Visual Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, April 2006, pp. [4]-22
Description
Discusses such issues as the neutrality of the archive given its mandate "to promote a sense of national unity", its representations of Aboriginal people, and current movement to repatriate images.
Discusses the landmark exhibition Norval Morrisseau: Shaman Artist, the first by a First Nations artist in the history of the National Gallery of Canada.
Describes the 8 week Arctic tour of Invitation: the Quilt of Belonging, which involved the transport of a16 person team and the120 feet long, 10 feet high quilt with 263 blocks, one for each nation of the world.
Examines early Native American cinematic representation in photography and film and discusses how Native filmmakers are reclaiming their stories and retelling them in their own voices.
Looks at the history and contemporary life of the Abenaki and the importance of basket making to their way of life.
Duration: 1:44:05.
Accompanying material.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Summer/Fall, 2006, pp. 574-596
Description
Describes four viewpoints about the National Museum of the Native American (NMAI) garnered through two personal visits and the others through newspaper articles and discussions.