Browsing OU - Theses by Author "Marshall, Kimberly"
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*1 NEW NOTIFICATION*: SOCIAL MEDIA MISCONCEPTIONS AROUND TRIBAL ABORTION PROVISIONS AND INDIGENOUS METHODS OF REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE AS PRAXIS
PAI, VEDA (2024-05-10)My thesis discusses the cultural and social misconceptions of possible tribal abortion provision by social media users in a post Roe setting. Through the analysis of social media posts and further the ideologies expressed ... -
Decolonizing the Indigenous Language Classroom: A Heteroglossia of Ideological Shift in Indigenous Language Revitalization
Farris, Martyne (2017-05)This thesis examines the language ideologies of three Native American language instructors at the University of Oklahoma, looking specifically at the way these ideologies are seen in their pedagogical methodologies. This ... -
Facebook as a Tool in Mvskoke Language Learning and Use
Prevett, Camille (2017-05-12)This paper explores and discusses the various factors in which Indigenous language learners obtain and interact with their heritage language. Specifically, the role of Facebook in language learning and use is analyzed. The ... -
Families and Facilities: How the Parent-Child Relationship Changes Upon Institutionalization
Mastel, Maia (2017)This thesis endeavors to trace how the relationships and of the mainstream American family unit, specifically between adult children and their parents, are altered by the process of age-related institutionalization in a ... -
Grassroots Ethnonationalism: Serbian Ethnonationalism and Heritage (Re)production Through Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Dimitrijevic, Martina (2022-05-13)This essay explores the relationships between ethnic nationalism and folklore and ethnomusicology through a particular case of Serbia. My research is informed by personal experiences and interviews as well as participant ... -
Healing a fractured spirit: indigenous use of the sweat lodge for the healing of depression
Steinmeyer, Allison (2020-05-08)In this ethnographic study, I use my personal life experiences to explain the use and healing properties of the Native American sweat lodge. I look into sources of mental trauma common in Native communities such as historical ... -
Language Revitalization Through Pawnee Music
Moore, Taylor (2016)Pawnee music has always been a crucial component in the lives of the Pawnee people and have been a source of comfort to those who have needed it. Traditional songs give Pawnee people a sense of identity lacking because of ... -
Remembrance and Perseverance in History of the Native American Church in Oklahoma
Chudak, Aleksandr (2019-05-10)In this thesis, I examine the concepts of Native sovereignty, authenticity, (invented) tradition, indigeneity, and cultural heritage as these are applied to the context of the Native American Church (NAC, Peyotism, or the ... -
Stewardship or Dominion? An Ethnography of Climate Change in Evangelical Oklahoma
Laytner, Miriam (2017)Conservative evangelical Christians have been labeled by liberal supporters of climate change research as “climate change deniers.” However, conservative evangelical Christians do not deny climate change so much as integrate ... -
The Transformation of Biological Research and Science in Native American Communities
Collins, Noah (2019-05-10)Native Americans suffer from drastically higher rates of health disparities than other minorities and have been the subjects of research and colonial classifications for decades. Because of a variety of factors have acted ... -
USING ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES TO INTEGRATE THE SOCIAL AND MEDICAL MODELS OF DISABILITY
Williams, Mary (2017)The medical model of disability views the challenges and solutions to disability via medical terms. Within the social model of disability (SMD), impairment is the physical condition specific to a person, whereas disability ... -
Visual Sovereignty and Indigenous Film Festivals: A Case Study on The Native Crossroads Film Festival
Severs, Caitlin (2019-05-10)This thesis is an ethnographic documentation of the Native Crossroads Film Festival, an annual multi-day cultural event in Norman, Oklahoma that features a selection of indigenous films. I argue throughout this thesis that ...