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Active Engagement: Decoding the Politics of A4444

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Britt Gallpen
UJAH: Undergraduate Journal of Art History, no. 2, Active Engagements, 2011, pp. [1]-6
Description
Discussion of artist Lyle Wilson's work which toured as part of the exhibition entitled Lyle Wilson: When Worlds Collide.
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Adoption of an Emblem

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Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, June 1980, p. 4
Description
Brief story reports on the Warramirri people from Elcho Island, Australia permitting the Clinical Oncology Society to use their carving of two snakes as the Society's symbol.
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After the Art Boom, What?: Yupik and Inuit Art: A Resurgence

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Author/Creator
Jan Ingram
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 1, Winter, 1992, pp. 7-13
Description
Comments on the oil boom being a major factor for the success of the arts in the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 7.
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Agayuliyararput: Our Way of Making Prayer

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Ann Fienup-Riordan
National Museum of Natural History
Description
Display and description of Alaskan Yup'ik ceremonial items and ancing masks prepared by a team of Yup'ik and others.
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Aki'name (On the Wall)

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
David Miller
Description
Impression from two Inuit stonecarvers, Kumukluk Saggiak and Elijah Pudlat, as they carved and decorated a mural in the Canadian pavilion at Expo 67. Duration 22.23.
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Almost 50 Years of Inuit Art Exhibitions

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Author/Creator
Maria von Finckenstein
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 4, Winter, 1997, pp. 3-9
Description
Contends that while the past 50 years of exhibits have been molded by collectors, promoters and merchants, the next 50 years will benefit from the involvement of Inuit artists and others. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 3.
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Ancient Villages & Totem Poles of the Nisga'a

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Author/Creator
[Gingolx Media Centre]
Description
Website contains links to map, photographs of villages, ways of life, activities (includes video clips with transcripts), and teacher resources.
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Anilnik Peelaktoak

Articles » General
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Fall, 2001, pp. 14-15
Description
Brief profile of an Inuit carver who has been carving since the early 1990s. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 14.
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Arctic Defenders

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Walker
Description
Looks at Canada's attempts at sovereignty in the north and the eventual creation of Nunavut. Duration: 1:30:00.
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Arctic Realism

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Author/Creator
Darlene Coward Wight
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 2, Summer, 2001, p. 39
Description
Curatorial notes from exhibition mounted at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, December 9, 2000 to July 9, 2001. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 39.
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Art and Expression of the Netsilik

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darlene Coward Wight
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 2, Summer, 1998, pp. 30-32
Description
Curatorial notes for exhibition of the same name mounted at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, 1998 Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 30.
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The Art of Bart Hanna

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Simeonie Kunnuk
Bart Hanna
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 4, Winter, 1994, pp. 12-18
Description
Interview with an Inuit carver from Igloolik about when he began to carve, accessibility of materials, and other queries. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 12.
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The Art of Qaqaq Ashoona

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Author/Creator
Christine Lalonde
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 2, Summer, 1996, pp. 28-35
Description
Highlights the qualities and influences that make artist's work distinctive. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 28.
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The Art of Research: Nelson Graburn and the Aesthetics of Inuit Sculpture

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Author/Creator
Roslyn Tunis
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Fall, 2001, pp. 24-28
Description
Curatorial notes for exhibition of the same name mounted at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Berkeley, California, October 2000 through September 2001. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 24.
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Art Toronto 2001

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Author/Creator
Susan Gustavison
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 2002, p. 41
Description
Exhibition review from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 2001. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 41.
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Artifakes, Forgeries, and Misattributions on the Pacific Northwest Coast

Alternate Title
Museum Fakes, Forgeries, and the Quest for Authenticity
[Fakes, Forgeries, and Misattributions on the Pacific Northwest Coast]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Robin Wright
Description
Director of the Bill Holm Centre for the Study of Northwest Coast Art speaks about the works of Holm and Charles Edenshaw, and the problems associated with attribution and authenticity. Duration: 31:20.
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The Artists Speak

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Author/Creator
Peter Millard
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 17-21
Description
Two Inuit artists, Oviloo Tunnillie and Martha Tickiq, are interviewed at the Mario Scott Gallery in Vancouver. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 17.
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[Arts and Crafts Shop]

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
The interior of the Arts & Crafts Shop [Rankin Inlet, NU]. Part of the "Inuit of Keewatin" series (#28b.).
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Arts From the Arctic: A Celebratory Exhibition

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Author/Creator
Jan Ingram
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 3, Fall, 1993, pp. 34-37
Description
Review on an exhibition at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art until September 19, 1993 in which art from Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Russia and Lapland was displayed. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 34.
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ArtTalk: Conversations on Northwest Native Art: Session 2: Retrospectives on Northwest Coast Art History and Indigenous Methodologies

Alternate Title
"Return of Kaats": Two House Posts by Nathan and Stephen Jackson
ArtTalk: Conversations on Northwest Native Art
Burke Museum's ArtTalk Symposium: Conversations on Northwest Native Art
Copper Seaweed & Woven Octopus Bags
Dance Group Performances as Art History in Motion
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Miqu'l Dangeleli
Megan Smetzer
Emily Moore
Description
First presentation discusses dance groups which perform both traditional and modern works and decolonizing the field of art history. Second presentation discusses resilience as demonstrated by women weavers, with a focus on octopus bags created by artist Shgen Doo Tan George. Third presentation discusses the two house posts carved for the Burke Museum as replacements for the originals which had been repatriated. Duration: 1:25:12.
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The Ashoona Family of Cape Dorset

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alison Gillmor
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 38-39
Description
Exhibition review from the Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1994-1995. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 38.
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Auctioning Inuit Art

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Author/Creator
Susan Gustavison
Duncan McLean
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 20-27
Description
Interview with one of the principals of Waddington's Auctioneers in Toronto, where the first Inuit art auction was held in 1978. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.
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Autoethnography and Material Culture: the Case of Bill Reid

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joel Martineau
Biography, vol. 24, no. 1, Winter, January 1, 2001, pp. 242-258
Description
Discusses Bill Reid's, (1920-1998) life and work and the ways his art can be used to analyze Haida and Canadian politics and cultures.
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Avataq Cultural Institute

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Author/Creator
Avataq Cultural Institute
Description
Mandate is to serve cultural and language needs of Nunavik Inuit. Includes links to programs and projects, and a collection of art and handicrafts.
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Bear Totem - "Kwakiutl"

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
A bear totem pole. [Carved by Mr. Henry Hunt of the Kwawkewlth First Nations. Victoria, B.C.]
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Bearclaw Gallery

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Description
Features original paintings by aboriginal artists, inuit sculptures, and traditional crafts and artifacts. Brief artist's biographies are available....
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The Beginning

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Virginia Watt
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3, Fall, 1999, pp. 6-16
Description
Overview of the organization which began as the Canadian Handicrafts Guild and the events which preceded the first exhibition of Eskimo Art in 1949 as well as the following four years. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 6.
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Bill Nasogaluak: Getting Past the Oral Tradition

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Author/Creator
Marybelle Mitchell
Bill Nasogaluak
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 3, Fall, 1996, pp. 28-35
Description
Interview with a prominent western Arctic artist. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 28.
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Bill Reid

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jack Long
Description
Film highlights the artist Bill Reid and his explanations why cedar is the ideal material for making totem poles. Duration: 45:00.
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Bill Reid

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Megan Smetzer
BC Studies, no. 124, Politics and Planning, Winter, 1999/2000, pp. 113-114
Description
Book review of: Bill Reid by Doris Shadbolt. To access this review, scroll to page 113.
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The Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies
Simon Fraser University
Description
Website contains links to Virtual Village Project, online exhibits, information on canoes, totem poles, and architecture, and a collection of over 60 pages of images.
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