Antonia (Tonia) Mills is a professor emeritus in First Nations studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, Canada. Her current research interests include First Nations land claims, religion and law, and reincarnation research. Mills met Ian Stevenson (professor and psychiatrist) in Vancouver in 1984 and was impressed with his reincarnation case studies. Since 1964, she has done field work with the Beaver Indians.[1][2]
Amerindian Rebirth: Reincarnation Belief Among North American Indians and Inuit (1994) Eagle Down is Our Law: Witsutit'en Feasts, Laws and Land Claims (1994) Hang On To These Words: Johnny David's Delgamuukw Testimony (2005)
Mills co-edited Amerindian Rebirth: Reincarnation Belief Among North American Indians and Inuit (1994), and wrote Eagle Down is Our Law: Witsutit'en Feasts, Laws and Land Claims (1994). Preparation for Eagle Down involved three years living with the Witsuwit'en and serving as an expert witness and expert opinion writer for the Delgamuukw case. Her book, Hang On To These Words: Johnny David's Delgamuukw Testimony, was published in 2005. She has been awarded a Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Fellowship for "A Longitudian Study of Young Adults who were said to Remember a Previous Life".[2]
Mills teaches courses at undergraduate and graduate levels, including the subject "Indigenous Perspectives on Reincarnation and Rebirth". She has also published in many different journals and published book chapters.[2]
Mills, A. (1986). The meaningful universe. Culture, 6(2), 81–91.
Mills, A. (1988). A comparison of Witsuwit'en cases of the reincarnation type with Gitksan and Beaver. Journal of Anthropological Research, 44, 385–415.
Mills, A. (1994). Making a scientific investigation of ethnographic cases suggestive of reincarnation. In D. Young & J.-G. A. Goulet (Eds.), Being Changed by Cross-Cultural Encounters: The Anthropology of Extraordinary Experience, Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, pp. 237–269.
Mills, A. (2001). Sacred land and coming back: How Gitxsan and Witsuwit'en reincarnation stretches Western boundaries. Canadian Journal of Native Studies, 21, 309–331.
Mills, A. (2003). Are children with imaginary playmates and children said to remember previous lives cross-culturally comparable categories? Transcultural Psychiatry, 40, 63–91.
Mills, A. (August 2004). Body/gender and spirit fits and misfits in three cases: A preliminary exploration of the role of reincarnation in two-spirit people. Paper presented at 24th Annual Conference of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness; 24–28 March 2004; University of California at Berkeley.
Mills, A. (2006). Back from death: Young adults in northern India who as children were said to remember a previous life, with or without a shift in religion (Hindu to Moslem or vice versa). Anthropology and Humanism Quarterly, 31, 141–156.
Mills, A. (2010). Understanding the conundrum of rebirth experience of the Beaver, Gitxsan, and Witsuwit'en. Anthropology and Humanism, 35, 172–191.
Mills, A., & Champion, L. (1996). Reincarnation as integration, adoption out as dissociation: Examples from First Nations northwest British Columbia.Anthropology of Consciousness, 7(3), 30–43.
Mills, A., & Sobodin, R. (Eds.) (1994). Amerindian Rebirth: Reincarnation Belief among North American Indians and Inuit. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
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^(PDF). Implementing Delgamuuk'w Conference Transcripts. March 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
^ abcd"First Nations Studies Faculty". University of Northern British Columbia. 2012.
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antonia, mills, antonia, tonia, mills, professor, emeritus, first, nations, studies, university, northern, british, columbia, canada, current, research, interests, include, first, nations, land, claims, religion, reincarnation, research, mills, stevenson, prof. Antonia Tonia Mills is a professor emeritus in First Nations studies at the University of Northern British Columbia Canada Her current research interests include First Nations land claims religion and law and reincarnation research Mills met Ian Stevenson professor and psychiatrist in Vancouver in 1984 and was impressed with his reincarnation case studies Since 1964 she has done field work with the Beaver Indians 1 2 Antonia MillsNationalityCanadianOccupationprofessorAwardsShastri Indo Canadian Institute FellowshipAcademic backgroundEducationPhD Harvard Alma materHarvard UniversityInfluencesIan StevensonAcademic workEra21st CenturyDisciplineAnthropologySub disciplineFirst Nations studiesInstitutionsUniversity of Northern British ColumbiaMain interestsReincarnation researchNotable worksAmerindian Rebirth Reincarnation Belief Among North American Indians and Inuit 1994 Eagle Down is Our Law Witsutit en Feasts Laws and Land Claims 1994 Hang On To These Words Johnny David s Delgamuukw Testimony 2005 Mills co edited Amerindian Rebirth Reincarnation Belief Among North American Indians and Inuit 1994 and wrote Eagle Down is Our Law Witsutit en Feasts Laws and Land Claims 1994 Preparation for Eagle Down involved three years living with the Witsuwit en and serving as an expert witness and expert opinion writer for the Delgamuukw case Her book Hang On To These Words Johnny David s Delgamuukw Testimony was published in 2005 She has been awarded a Shastri Indo Canadian Institute Fellowship for A Longitudian Study of Young Adults who were said to Remember a Previous Life 2 Mills teaches courses at undergraduate and graduate levels including the subject Indigenous Perspectives on Reincarnation and Rebirth She has also published in many different journals and published book chapters 2 Mills received a BA and a Doctorate from Harvard University 2 Selected publications editMills A 1986 The meaningful universe Culture 6 2 81 91 Mills A 1988 A comparison of Witsuwit en cases of the reincarnation type with Gitksan and Beaver Journal of Anthropological Research 44 385 415 Mills A 1994 Making a scientific investigation of ethnographic cases suggestive of reincarnation In D Young amp J G A Goulet Eds Being Changed by Cross Cultural Encounters The Anthropology of Extraordinary Experience Peterborough Ontario Broadview Press pp 237 269 Mills A 2001 Sacred land and coming back How Gitxsan and Witsuwit en reincarnation stretches Western boundaries Canadian Journal of Native Studies 21 309 331 Mills A 2003 Are children with imaginary playmates and children said to remember previous lives cross culturally comparable categories Transcultural Psychiatry 40 63 91 Mills A August 2004 Body gender and spirit fits and misfits in three cases A preliminary exploration of the role of reincarnation in two spirit people Paper presented at 24th Annual Conference of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness 24 28 March 2004 University of California at Berkeley Mills A 2006 Back from death Young adults in northern India who as children were said to remember a previous life with or without a shift in religion Hindu to Moslem or vice versa Anthropology and Humanism Quarterly 31 141 156 Mills A 2010 Understanding the conundrum of rebirth experience of the Beaver Gitxsan and Witsuwit en Anthropology and Humanism 35 172 191 Mills A amp Champion L 1996 Reincarnation as integration adoption out as dissociation Examples from First Nations northwest British Columbia Anthropology of Consciousness 7 3 30 43 Mills A Haraldsson E amp Keil H H J 1994 Replication studies of cases suggestive of reincarnation by three independent investigators Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research 88 207 219 Mills A amp Sobodin R Eds 1994 Amerindian Rebirth Reincarnation Belief among North American Indians and Inuit Toronto University of Toronto Press References edit Biography of Antonia Mills PDF Implementing Delgamuuk w Conference Transcripts March 1999 Archived from the original PDF on 3 March 2014 Retrieved 3 March 2014 a b c d First Nations Studies Faculty University of Northern British Columbia 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antonia Mills amp oldid 1145483595, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
