American Art, vol. 18, no. 3, Fall, 2004, pp. 8-31
Description
Looks at the murals officially entitled Themes of the Bureau of Indian Affairs which were installed in the Interior Department building in Washington, D.C.
Traces Chief Lelooska’s artistic development as a carver and describes the ways in which Northwest Coast Indian art and cultural tradition were conveyed to people living in or visiting the region during the twentieth century.
American Anthropologist, vol. 106, no. 3, New Series, September 2004, pp. 595-599
Description
Review essay of an exhibition, Across Borders: Beadwork in Iroquois Life, that examines the artistic, cultural and political significance of beadwork in both traditional and contemporary Iroquois culture.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3, Urban American Indian Womens Activism, Summer/Fall, 2003, pp. 583-592
Description
Describes how through the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) crafts fair women are adjusting to urban living and that the fair, in addition to the money, is a place where social bonds are created and women learn to feel more empowered.
History of Education, vol. 33, no. 2, March 2004, pp. 199-230
Description
Discusses informal photographs which relate to the structure of the schools, their physical environment and the daily lives of teachers and students. Argues that because they provide social and cultural context, visual representations should be treated as important primary sources in research.
The Journal of American History, vol. 90, no. 2, September 2003, pp. 748-749
Description
Review of website: Images of Native Americans created and maintained by the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley.
All website reviews on one document. To access review, scroll to page 748.
Border Crossings, vol. 23, no. 1, February 2004, pp. 86-89
Description
Review of the exhibition curated by Marie Bouchard, which celebrated the reconstruction of a bridge in St. Boniface, Manitoba, event included performance of Collette Jacques of northern Ontario.
Western Folklore, vol. 62, no. 3, Summer, 2003, pp. 228-230
Description
Book review of: Karl Bodmer's Art: The Newberry Library Bodmer Collection by W. Raymond Wood, Joseph C. Porter, and David C. Hunt, Reimagining Indians: Native Americans Through Anglo Eyes, 1880-1940 by Sherry L. Smith, Selling the Indian: Commercializing and Appropriating American Indian Cultures edited by Carter Jones Meyer and Diana Royer.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, 2004, pp. 121-178
Description
Book reviews of:
American Indians in U.S. History by Roger L. Nichols.
Blanket Weaving in the Southwest by Joe Ben Wheat.
Captors and Captives: The 1704 French and Indian Raid on Deerfield by Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney.
“The Cherokee Night” and Other Plays by Lynn Riggs.
Creek Country: The Creek Indians and Their World by Robbie Ethridge.
Enduring Legacies: Native American Treaties and Contemporary Controversies edited by Bruce E. Johansen.
Hermanitos Comanchitos: Indo-Hispano Rituals of Captivity and Redemption by Enrique R.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, 2004, pp. 137-188
Description
Book reviews of:
America’s Second Tongue: American Indian Education and the Ownership of English, 1860–1900 by Ruth Spack.
Anthropologists and Indians in the New South edited by Rachel A. Bonney and J.
Canadian Art, vol. 20, no. 2, Summer, 2003, p. [?]
Description
Listing of the sites and installation dates as well as brief information on the artists participating in this exhibition held in Barrie, Ontario and sponsored by the MacLaren Art Centre.
Scandinavian Studies, vol. 75, no. 2, The People of Eight Seasons: The Sámi and Their Changing Culture, Summer, 2003, pp. 181-200
Description
Looks at Nickula's portrayal of the Skolt people in The Skolt Lapp Community Suenjelsijd During the Year 1938 and Lappish Nation and Alariesto's art which depicted Lapland.