Alternate Title
Global Encounters Initiative, University of British Columbia
Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame March 4-6, 2010 University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Media » Film and Video
Description
Chief Councilor of the Hupacasath Nation shares her story, place of being and knowledge about ceremonies, designs on Ceremonial Curtains and her own Ceremonial Curtain.
Duration: 1:03:13.
Shields and Lodges, Warriors and Chiefs: Kiowa Drawings as Historical Records
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joyce M. Szabo
Ethnohistory, vol. 41, no. 1, Winter, 1994, pp. 1-30
Description
Explores the information that can be gathered from 19th century Plains drawings and paintings.
Showing and Telling the Story of Nikis (My Little House): An Arts-Based Autoethnographic Journey of a Cree Adult Educator
Theses
Author/Creator
Brenda Isabel Wastasecoot
Description
Leadership, Higher and Adult Education Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Toronto, 2017
Shuvinai Ashoona: Life & Work
Alternate Title
Shuvinai Ashoona: Life and Work
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nancy G. Campbell
"A Sign of the Crimes"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vicki Grieves
Adam Hill
Australian Humanities Review, no. 42, August 2007, p. [?]
Description
Interview with a political artist, visionary, and critic of Australian whiteness.
The Sioux War Panorama and American Mythic History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Bell
Theatre Journal, vol. 48, no. 3, October 1996, pp. 279-299
Description
Exploration of the themes represented in the travelling performance popular in the 1860s and 1870s.
Sitting Within a Place of Beauty: Sand Paintings and the Diné Night Way Ceremony
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nicholas Breeze Wood
Sacred Hoop, no. 36, 2002, pp. 24-27
Description
Discusses the creation of sand paintings within a series of healing ceremonies, or chants.
Sketches by Paul Kane in the Indian Country, 1845-1848
Alternate Title
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections ; vol. 99, no. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
David I. Bushnell
Sleeping Children Awake
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Rhonda Kara Hanah
Description
Documentary on residential schools.
Total duration: 51:48 in 6 parts.
Sociological IMAGES: What is "Indian Art"?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gwen Sharp
Lisa Wade
Contexts, vol. 9, no. 3, Thrill Ride! Sex Over the Life Course, Summer, 2010, pp. 76-77
Description
Describes the term "Indian art" to include the background of the artist as well as the artistic product with an identifiable style and set of themes.
A Song For a Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dawn Pettigrew
Whispering Wind, vol. 38, no. 4, Issue 266, March-April 2009, pp. 32-33
Description
Book review of: A Song For a Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures by George P. Horse Capture and Emily Her Many Horses.
Sovereign Graffiti on Haida Gwaii
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hilary Morgan Leathem
Joseph Weiss
BC Studies, vol. 214, Summer, 2022, pp. 9-27
Description
Examines graffiti on a former military base on Haida Gwaii as a symbol of sovereignty and an expression of what it means to be from Haida Nation.
The Space between Us: Exploring Colonization and Injustice through Red: A Haida Manga
Theses
Author/Creator
Cara Tiemens
Description
Professional Communication Major Research Project (MPC)--Ryerson University, 2021.
The Spiritual Legacy of the Ancient Ones
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Robert Houle
Description
Discusses the importance of Indigenous world views in the production of works by contemporary artists.
Essay from the exhibition catalogue for Land, Spirit, Power: First Nations at the National Gallery in Canada.
Squint Eyes: Artist & Indian Scout
Alternate Title
Squint Eyes: Artist and Indian Scout
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Museum of Natural History
Description
Description and display of paintings and drawings by Cheyenne artist, Squint Eyes (Tichkematse).
States of Beam
Alternate Title
States of Beam: Remembering Carl Beam
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ryan Rice
Canadian Art, vol. 23, no. 3, Fall, 2006, pp. 120-123
Description
Discussion of the works of the Anishinabe artist.
Stealing Horses and Hostile Conflict: 1833-34 Drawings of Mato-Tope and Sih-Chida
Theses
Author/Creator
Kimberly Minor
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Nebraska, 2011.
The Steamer Marquis Poling Off a Shallow in the Saskatchewan - Sketch. - 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Sketch of the steamer Marquis, from a sketch by Mr. F.W. Curzon, The Illustrated War News special artist with General Middleton's expedition.
The Steamer "Northcote" Running the Gauntlet at Batoche, May 8, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch of the steamer "Northcote" being fired upon during the Northwest Resistance.
Stories and Song: Anishinaabemowin Colouring Book
Alternate Title
Mamanaw Pekiskwewina = Mother Tongues: Dish with One Spoon Territory
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sabrina Fontaine
Mem Ireland
Sheri Osden Nault
Skye Paul
Michael Tiggelman
Description
Designs by artists from the Dish with One Spoon Treaty territory feature animals from the region and are labelled in Ojibway and English.
The Story She Held Inside; Her Métis Spirit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Goulet
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 59-61
Description
Author describes how her art is a form of discovery and recovery and includes two pictures.
A Strange Mixture: The Art of Politics of Painting Pueblo Indians
Alternate Title
The Charles M. Russell Center Series on Art and Photography of the American West Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sascha T. Scott
A Student for Life: Kevin Red Star
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daniel Gibson
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 2, Workforce Development, Winter, 2014
Description
Discusses the journey of Native American painter Kevin Red Star.
Studied Naïveté: The Art of Ted Harrison
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Tuele
Ted Harrison
Northern Review, no. 1, Summer, 1988, pp. 90-104
Description
Interview with artist, author, poet, and member of the Order of Canada.
The Studio of Painting at the Santa Fe Indian School: A Case Study in Modern American Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Milanne Shelburne Hahn
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Austin, 2011.
Suicide Prevention in Nêhiyawi (Cree) Comic Books
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Leggatt
Bookbird, vol. 54, no. 1, 2016, pp. 31-41
Description
Examines the depiction of suicide in two comic books: Darkness Calls and 7 Generations.
Sun Dance: Why & How They Have the Sacrifice Altars
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Joanne Greenwood
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells the story of the origin of the first Holy Lodge. (A continuation from AA.027) He also tells of the modifications to the Holy Lodge ceremony, the origins of the Group Smoking ceremony and gives the story of Po-Po who foresaw the death of a young man at a Holy Lodge.Note: Dave Melting Tallow, interpreter. Joanne Greenwood, transcriber.
Sun Dogs and Eagle Down: The Indian Paintings of Bill Holm
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Aaron Glass
BC Studies, no. 130, Summer, 2001, pp. 122-124
Description
Book review of: Sun Dogs and Eagle Down by Steven C. Brown and Lloyd J. Averill.
To access this review, scroll to page 122.
Sundays With Harry: An Essay on a Contemporary Native Artist of Our Time
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patsy Phillips
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 27, no. 1, Spring, 2012, pp. 63-72
Description
Highlights of interviews with Native American artist Harry Fonseca.
Supernatural: Neil Campbell & Beau Dick
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roy Arden
Description
Brief curator's essay for the exhibition of the same name held at the Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver.
Surrender of White Cap's Warriors
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch showing the surrender to French's Scouts, led by Lord Melgund, General Middleton's chief of staff. Sketch caption : "Three Dakota scouts told their captors that they had been forced to join Riel."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Susan A. Point : Coast Salish Arts
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Hey Shauna
Description
Highlights the artist's works featuring visual and three-dimensional art in a variety of mediums.
Susan Point: Works on Paper
Alternate Title
Showing the Wealth on Paper, Echoing the Archaeological Past
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Dale Croes
Susan Point
Gary Wyatt
Description
Artist's statement and introduction to book of same name.
The Sweet Smell of Home: The Life and Art of Leonard F. Chana by Leonard F. Chana, Susan Lobo, Barbara Chana
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Martínez
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 2, Digital Technologies and Native Literature, Summer, 2011, pp. 100-103
Description
Book review of: The Sweet Smell of Home by Leonard F. Chana, Susan Lobo, and Barbara Chana.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 100.
The Szwedzicki Portfolios: Native American Fine Art and American Visual Culture, 1917-1952
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Catherine Berlo
Description
Uses publications to illustrate the development of watercolours painted by Kiowa and Pueblo artists, and their reception by the art establishment.
Tagging, Rapping and the Voices of the Ancestors: Expressing Aboriginal Identity between the Small City and the Rez
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marianne Ignace
Description
Explores how Aboriginal youth have embraced and transformed a "culture" originally associated with the black urban ghetto.
Excerpt from The Small Cities Book: On the Cultural Future of Small Cities edited by W.F. Garrett-Petts.
Tah'lum Indigenous Artist Collective Colouring Book: Volume 1: Michif and Lekwungen
Alternate Title
Tah'lum Indigenous Artist Collective Colouring Book: Volume 2: SENĆOŦEN
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jesse Campbell
Brianna Bear
Sarah Jim
Natassia Davies
Description
Talking Animals: An Interview with Murv Jacob
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sean Teuton
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 135-150
Description
Cherokee painter and pipemaker.
Talking Back to the West: Contemporary First Nations Artists and Strategies of Counter-Appropriation
Theses
Author/Creator
Christina Marie Froschauer
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2011.
Taonsayontenhroseri:ye’ne: The Power of Art in Indigenous Research with Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kawennakon Bonnie Whitlow
Vanessa Oliver
Kim Anderson
Kari Brozowski ... [et al.]
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 180-189
Description
Describes an arts based research project which uses graffiti art to make Haudenosaunee symbols and images accessible and relevant for Indigenous youth. Discusses cultural bridging and exchange, decolonization, identity, cultural values, and Indigenous solidarity.
Teacher Resource Guide for Grades 9-12: Learn About Community & Land Stewardship through the Art of Pitseolak Ashoona
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Art Canada Institute
Description
Pitseolak Ashoona is a renowned Inuk artist from Nunavut.
Designed to complement the book Pitseolak Ashoona: Life and Work.
Teacher Resource Guide for Grades 9-12: Learn about Family and Intergenerational Knowledge through the Art of Annie Pootoogook
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Art Canada Institute
Description
Includes artist biography, learning activities, explanation of her style and technique, image file, and link to book about the artist.
Teacher Resource Guide for Grades 9-12: Learn about Land & Indigenous Worldviews through the Art of Norval Morrisseau
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Art Canada Institute
Description
Includes biography, discussion of artist's style and techniques learning activities, and image file. Designed to complement Norval Morrisseau: Life and Work by Carmen Robertson.
There Is Truth Here: Creativity and Resilience in Children’s Art from Indian Residential and Indian Day Schools: Inkameep Indian Day School
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Legacy Art Gallery, University of Victoria
"These Paintings Have Spirit": Voices Found in Childhood Artwork from Indian Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Adele Bibault
Description
Discusses the repatriation and exhibition of paintings produced at the Alberni Indian Residential School and the Mackay Indian Residential School by exploring the views of a Survivor, Mark Atleo, and Intergenerational Survivor, Lorilee Wastasecoot.
Anthropology Honours Paper (B.A.)--University of Victoria, 2019.
Three Indians In Snow Scene
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marie-Paule Robitaille
Canada's History, vol. 95, no. 6, December-January 2015, pp. 14-15
Description
Brief description of a painting attributed to Peter Rindisbacher and completed in the early 1800s in present day Manitoba.
Three Views of Contemporary Native North American Art
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ted Hughes
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 177-183
Description
Review essay of:
Native American Modernism: Art from North America. The Collection of the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin by Peter Bolz and Viola König.
Contemporary Native American Artists by Suzanne Deats.
George Littlechild: The Spirit Giggles Within by George Littlechild.
Through Our Eyes: Expressions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Cultures: Grade 9 NAC 10
E-Books
Author/Creator
Eastern Ontario Catholic Curriculum Corporation
Tammy Beauvais
Kirk Brant
Brian Cyr
Jaime Morse
Bill Montgomery
Description
Uses video clips by five Indigenous artists as a starting point for discussion, writing and research activities.
Through the Eyes of the Cree
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Allen Sapp Gallery
The Gonor Collection
Description
Website contains links to photographs of paintings, videos, songs, etc. Accompanying Teacher Resource Guide.
Through Their Eyes
Alternate Title
[Intellectual Capital Podcasts]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
[Michelle McGeough]
Description
Speaker discusses her curatorial practices with special reference to developing the exhibition Through Their Eyes: Paintings from the Santa Fe Indian School.