is important to note that “creation stories” are focused … Continue reading
Posted in Elmira Jerome, Tribal Educators
Tagged Adam and Eve, Assimilation, Biblical Creation Story, Bureau of Indian Affaires, Ceremonies, Civilized, Corn, Creation Story, Cultural Preservation, Cultural Pride, Cultural Values, Emergence Origin Story, Equality, Feasts, Great Flood, Henry Pratt, Human Origins, Kitchemanito, Legend, Maize, Man, Matriarchal, Mondamin, Myth, Narratives, Nation, Noah, Origin Story, Pottawatomi, Prophecy, Savages, Sister, The Great Spirit, Tribe, Wicked Dogs
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Historical and Cultural Context
In 1902, Elmira Jerome was placed within the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in order to have her assimilate to the American ways. Henry Pratt, the founder of this school, used the school to physically and spiritually transform the Native Americans … Continue reading