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The dynamics of a Dene struggle for self-determinationarticle 1992 • Smith, David Merrill
Chipewyans • North America > Arctic and Subarctic
In this paper, Smith recounts the drama surrounding attempts by the Dene to control local government. Tensions arise not only between the Dene and Eurocanadians, but also among the Dene themse...Death of a patriarcharticle 1995 • Smith, David Merrill
Chipewyans • North America > Arctic and Subarctic
This is a Chipewyan tale of an 19th century Métis leader, Francois Beaulieu. It tells of his conversion to Christianity after leading a life of debauchery and sin. He lived the rest of his lif...An Athapaskan way of knowingarticle 1998 • Smith, David Merrill
Chipewyans • North America > Arctic and Subarctic
This is a study of Chipewyan ontology and opens with a vivid account of a unusual hunting incident witnessed by the author, in which a coyote appears to display a supernatural intelligence. Sm...Moose-Deer island house peopleBook 1982 • Smith, David Merrill
Chipewyans • North America > Arctic and Subarctic
This a major historical ethnography of the Fort Resolution Chipewyan. Smith reconstructs the Chipewyan's aboriginal way of life and discusses their gradual assimilation during the contact peri...Big stone foundationsarticle 1985 • Smith, David Merrill
Chipewyans • North America > Arctic and Subarctic
In this article, Smith examines the cultural significance of Chipewyan myths. He argues that "Myths are not icing on the cake of culture but are integral parts of viable human cultures." Furth...The Chipewyan medicine fight in cultural and ecological perspectivebook chapter 1990 • Smith, David Merrill
Chipewyans • North America > Arctic and Subarctic
In this paper, Smith discusses Chipewyan sorcery, or 'medicine fights' --the term he prefers--in context of a general Chipewyan understanding of power. The Chipewyans see all beings as reposit...