Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Marie Mithlo
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities, 2019, pp. 25-28
Description
Discussion of the controversy surrounding the identity of artist Jimmie Durham and the exhibition Jimmie Durham: At the Center of the World. Durham's claims to having Cherokee ancestry are denied by the Cherokee Nation. Author argues that by displaying Durham's works the art establishment may be seen to be substantiating his claims and invalidating tribes' sovereignty over citizenship.
Decolonization through Collaborative Filmmaking: Sharing Stories from the Heart
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Carlson
Gladys Rowe
Teddy Zegeye-Gebrehiwot
Sarah Story
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. [23]-49
Description
Explores collective documentary filmmaking as an instrument of decolonizing storytelling, describes the consensus-based work of a diverse group including both Indigenous and settler artists involved in the Stories of Decolonization project's first short film Stories of Decolonization: Land Dispossession and Settlement.
Decolonizing Nunavut's Art Market
Theses
Author/Creator
Erin Elizabeth Yunes
Description
Art History Thesis (PhD) - York University, 2019.
Decolonizing the Medium: How Indigenous Creators are Defying "Sidekickery” and Centering Indigenous Stories and Characters in the Comics Landscape
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda Morris
Journal of American Culture, vol. 42, no. 4, December 2019, pp. 326-334
Description
Looks at Sixkiller #1 by writer Lee Franics IV and artist Weshoyot Alvitre, Deer Woman Anthology and Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection.
The Digital Biography of Things: A Canadian Case Study in Digital Repatriation
Alternate Title
Cultural Heritage: Scenarios 2015-2017
Sapere l’Europa. Sapere d’Europa ; 4
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Emanuela Rossi
Description
Describes the database created by The Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC).
Chapter from Cultural Heritage: Scenarios 2015-2017 edited by Simona Pinton and Lauso Zagato.
The Dirt is Red Here: Art and Poetry fron Native California
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Cari M. Carpenter
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 1, 2004, pp. 78-80
Description
Book review of: The Dirt is Red Here edited by Margaret Dublin.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 78.
Disposable Red Woman: Guerrilla Art
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Destin RunningRabitt
Iman Bukhari
Description
Guerrilla art display was placed on various streets in Calgary with the hope of evoking empathy and a sense of urgency in society to intervene with this injustice. Artists filmed the public's reactions.
Duration: 4:55.
Do You Recognize Who I Am? Decolonizing Rhetorics in Indigenous Rock Opera Something Inside is Broken
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shannon Claire Toll
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 2, December 5, 2019, pp. 1-22
Description
Article discusses the different ways that Something Inside is Broken brings attention decolonization and how the language and music in the piece are both made to serve this purpose.
"Don't Even Talk to Me if You're Kinya'áanii [Towering House]": Adopted Clans, Kinship, and "Blood" in Navajo Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristina Jacobsen
Shirley Ann Bowman
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019, pp. 43-76
Description
Uses historical resources (oral histories, interviews, and archival materials) and contemporary popular culture to describe and discuss the elaborate Diné clan systems and extended kinship relationships and networks.
Drama by Contemporary Native American Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Sharon L. Sullivan
Description
Theatre and Film Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 2004.
Discusses the plays: Flight of the Army Worm by Geraldine Keams, Strength of Indian Women by Vera Manuel, Princess Pocahontas and the Blue Spots by Monique Mojica, Ghost Dance by Annette Arkeketa and The Unnatural and Accidental Women by Marie Clements.
Drawing Past, Present and Future: The Legacy of the Plains Indian Graphic Tradition in the Works of Arthur Amiotte
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Claire Vigil
Description
Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Iowa, 2004.
E.-A.: Freestyle Looming and Probability: Grade 12 Foundations of Math
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Krysta Shemrock
Description
Teacher-created lesson plan developed in conjunction with the McDowell Foundation project Culture-Based School Mathematics for Reconciliation and Professional Development.
E-D.1: Multiplication and First Nations Drumming
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Serena Palmer
Description
Teacher-created lesson plan developed in conjunction with the Stirling McDowell Foundation project Culture-Based School Mathematics for Reconciliation and Professional Development
E-D.2: Quadrilateral Patterning through Indigenous Beading: Grade 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Serena Palmer
Description
Teacher-created lesson plan developed in conjunction with the McDowell Foundation project Culture-Based School Mathematics for Reconciliation and Professional Development.
Early 19th Century Men's Southeast Moccasins in the Creek Style
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Kostelnik
Whispering Wind, vol. 45, no. 3, May 2017, pp. 6-12
Description
Looks at Creek culture and craft.
East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Cultural Empowerment and the Beaivváš Sámi Teáhter
Theses
Author/Creator
David Dwight Schuler
Description
Theatre & Dance Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Colorado, 2004.
Eastern Cherokee Creation and Subsistence Narratives: A Cherokee and Religious Interpretation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John D. Loftin
Benjamin E. Frey
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, 2019, pp. 83-98
Description
Article explores Eastern Cherokee epistemology; by examining sacred traditional-narratives the authors reveal the cultural meanings, purposes and values that are embodied in different characters and deities within those stories.
Edgar Heap of Birds
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jessica Landau
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 96-97
Description
Book review of Edgar Heap of Birds by Bill Anthes.
The Educational Function of Native American Art Shops in Flagstaff, Arizona
Theses
Author/Creator
Tamara McPeak
no. 1
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2004.
"Elveland": Irony and Laughter as Power Media in Sea Sámi Folk-Song Tradition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lill Tove Fredriksen
Nordlit, no. 15, Special Issue on Northern Minorities, 2004, pp. 47-72
Description
Analysis of the folk song shows how irony was used as form of resistance in a rural community in northern Norway.
An Ensemble Performance of Indians in the Act: Native Theater Past and Present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harvey Markowitz
Craig Howe
Dean Radar
LeAnne Howe
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 32-61
Description
Presents a written version of an academic play in four acts that was performed at the Native American Literature Symposium on November 30, 2000. It begins with historical essays on Lakota oral tradition and ends with discussion on comtemporary Native theater.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page 32.
An Ethnographic Exploration of the Relationship Between Environmental Perceptions and Natural Resource Use: Perceptions and Behaviors of Alaska Native Artists and Alaska Tourists
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amy Wiita
Description
Provides introduction to the research topic, methodology, and research questions.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Examining the Gathering of Nations Powwow and a NCCA Division I Basketball Game
Alternate Title
Examining the Gathering of Nations Powwow and a NCCA Division 1 Basketball Game
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Aicinena
Sebahattin Ziyanak
International Journal of Human Sciences, vol. 16, no. 3, 2019, pp. 875-884
Description
An analyzes of the structural similarities as a spectacle between a Gathering of Nations Powwow and the University of New Mexico basketball game.
Expanding Interpretations of Native American Women's History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kiara M. Vigil
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 131-144
Description
Review essay of:
Red Bird, Red Power: The Life and Legacy of Zitkala-Sa by Tadeusz Lewandowski.
A Warrior of the People: The Indomitable Courage of Susan la Flesche - America's First Indian Doctor by Joe Starita.
Medicine Woman directed by Christine Lesiak and Princella RedCorn.
American Indian Women by Patrick Deval and translated by Jan-Marie Todd.
Expanding Knowledge through Dreaming, Wampum and Visual Arts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Marsden
Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, Winter, 2004, pp. 53-73
Description
Discussion of the Wampum Research Model and its uses, including integrating traditions with contemporary and emerging areas of the arts.
An Exploration of Crime Prevention Among Indigenous Youth Who Utilize the Services of the Saskatoon Youth Arts Programming (SCYAP)
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher Takyi
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
Exploring Autism and Music Interventions through a First Nations Lens
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Lindblom
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 202-209
Description
Discusses results of study conducted with five children in British Columbia.
Exploring International Repatriation between U.S. Museums and First Nations in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth G. Wessells
Description
Museology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2017.
Three cases studies: Burke Museum and the Stó:lō Nation; the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and the Siksika Nation; and the Field Museum and the Haida Nation.
Exploring the Relocation Experiences of Female Indigenous Youth in Foster Care through Storywork
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Inkster
Description
Counselling Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
The Fabric of Basketry: Initial Archaeological Study of the Grass Artifacts Assemblage from the Nunalleq Site, Southwest Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Masson-MacLean
Edouard Masson-MacLean
Rick Knecht
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 85-105
Description
Highlights the excavation of grass artifacts near Quinhagak, Alaska and what they can reveal about the precontact Yup'ik people.
Fashioning Decolonization: Telling Stories Of Canadian Indigenous Women Through Fashion Hacking
Theses
Author/Creator
Presley Mills
Description
Fashion Major Research Paper (M.A.) -- Ryerson University, 2019.
A Fence Too Far? Postcolonial Guilt and the Myth of Distance in Rabbit Proof Fence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Cain
Third Text, vol. 18, no. 4, 2004, pp. 297-303
Description
Discusses Kaja Silverman's idea of ethics of vision in the film, Rabbit Proof Fence.
Festive Clothing and National Costumes in 20th Century East Greenland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cunera Buijs
Mariane Petersen
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, Art et représentation / Art and Representation, 2004, pp. 83-107
Description
Article studies what influences impacted upon the evolution of special clothing for festive occasions.
Figurative Repatriation: First Nations 'Artist-Warriors' Recover, Reclaim, and Return Cultural Property through Self-Definition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Kramer
Journal of Material Culture, vol. 9, no. 2, July 2004, pp. 161-182
Description
Discusses the problems associated with the legal and moral ownership of material objects.
First-Nations, Métis, and Inuit Drama from Playwrights Canada Press
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer E. Shook
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 1, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, July 11, 2019, pp. 225-233
Description
Review essay in which the author examines the reoccurring elements and themes in several plays written by Indigenous playwrights and published in Canada by Playwrights Canada Press.
First Peoples Hall: A Walk through a Rich History
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Andrea Laforet
David A. Morrison
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 85, no. 2, June 2004, p. 357
Description
Book review of: First Peoples Hall by Andrea Laforet and David A. Morrison, curators at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, P.Q.
Four More Indigenous Projects for the Native American Humanities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Herman
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Spring-Summer, 2019, pp. 31-53
Description
Builds on Linda Tuhiwai Smith's short essay "Twenty-Five Indigenous Projects," and in acknowledgement of the essay and its 20th anniversary offers four more projects specific to Native American Humanities:
• Continuing
• Reknowing
• Sociologizing
• Valuing
Frames For Conversion: The Assimiliation of Native Motifs in the Monastic Decorations of New Spain (1540-1580)
Theses
Author/Creator
Mónica Domínguez Torres
Description
Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2004.
Framing the Past
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Colin Reid
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, p. 8
Description
Editor's introductory article to issue comments on the exploitation of Indigenous peoples in the late 1800s by photographers looking to capture, "cowboys and Indians".
"Free Your Mind," from the Series Crazymaking (2007)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tania Willard
BC Studies, no. 193, Spring, 2017, p. 5
Description
Brief statement by cover artist and description of her work as a curator.
From Alaska to Greenland: A Comparison of the Arctic Small Tool and Thule Traditions
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jake Anderson
Totem, vol. 12, no. 1, 2004, pp. 6-16
Description
Looks at the difference in cultural characteristics and the ramifications on Arctic Small Tool tradition (ASTt) with the Thule ways of life.
From Colonialism to Multiculturalism?: Totem Poles, Tourism and National Identity in Vancouver’s Stanley Park
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renisa Mawani
Ariel, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Law, Literature, Postcoloniality, January-April 2004, pp. 31-57
Description
Argues that the appropriation of the totems for use as one of the symbols for the Canadian nation state masks the reality of the Aboriginal-settler relationship.
from Swift Cinder
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Crisosto Apache
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 150-160
Description
Excerpt from the book-length poem Swift Cinder which examines memory and the act of memory making through the metaphor of collision.
From the Caribbean to the South Pacific: Cultural Hybridity, Resistance, and Historical Difference
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maria E. Posse Emiliani
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 62-80
Description
Author uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore the processes of cultural hybridization and resistance and their presence in film, music, and art. Discusses how these factors can combine to preserve and revitalize traditional knowledges and cultures in the contemporary globalized world.
From This Native Land: Towards a 'New Understanding' of Brian Jungen's Nike Masks and the Cultural Implications of Bricolage
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christian Froschauer
CUJAH: Concordia Undergraduate Journal of Art History, vol. 1, [2004-2005], p. [?]
Description
Argues that the transformation of a consumer good into Northwest Coast style masks is a commentary on both the exploitation of sweatshop workers and the commodification of First Nations' symbols.
[Furs and Fabrics: Transformations, Clothing and Identity in East Greenland]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Betty Kobayashi Issenman
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Espaces-Lieus-Noms / Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 220-225
Description
Book review of: Furs and Fabrics by Cunera C.M. Buijs.
Gambling on Authenticity: Gaming, the Noble Savage, and the Not-So-New Indian
Alternate Title
American Indian Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Scott Andrews
Becca Gercken
Jim Donomie
Heid E. Erdrich
Julie Pelletier
American Indian Studies Series
A General Introduction to North American Indian Art
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anthropology Outreach Office
National Museum of Natural History
Generating and Sustaining Positive Spaces: Reflections on an Indigenous Youth Urban Arts Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julian Robbins
Warren Linds
Benjamin Ironstand
Erin Goodpipe
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Special Issue: Fostering Cultural Safety Across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 161-169
Description
Looks at youth, cultural safety, arts, and Indigenous knowledge in urban spaces.