Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Ottawa, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 176-190).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Manitoba, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1943. / Lithoprinted. Part of the illustrative matter is folded. Bibliography: p. 191-197.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1974. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliography (leaves [516]-527).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1981. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-198).

I was born to Philip Myran and (late) Alma Myran in the community of Cankaga Oti (Birdtail), Manitoba. Our family belongs to the Oceti Sakowin (Seven Council Fires) of the Dakota Oyate (People)which includes; five sisters and two brothers. Because our family moved from the community of Cankaga Oti when I was very young, I became disconnected form our tiospaye (relations). Consequently, this migration to a rural farm, and later an urban centre, resulted in a generation of children who were uncertain of our Dakota cultural values. Upon returning to Manitoba, as a young woman, I was introduced to tiospaye and female responsibilities which had been absent for most of my childhood. As I reached adulthood, I became keenly aware of the many important responsibilities Dakota women and kunsis carry for our families and for our communities. However, both of these experiences, living in the wasicu world and the practice of walking the red road, allow me to walk between two cultures. The Dakota oyate call this makoce nupa umanipi (walking in two worlds). This experience has generated a cultural and spiritual interest to bring our kunsi voice alive in the academia, where the female voice was temporarily silenced, I want to honor and respect our kunsi voice through tradition. The Dakota people call this wicakihnapi (to follow in our ancestor's ways, traditions). This thesis is part of my own journey of learning the past and present positions and responsibilities of Dakota kunsis. I have examined a selection of scholarly articles on Dakota culture, with an emphasis on what has been said, or not said, that pertains to women.

This study was initiated to secure quantitative data on growth characteristics of the major species in the mixed grass prairie of western North Dakota; to determine the extent and range in yearly variations in growth patterns of the species and of the type as a whole; to assess the general influence of climate as a cause for seasonal and yearly variations in growth patterns; and to interpret the data obtained in terms of their possible application to the practical grazing management of these grasslands. / This project was supported by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station as a part of project Hatch 9-5: "Native range plants -- their growth and development in relation to the establishment of standards for their proper utilization."

This thesis argues that accommodation to winter was an important — though not the only — response of early Dakotans to the annual challenges and hazards of winter. It examines first the challenges of winter, then what Dakotans did to protect themselves from and even profit from the season, then the ways that Dakotans spoke in positive ways about their winters or, using winter, themselves. / Master of Arts

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Zugl.: Zürich, Univ., Diss., 2006