Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. 130-132
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Reviews Contesting Knowledge: Museums and Indigenous Perspectives edited by Susan Sleeper-Smith.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to p. 130.
Reports on the relations between police officers and Aboriginal residents in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The article also discusses how one Theatre Company is trying to improve this strained relationship.
Brief article on the young cast of Forever To Say Good-Bye who performed at the Labrador Creative Arts Festival in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 6, June 2011, p. 12
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Looks at a comedy program recorded by the CBC for National Aboriginal Day designed to look at the brightside of hardship and suffering.
Article located by scrolling to page 12.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 4, April 2011, p. 7
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Highlights two Métis shows featured by the CBC, ê-miywahkamikahk and Wahkootowin, to celebrate the year after the year of the Métis.
Article found by scrolling to page 7.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 3/4, Summer/Fall, 2005, pp. 505-509
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Explains how participating in opening day ceremonies at the National Museum of the American Indian turned out to be an event that will long be remembered by the author.
Using examples taken from images housed in the Anthropology Section of the Museum, argues that depending upon the photographer's motivations, they may portray an accurate record of Aboriginal culture or a skewed, Eurocentric viewpoint.
Skeptical Inquirer, vol. 35, no. 5, September/October 2011, pp. [38-45]
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Offers a critical review of the documentary The Lost Civilizations of North America, examining the way ‘civilization’ is defined and the evidence of pre-contact trade and settlement in North America presented in the film.
Skeptical Inquirer, vol. 35, no. 6, November/December 2011, pp. [48-54]
Description
Offers a critical review of the documentary The Lost Civilizations of North America; examines specific artifacts referred to in the film and discusses their authenticity and/or controversy surrounding them.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Préserver la langue et les savoirs / Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 341-344
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Reviews of two books: Yu'pik Elders at the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin: Fieldwork Turned on Its Head by Ann Fienup-Rirodan.
Ciuliamta Akluit: Things of Our Ancestors by Marie Mead and Ann Fienup-Rirodan.