Burke Museum's ArtTalk Symposium: Conversations on Northwest Native Art
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joe Seymour
Greg Robinson
Lou-ann Neel
Da-ka-xeen Mehner
Description
Four artists discuss their work, its relationship to their culture, and using traditional subjects and motifs in new, inventive ways which challenge expectations about what constitutes Northwest Coast art.
Duration: 1:14:15.
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 1, no. 2, 2015, pp. 98-111
Description
Looks at two groups photographed and interviewed for the project: First Nations youth from Calgary, Alberta and Te Ora Hou, a Maori youth organization in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 164, 2015, pp. 36-43
Description
Interview with the writer, director and producer of the film at the closing performance at the Aboriginal Pavilion of the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.
Describes and reports the results of the consultation process for developing an agreement, similar those of ACTRA and Equity, specifically tailored to the needs of the Indigenous creators, performers and productions.
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Creative Leaders Symposium
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Waneek Horn Miller
thorvick's method productions
Silpa Suarak
Eva Obed
Description
Former Olympian, motivational speaker and brand ambassador for Manitobah Mukluks discusses her personal journey to success.
Followed by performance by two Inuit throat singers.
Duration: 1:15:07.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 409-422
Description
Author examines different frameworks and themes related to mixed ethnicities/identities and considers how these factors might motivate an author to create mixed characters.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 159-161
Description
Video review of: The Place of Falling Water produced by Roy Bigcrane and Thompson Smith about the experiences of the Salish and Kootenai peoples on the Flathead Reservation.
Matika Wilbur shares photographs and stories from Project 562, her multi-year project to document members of federally recognized tribes in the United States.
Duration: 1:42:58.
Looks at the challenges faced by Aboriginal youth who are trying to find a balance between maintaining cultural roots and living in the mainstream world.
Duration: 31:30.
BC Studies, no. 188, Winter, 2015/2016, pp. 108-111
Description
Book reviews of: Return to the Land of the Head Hunters edited by Brad Evans and Aaron Glass.
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To read this review scroll to p. 108.
Speakers discuss their background, collaboration, and the difficulties encountered when trying to locate examples of the facial tattoos historically worn by Inuit women once they had come of age.
Duration: 26:48.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 333-357
Description
Literary criticism article that draws on reader response theory to explore oral tradition and orality in written texts, considers the implications for analysis of Indigenous texts and specifically Silko’s Storyteller.
Lindsay Knight, hiphop artist talks about creativity.
From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 20:54.
Discusses results from Photovoice study involving 26 elementary school children. Five findings emerged: dualistic understanding of health vs. unhealthy foods; packaged foods predominated; importance of family; traditional foods viewed as healthier, but few appeared in photographs; despite lack of photographs, children liked to eat fruits and vegetables when available at home.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 2, Summer , 2015, pp. 42-[47]
Description
Interviews delegates, asking for their thoughts about Inuit art at the Biennale and the importance of the international Indigenous voice.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 42.
Talk by the creator of large-scale art installation comprised of objects gathered at the sites of residential schools across Canada.
Duration: 1:24:11.