Crafts

Interview at studio in Henderson, Nevada.

A discussion about the construction of log and birch canoes ; the tuberculosis epidemic ; the effects of non-Indians on Indian life style : spiritual values, hunting; fishing; land use, etc.

Identifies and assesses all the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing programs that address psychosocial issues among Australia's Indigenous peoples.

File contains 14 negatives of Aboriginal art displayed for Vincent Massey Students May 25, 1989. The art displayed includes a variety of traditional items such as snowshoes, mukluks, beadwork, and minature totem poles. In eight of the negatives an unidentified man is shown holding up a minature tipi. In the other negatives art is displayed on tables.

States that art is one way that Aboriginals can add to Australian life while improving their personal and mental health.

Beaded mats from the Little Pine First Nation on Display at the Saskatoon Arts and Crafts Society Show. Date unknown.

Historical note:

Includes note on back: "When the Saskatoon Arts and Crafts Society disbanded a collection of mats and other articles were given to the museum at Fort Battleford"

Resource guide includes information on: Aboriginal Communities and Services, Spirituality, Aboriginal Culture, Cultural Beliefs and Practices, Mi'kmaq Language, Mi'kmaq History and Band Governance and Identity.

Looks at a business which manufactured artifacts, furnishings, bark paintings, didjeridus and sold a range of small objects.

Includes: printed and audiovisual materials, kits, and posters and games. Updated version of 2006 edition with the same name..

Construction, surfacing and decoration of pottery found north of Winnipeg with illustrations of the shards.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Michigan, 1981.

Discusses attitudes toward the dead and traditional medicine.

Interview includes stories about the power of the medicine man and the abilities to foretell the future. It also includes information regarding traditional attitudes toward education, marriage and lifestyle.

Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.

Comments on the depiction of daily life through dolls. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 4.

Looks at the artwork of several artists whose works transcend negative stereotypes related to addiction and Indigenous individuals.

Overview of Native American women teaching traditional art skills in the South-western United States.

Looks at artist's process for creating birch bark art. Includes photographs.

Looks at designs and construction of bags made by Apache groups in the early twentieth century and sold in Oklahoma. Includes photographs.

Looks at decorative accents for dance accessories and how to apply them to leather. Includes photographs.

Looks at differences in beadwork between the Cheyenne thunderbird moccasins and the Arapahoe moccasins. Includes photographs.

Discusses project using Alfred Kroeber descriptions and photographs from the American Museum of Natural history to construct an Arapaho bustle of sage grouse feathers. Includes photographs and instructions.

Brief article describes the origins of the art of printmaking in the Cape Dorset area in the late 1950s.

Arsene Fontaine describes a curing by a medicine man and a brief description of how to make a canoe. She also gives a description of transportation by dog team.

Compares the educational philosophies and methods of Richard Pratt, founder of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, and Estelle Reel, the Superintendent of Indian Schools between 1898-1910.

Highlights artists featured in past issues of the journal. Entire issues on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 46.

Highlights works from the exhibition Jessie Oonark: A Retrospective. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.

Exhibition review from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 2001. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 41.

Short biography for Angelique Merasty, Canadian birch bark biter, and bibliography of writings about her.

Biography of famed birch bark biter.

Survey of artists judged to be innovators in the areas of carving, clay, glass, installation and jewelry.

10th anniversary show of Heard Museum Guild's Indian Arts and Crafts Exhibition.

Reports results of 397 telephone interviews with individuals drawn from the information enquiry database of the NWT Arctic Tourism records of people who had attended consumer shows and requested information from tourism booths.

The interior of the Arts & Crafts Shop [Rankin Inlet, NU]. Part of the "Inuit of Keewatin" series (#28b.).

An assortment of Aboriginal artifacts posed along a wall for a photograph. Presumably from a private collection in Medicine Hat. Includes flintlock and caplock rifles, a quiver with arrows, flintlock pistol, headdress, axe and tomahawk heads, beadwork, clothing, and smaller items. Some of these items also appear in S-B356.

Instructions for one of the techniques used in the construction of war bonnets.

Comments on a college with programs to service the needs of the people from the western Arctic formed in 1995. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.

Defines the boundaries of native art and suggests "Indian-ness" is defined by quality.

Comments on the mandate of the Institute, to help disseminate the work of all Inuit artists, including those working in the fields of literature and performing arts. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page 10.

Briefly discusses the origins of Ojibwe beaded cloth bandolier bags.

Discusses the process of creating the fabric art and highlights the work of five innovative artists. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.

Insight into artist and his motivation to be an artist.

Discusses the non-profit organization that seeks to promote economic stability and sustainability and empower women by providing education and aid to establish business opportunities.

Discussion about the artists work, their involvement with Cultural Survival, and how they educate the public about Native American cultures.