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Bat --- loses the feather

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)

This undated, hand-written note cites: Origins of small birds; Zuni - Cushing 90; Jic. AA11, 207 - pays bat for descent from Eagle-cliff by feathers wh. are stolen by small birds.

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BBQ Muslims

directed by Zarqa Nawaz, 1968-; produced by Fleeting Glimpse Productions and Fundamentalist Films (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1995), 26 mins

In the days following the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, there was a media frenzy pointing fingers at the North American Muslim community. Several weeks later, Oklahoma police arrested Timothy McVeigh, a white American. The cruel irony of that historic moment inspired this offbeat tale of two Muslim American brothers...

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A Beaked Quetzalcoatl: The Supreme God of Ancient Mexico

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937) (1938, originally published 1938), 4 page(s)

Date: 11.6.38. Places: London, Mexico. A two-page clipping from The Illustrated London News, headlined "A 'Duck-Billed' Statue of Quetzalcoatl Found in Mexico," notes the discovery's importance to archaeology and includes a full-page photo of the sculpture. On the backs are a column on the Book of the Day and a ph...

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Bear and Deer

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)

Two undated half-pages, typed and hand-written, headed "Bear and Deer" contain references to common myth motifs, including escape across a river and impalement on horns, as told by tribes including the Laguna, Isleta and Hopi.

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Bear and Wolf

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)

Two undated, typewritten half-pages, headed "Bear and Wolf: The Friendly Expedition ends in death of deer by wolf" contain two brief references from Gunn to a myth of the Laguna people.

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Bear disguise to kill

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)

Two nearly blank sheets of Zuñi notes with the note, 'bear disguise to kill' written on the first page and a crossed out 'destruction of villages' on the second page.

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Bear Wife: Man who marries bear-girl is under obligation to plant corn for offspring

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)

Two undated half-pages, typed and hand-written, headed "Bear Wife: Man who marries bear-girl is under obligation to plant corn for offspring" contain references from Handy, Dumarest, Boas, et al. to a common myth motif, as told by tribes including the Zuni and Cochiti.

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The Bears killed for their Father

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 1. The Bears Killed for Their Father (TS)) (1937) , 45 page(s)

This 45-page typewritten document is titled, "The Bears killed for their Father" and has a typewritten note at the top, "Zuni. Flora's father." There are editorial comments and corrections throughout.

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Because of Race: How Americans Debate Harm and Opportunity in Our Schools

written by Mica Pollock (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 296 page(s)

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Becoming Albertan, Alberta Birds of Prey

directed by Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008; produced by Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008, in Becoming Albertan (Edmonton, AB: Brandy Y Productions, 2017), 3 mins

Becoming Albertan is a travel documentary, mobile-app, website and thirty-two three minute vignettes by filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk which focus on experiences new Canadians and immigrants can have when they come to Alberta.

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