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This thesis looks at the juxtaposition presented by the Eastern Cherokee's struggle to present an accurate historical representation of 'Cherokee' against the backdrop of the more lucrative 'Tourist-ready Indian', influenced by powwow imagery. The thesis gives a brief history of the contemporary powwow, discusses the debates surrounding its intrinsic value to American Indians as historically representative, and then examines the shared elements of Cherokee and powwow history. There is an analysis of the influence of powwow imagery on notions of Cherokee history and its correlation to the expectations of visitors to the Cherokee Reservation. Thus, the author argues that the Eastern Cherokee struggle to accurately transmit their own historical identity outside of powwow imagery, and in doing so, must reconcile the dichotomous relationship of a viable tourist industry that operates on historical misconceptions.

This study examines the unique cultural practices related to disease prevention and health maintenance within a Holmes County, Ohio Amish community. This research focuses on the many options for healthcare within this community and the decisions behind their use. By engaging with these Amish community members to discuss their methods of managing health, the non-Amish medical professionals who treat Amish patients can learn cultural understandings of health within the community. As we learn that there are useful techniques to health beyond the dominant biomedical model, it is valuable to incorporate more traditional methods into our existing healthcare in to boost compliance and comfort for those seeking medical help.

Le Pow-wow de Kanasatake a vu le jour en 1991, après l’évènement marquant de la Crise d’Oka. À la suite de ce conflit, l’objectif initial consistait en une tentative de réconciliation et le maintien d’une bonne entente entre les membres de la communauté autochtone et les non-membres, appelés « allochtones », résidant sur le terrain voisin de leur territoire dans la municipalité d’Oka. L’objectif de la recherche est de savoir en quoi un événement de pow-wow comme celui de Kanesatake et les performances de danse qui y sont présentées peuvent mener à la guérison chez les artistes autochtones qui y participent. Pour y parvenir, je me suis entretenu avec des artistes pratiquant la danse traditionnelle, également participants au Pow-wow de 2018 et 2019, afin de connaître leur cheminement personnel et leurs perceptions en lien avec leur propre spiritualité, ainsi que les facteurs extérieurs et historiques ayant pu influencer leurs pratiques artistiques. Au fil des entrevues, la notion de guérison psychique, physique et collective est ressortie dans plusieurs réponses données par les participants. Nous verrons aussi plus en détail les liens unissant les tenues traditionnelles, les danses et les rythmes musicaux. Nous ferons aussi référence à l’événement de la « Rencontre internationale d’art performance autochtone » (RIAPA) s’inscrivant davantage dans une contemporanéité pour dénoter une certaine continuité entre ces deux événements. / Kanasatake's Pow-wow was born in 1991, following the landmark event of the "Oka Crisis". As a result of this conflict, the initial objective was an attempt at reconciliation and the maintenance of good understanding between members of the Aboriginal community and the non-members, also known as "allochtones" residing on land adjacent to their territory in the municipality of Oka. The purpose of this master thesis is to understand how a pow-wow event like Kanesatake's and the dance performances presented there can be a healing factor for Aboriginal artists. To achieve this, we spoke with traditional dancers, participants in the 2018 and 2019 Pow-wow, to learn about their personal journeys and perceptions of their own spirituality, as well as the external and historical factors that may have influenced their artistic practices. Over the course of the interviews, the notion of psychic, physical and collective healing was reiterated in several responses given by participants. We will also see in more detail the links surrounding traditional outfits, dances and musical rhythms. We will also refer to the “International Meeting of Aboriginal Performance Art” event (RIAPA), which is more in a contemporaneity to indicate a certain continuity between these two events.

The Concept of Duality in Culture and Myths of Lakota Indians The purpose of the dissertation is to explore and research the broad topic of culture of Lakota Indians from the perspective of secondary abstraction inspired by the structuralist approach to anthropology. The concept of duality is perceived here as a general concept which is - as it is our belief - present across various categories and areas of Lakota culture, both in the past and in the present. The dissertation is conceived as a set of chapters each of which deals with a different area of Lakota culture from the perspective of this secondary abstraction. First, we specify and define our understanding of duality and show how the original approach of structural anthropology has been modified in the course of time by postmodernists' critique. The theoretical introduction is followed by studies of four areas of Lakota culture in which the concept of duality is shown. The first two topics - Lakota myths and traditional visual art of the Lakota - are based primarily on ethnographical data collected by other researchers of the area. On the other hand, the other two areas - Lakota identity and the phenomenon of contemporary summer powwows in Lakota reservations - are based largely on the author's research in this area in summer 2014 and 2015....

<p>The UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm 1972 has been recognized as bringing political attention to environmental problems. Researchers have acknowledged the importance of NGO activities during the conference, initiating a trend of engagement of NGOs in official global meetings. But NGOs were not permitted to speak at the plenary or participate in working groups in the official Conference. The influence of NGOs could still be substantial but in another arenas delivering perceptions, knowledge and information to the general public and officials, directly or through the intense media coverage of the conference. NGOs engaged in these parallel activities and individuals in the official initiating process are central to this research. </p><p>The purpose of this study is to analyze how Swedish NGOs and their related networks influenced environmental discourses during and following the UN conference on the human environment in Stockholm 1972. The purpose is also to analyze how they in turn were effected by the conference process and the context in which NGOs function. </p><p>This study is concerned with how social movements became engaged in official global meetings and the effects of this process. It is a study of the interrelations between intergovernmental discourse framing and activist influence. To understand this we take in consideration what motivated the actions of relevant actors, how actors selected strategies to obtain there purposes and how diverse frames of understanding emerged.</p>

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The UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm 1972 has been recognized as bringing political attention to environmental problems. Researchers have acknowledged the importance of NGO activities during the conference, initiating a trend of engagement of NGOs in official global meetings. But NGOs were not permitted to speak at the plenary or participate in working groups in the official Conference. The influence of NGOs could still be substantial but in another arenas delivering perceptions, knowledge and information to the general public and officials, directly or through the intense media coverage of the conference. NGOs engaged in these parallel activities and individuals in the official initiating process are central to this research. The purpose of this study is to analyze how Swedish NGOs and their related networks influenced environmental discourses during and following the UN conference on the human environment in Stockholm 1972. The purpose is also to analyze how they in turn were effected by the conference process and the context in which NGOs function. This study is concerned with how social movements became engaged in official global meetings and the effects of this process. It is a study of the interrelations between intergovernmental discourse framing and activist influence. To understand this we take in consideration what motivated the actions of relevant actors, how actors selected strategies to obtain there purposes and how diverse frames of understanding emerged.