Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 12th, 2017
Representations and Realities
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kathleen Hardgrove
Description
Produced by the Department of Art, Communication, and Theatre, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Telling Their Own Stories: Indigenous Film as Critical Identity Discourse
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Lempert
Applied Anthropologist, vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 23-33
Description
Looks at different interpretations of similar subject matter in Dustinn Craig's film, 4 Wheel War Pony and ethnographic film Trobriand Cricket by anthropologist Jerry Leach.
Ten Canoes: Engaging Difference
Alternate Title
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lyn McCredden
Studies in Australasian Cinema, vol. 6, no. 1, 2012, pp. 45-56
Description
Looks at Rolf de Heer film dealing with cultural and religious diversity and explains how the film represents sacred understandings or world views.
Terrance Houle & Adrian Stimson: Buckskin Re-Mounting
Alternate Title
Terrance Houle and Adrian Stimson: Buckskin Re-Mounting
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Adrian Stimson
Terrance Houle
Description
In performance piece, two artists deal with issues "at the intersection of gender and indigeneity while working through stereotypical conceptions of the Indigenous male body".
Duration: 17:26.
Terrance Houle and Adrian Stimson: Exploring Indigenous Masculinities: An Analytical Review
Theses
Author/Creator
Erin Louise Sutherland
Description
Cultural Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2012.
Testimony Of Actions: Actions Of Testimony
Alternate Title
INDIANacts: Aboriginal Performance Art
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glenn Alteen
Description
Overview of the conference on Aboriginal performance art and issues raised by Aboriginal performance artists.
Theater as a Medium of Healing: A Critical Analysis of Copper Thunderbird by Marie Clements
Alternate Title
Theatre as a Medium of Healing: A Critical Analysis of Copper Thunderbird by Marie Clements
Theses
Author/Creator
Anna W. Dulba-Barnett
Description
Theatre Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Montana, 2012.
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.
The Thing About Obomsawin's Indianness: Indigenous Reality and the Burden of Education at the National Film Board of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruno Cornellier
Canadian Journal of Film Studies, vol. 21, no. 2, Fall, 2012, pp. 2-26
Description
Discusses attitudes towards documentaries and mainstream reactions to the film Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance.
This is Our Story: Healing Through (Re)Narrativization of Indigenous Trauma
Theses
Author/Creator
Angela Semple
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2012.
This Place Called Home: Curating From an Insider's Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miles R. Miller
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 27, no. 1, Spring, 2012, pp. 21-30
Description
Presents an exhibit, curated as part of the author's master's thesis, that was a collaborative project with the museum and tribal communities.
“This Story Needs a Witness”: The Imbrication of Witnessing, Storytelling, and Resilience in Lee Maracle’s Celia’s Song
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura J. Beard
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2018, pp. 151-178
Description
Examines themes of testimony, trauma, storytelling, and witnessing in Maracle’s novel; discusses the role that narrating and observing can play as a means of collaborating in the decolonization of settler systems and violence.
A Thousand Ways Can Connect You To The Spirit
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Wagamese
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 6, September 2012, p. 14
Description
Explores spiritual tools and forms of expression including those from other cultures.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.
[Three Fires Unity: The Anishnaabeg of the Lake Huron Borderlands]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rebecca Kugel
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 4, Winter, 2012, pp. 134-138
Description
Book review of: Three Fires Unity by Phil Bellfy.
Scroll to page 134 to read article.
Three Hundred Years of Tlingit Art
Alternate Title
Sealaska Heritage Lecture Series Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Aldona Jonaitis
Description
Overview of Pacific Northwest art from pre-contact to present day.
Duration: 54:07.
The Three Men Who Captured Riel in 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Folder containing photographs of Robert Armstrong and William Diehl, with a sketch of Tom Houri [Hourie]. all items glued to folder.
Three Northwest First Nations Perspectives on the Practice of Drumming and Singing: Expanding the Dialogue on Purpose and Function
Theses
Author/Creator
Brooke Wilken
Description
Music Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2012.
Through Our Eyes: An Indigenous View of Mashapaug Pond
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Phoebe Farris
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 3, Defending Life First, September 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses a project which includes collage art, poetry, photography and stamping, and tells the Indigenous history of Mashapaug Pond
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 the Looking Glass: A Qualitative Study of Film in First Nations Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Amanda A. Lino
Description
Anthropology and Geography, Northern Environments and Cultures Thesis (MES)--Lakehead University, 2012.
The Time of Things: The Continuum of Indigenous Customary Practice into Contemporary Art
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
France Trépanier
Description
Catalogue for exhibition of the same name which featured works by Daphne Boyer, Maureen Gruben, Susan Pavel, Skeena Reece, and Marika Echachis Swan.
Tinseltown Tyee: Nipo Strongheart and the Making of Braveheart
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew H. Fisher
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 3, Native Narratives of Indigenous History and Culture, 2018, pp. 93-118
Description
Discusses Strongheart’s role in the DeMille production of the 1925 film Braveheart; argues that Strongheart exercises his agency as a technical adviser and actor to affect the way that Indigenous people are portrayed in film.
Tlingit Music--Past, Present and Future: Ed Littlefield at TEDxSitka
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ed Littlefield
Description
Composer discusses the music, his story and the melding of jazz and traditional Alaskan Native music.
Duration 18:15.
To Banff and the Rockies!: The Prince, the Premier and the Stoneys
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Green
Whispering Wind, vol. 41, no. 2, August-September 2012, pp. 4-10
Description
Depicts the history of ceremonial regalia presented to a British political leader as a honorary chief.
"To Bring a Little Bit of the Land": Tanya Tagaq Performing at the Intersection of Decolonization and Ecocriticism
Theses
Author/Creator
Meredith Boerchers
Description
Music and Culture Thesis (M.A) - Carleton University, 2019.
Tonto's Tale
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ken McGoogan
Canada's History, vol. 92, no. 2, April/May 2012, pp. 16-17
Description
Brief article looks at the life of Harold Jay Smith who played Tonto in the hit 1950 series the Lone Ranger.
The Totemic Art of Small-Town Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Stymeist
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 46, no. 1, Winter, 2012, pp. 5-27
Description
Looks at the background, symbolism and history of town monuments.
Tourists' Perceptions of Aboriginal Heritage Souvenirs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Chang
Geoffrey Wall
Jui-Cheng (Richard) Hung
Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, vol. 17, no. 6, December 2012, pp. 684-700
Description
Study explores differences in the authenticity among stakeholders and the factors that influence perceptions of authenticity.
Toward a Native Archive: Chicago's Relocation Photos, Indian Labor, and Indigenous Public Text
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Megan Tusler
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 3, Summer, 2018, pp. 375-410
Description
Article provides a literary historical reading of photographs from the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) photo archive of the “relocation project.” Discusses the relocation as both an institutional and an aesthetic venture.
Traces of Fremont: Society and Rock Art in Ancient Utah
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rick Minor
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, 2012, pp. 235-238
Description
Book review of: Traces of Fremont by Steven R. Simms.
Review located by scrolling to page 235.
Traces / Re-Traced: Reconstructing Identity: An Interdisciplinary Exhibition
Theses
Author/Creator
Bernard Leroux
Description
Interdisciplinary Art Media and Design Thesis (MFA)--Ontario College of Art and Design, University of Toronto, 2018.
Traditions, Arts & Trades: Teacher Manual
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kerri Ceretzke
Description
Although created for the Old Crow Experiential Educational Project, some activities can be adapted for other contexts. Lessons are grouped by Grades 7-9, Grades 4-6, and Grades 1-3.
Transforming Hybridities: Brendan Lee Satish Tang's Manga Ormolu and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas' Haida Manga
Theses
Author/Creator
Wesley Benjamin Colclough
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2012.
Tribal Cultural Centers: Planning for Today and Tomorrow
Theses
Author/Creator
Josephine G. Lee
Description
Museology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2012.
The Trick Question: Finding a Home for Tricksters in Indigenous Literary Nationalism
Theses
Author/Creator
Kayleigh Cline
Description
English and Film Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2012.
Troops enroute to N.W. Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Canadian Pacific Railway (photographer)
Description
Image of troops at rest in a train car enroute to action in the Northwest Resistance.
Truthful Engagement: Making the Witness Blanket, an Ongoing Process of Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carey Newman (Hayalthkin’geme)
Engaged Scholar Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, Engaged Scholarship and the Arts, Spring, 2019, pp. 235-243
Description
Interview with artist Carey Newman about the process of creating The Witness Blanket project, a multimedia installation which incorporated items collected from residential schools, churches, government buildings, and traditional structures from across Canada.
Turning Pages: Eden Robinson on Trickster Drift
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Eden Robinson
Michael Elves
Description
Episode 66: Eden Robinson discusses Trickster Drift, the second novel in her Trickster Trilogy, and her process for writing it.
Duration: 26:38.
Understanding Place in Culture: Serigraphs and the Transmission of Cultural Knowledge
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Victoria Art Collections
Shelby Richardson
Description
Exhibition features 30 prints by seven Indigenous artists from the coastal areas of British Columbia: Francis Dick, Maynard Johnny Jr., Edward Joe, Stan Greene, Floyd Joseph, Tim Paul, and Joe David.
Contains links to short biographies of artists, images of each artwork, brief bibliography and curatorial essay.
Unexpected Parallels: Commonalities Between Native American and Outsider Arts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dyani Reynolds-White Hawk
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 27, no. 1, Spring, 2012, pp. 47-61
Description
Identifies behaviours and patterns in the treatment of the mainstream art world when dealing with marginalized "other" groups.
Unsettling Canadian Heritage: Decolonial Aesthetics in Canadian Video and Performance Art
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah E.K. Smith
Carla Taunton
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 52, no. 1, Winter, 2018, pp. 306-341
Description
Article examines the work of contemporary artists Leah Decter, Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn, and Caroline Monnet. Discusses the artists’ engagement with current discourse surrounding settler colonialism and their use of the arts to disrupt conceptualization of the Canadian state as inclusive and benevolent.
Unsettling Exhibition Pedagogies: Troubling Stories of the Nation with Miss Chief
Theses
Author/Creator
Kay Johnson
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2019.
Refers to the exhibition by Kent Monkman, Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience .
Unsettling the Archive: Intervention and Parody in Contemporary Indigenous Photography
Theses
Author/Creator
Reilley Bishop-Stall
Description
Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2018.
Focuses on the work of Wendy Red Star, Ken Gonzales Day, Meryl McMaster, Chris Bose, Kent Monkman and Da-ka-xeen Mehner.
Untranslatable Timescapes in James Welch’s Fools Crow and the Deconstruction of Settler Time
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doro Wiese
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 1, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, July 11, 2019, pp. 56-75
Description
Literary criticism article in which the author suggests that Welch’s use of Indigenous understandings of time as a narrative device in the novel Fools Crow works to both dismantle Western histories and to disrupt the mainstream perception of Western ontologies as universal and self-evident.
The Uprising in the Northwest - Sketch. - 25 April 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Sketch subtitle: White inhabitants of the Saskatchewan region leaving a settlement after an Indian raid. Two males and one female, all wearing snowshoes and heavy coats, walking through the snow. The woman is carrying a small child.
Urban Indians, Native Networks, and the Creation of Modern Regional Identity in the American Southwest
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cathleen D. Cahill
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 3, Native Narratives of Indigenous History and Culture, 2018, pp. 71-92
Description
Article explores how Indigenous opera singers in the Southwestern United States in the 1920's used their platform as performers to publicize Indigenous histories; highlights the mobility of Indigenous peoples and how they helped to create modern urban spaces in the Southwest.
Urban Representations: Cultural Expression, Identity and Politics
Alternate Title
AIATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference; 2009
Perspectives on Urban Life: Connections and Reconnections
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sylvia Kleinert
Grace Koch
Fran Edmonds
Barbara Ashford
Vicki Couzens ... [et al.]
Utilising PEARL to Teach Indigenous Art History: A Canadian Example
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carmen Robertson
Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, vol. 41 , no. 1, Pearls not Problems: Transforming Pedagogy in Indigenous Australian Studies in the Context of Higher, August 2012, pp. 60-66
Description
Professor from the University of Regina presents case study based on teaching a third-year course titled "Contemporary Aboriginal Art and Colonialism".
Utilizing Drumming For American Indians/Alaska Natives With Substance Use Disorders: A Focus Group Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Dickerson
Francis Robichaud
Cheryl Teruya
Kathleen Nagaran
Yih-Ing Hser
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 38, no. 5, September 2012, pp. 505-510
Description
Looks at the development and potential of DARTNA, Drum-Assisted Recovery for Native Americans.