Examines reactions to the 2009 film by Warwick Thornton which is about bravery, hopelessness, optimism, and the struggles of two Indigenous youth, and the dialogues it has created.
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 39, no. 1/2, 2007, pp. 219-224
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Reviews 3 books:
Unsettling Encounters: First Nations Imagery in the Art of Emily Carr by Gerta Moray.
Tsimshian Treasures: The Remarkable Journey of the Dundas edited by Donald Ellis.
Emily Carr: New Perspectives on a Canadian Icon Charles C.Hill, Johanne Lamoureux, Ian M. Thom, curators ; essays by Jay Steward and Peter Macnair ... [et al.]
Folktales and Fairy Tales: Translation, Colonialism, and Cinema
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Steven Edmund Winduo
Description
Discusses how scholars use tradition to view culture, society and events.
Chapter four from Folktales and Fairy Tales: Translation, Colonialism, and Cinema a symposium held in Honolulu, September, 2010.
Question and answer period with the artist who combines Haida artist conventions with Japanese animation and Chinese brush-painting techniques to tell traditional stories.
Duration: 46:15.
Material Culture Review, vol. 65, Spring, 2007, pp. 8-19
Description
Discusses the underlying meanings conveyed by the way objects are displayed in exhibits. In this case there was poor lighting, little effort made to provide context, use of the word Eskimo, and no discussion of contemporary issues.
Photographies, vol. 3, no. 2, Photography, Archive and Memory, 2010, pp. 173-187
Description
Explains the current role of the archive in terms of showing engagement between white settlers and Indigenous people and also to assist with the recovery of family and stories that have been lost through colonization in Australia.
Museum Anthropology Review, vol. 1, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 93-99
Description
Reviews exhibition of over 250 American Indian artworks and crafts showcasing clothing, masks, modern textile designs, sculptures, paintings and artwork on paper.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 2, 2007, pp. 113-166
Description
Book reviews of:
Boarding School Blues: Revisiting American Indian Educational Experiences edited and with an introduction by Clifford E. Trafzer, Jean A. Keller, and Lorene Sisquoc.
Captive Histories: English, French, and Native Narratives of the 1704 Deerfield Raid by Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney.
A Conquering Spirit: Fort Mims and the Redstick War of 1813–1814 by Gregory A. Waselkov.
Crazy Horse: A Lakota Life by Kingsley M. Bray.
Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Native Peoples and Archaeology in the Northeastern United States edited by Jordan E.
Theatre Research International, vol. 35, no. 3, 2010, pp. 302-303
Description
Book reviews of: Native American Drama: A Critical Perspective by Christy Stanlake and Native American Performance and Representation edited by S. E. Wilmer.
Video clip from the performance storytellling presentation An Evening with Richard Wagamese. In the video Richard, an Ojibway columnist / novelist / storyteller, expresses his views on language, orality and storytelling.
Video clip from An Evening with Richard Wagamese, an Ojibway columnist / novelist / storyteller. In the clip, Richard expresses his views on language, orality and storytelling.
Video clip from An Evening with Richard Wagamese an Ojibway columnist / novelist / storyteller. In the clip Richard expresses his views on language, orality and storytelling.
Department of Economic Development & Transportation. Government of Nunavut
Description
Looks at the framework for the work that is needed in the next five to seven years to ensure the arts in Nunavut thrive and continue to contribute to the economics of the territory.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 12, December 2010, p. 1,14
Description
Comments on the investiture of a Métis sash during at ceremony at the Saskatchewan Legislature to celebrate 2010 as Year of the Métis.
Article found on page 1 and continued by scrolling to page 14.
Docu-drama about a young man from the Lakota Sioux Nation in South Dakota who travels to Washington State to live with his uncle to learn about his relatives, the coastal Salish. In the process he also learns about the environment and the salmon.
Duration: 43:59
See resource guide Shadow of the Salmon: Respect the Salmon, Respect Yourself.