Images from the fifth annual Native American Bilingual Education Conference, held at Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium. Shown is National Indian Brotherhood president Noel Starblanket, and Federation of Saskatchewan Indians president David Ahenakew, May 16, 1977.
Cultural Preservation for Indigenous Communities through Libraries & Archives
Governance of Cultural Policy Conference
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Deborah Lee
Tasha Hubbard
Carol Greyeyes
Dorothy Myo
Description
Indigenous Studies librarian discusses cultural preservation initiatives; director of Two Worlds Colliding discusses importance of the arts; coordinator of U of S Aboriginal Theatre Program discusses role of collaboration in furthering culture; and president of the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre discusses culture as a way of life.
Duration: 51:11.
College of Arts and Science (University of Saskatchewan)
Description
Overview of the new course offered using performance training methods to teach Indigenous language skills at the University of Saskatchewan. Uses TPR, total physical response to teach Cree.
Duration: 13:05.
Three photographs (2 scanned here) of David Ahenakew, president of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians, speaking at an NDP convention in Saskatoon, November 19, 1977.
A set of 11 photographs of Calvin McKenzie setting a snare. Snaring animals, fish, and birds has been a way of securing food for thousands of years in northern Saskatchewan. Even today many people use snares to catch food when living in the bush.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 2, Performance, Summer, 2016, pp. 28-35
Description
Comments on the collaborative nature of the artist's work, involving objects, space, performers and the public.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 28.
Welcoming remarks and keynote presentation by artistic director of the Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre and a participant in the theatre's Circle of Voices program.
Duration: 1:09:19.
Norman Zepp narrates introduction to unique collection of 250 works of art from the Historic, Classic and Contemporary periods. The collection includes archival material of Inuit art and artists with photographs, slides, interviews, correspondence and exhibition catalogues. Collection has been certified as Canadian cultural property recognizing the collection for its outstanding significance and national importance.
Duration:18:22.