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
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.
Geology of National Parks, 3D and Photographic Tours: American Indians of the Southwest, 1871-1875
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
U.S. Department of the Interior
Description
Websites includes photographs of American Indians posing in Aboriginal dress or activities during the U.S. Geological and Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian and the Powell Survey of the Colorado River Canyons.
George Catlin and His Indian Gallery – Classroom Activities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Education Office
Description
Focuses on portraits of Indigenous subjects painted by George Catlin, who traveled the United States during the 1830s to capture images of the "vanishing race". Includes general historical background, extracts from primary sources, and exercises and discussion questions.
George de Forest Brush: The Indian Paintings
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
George de Forest Brush
Description
Presents several of the artist's late paintings (1880) that emerged as works of protest. From exhibition mounted at the National Gallery of Art, September 14, 2008 - January 4, 2009.
George Woodcock's Peoples of the Coast: A Review Article
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert D. Levine
Peter L. MacNair
BC Studies, no. 40, Winter, 1978-79, pp. 57-70
Description
Book review of: People of the Coast by George Woodcock.
The Gifts Within: Carrying Each Other Forward in Aboriginal Education
Alternate Title
Our Schools, Our Selves
E-Books
Author/Creator
Athlueetuq
Margaret Tucker
Simeon Russell Blackbird
Anika Altiman
Janette Richmond ...
Kevin Lamure
Linda Lou (Sands) Classens ...
A. Whiteye
Muriel Sampson ...
JoAnn V. Henry
John K. Snake ... [et al.]
Giinaquq: Like a Face: Sugpiaq Masks of the Kodiak Archipelago / Giinaquq: Comme un Visage: Les Masques Sugpiat de l'Archipel de Kodiak
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sven D. Haakanson
Amy f. Steffian
Anne-Claire Laronde
Gordon L. Pullar
Perry Eaton ... [et al.]
Glimpsing Our Past: An Archival Photo Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nadine Charabin
Paula Daigle
Andy Miller
Saskatchewan History, vol. 69, no. 1, Winter, 2017-2018, pp. 5-7
Description
Describes a project undertaken collaboratively by First Nations University (FNU) in Regina, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan (PAS), and the Pasqua First Nation, to research and provide better descriptive information for a number of photos of First Nations people in the FNU library.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 5.
Global Indigenous Media: Cultures, Poetics and Politics
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed
AlterNative, vol. 5, no. 1, 2009, pp. 141-144
Description
Book Review: Global Indigenous Media: Cultures, Poetics and Politics edited by Pamela Wilson and Michelle Stewart with articles by Lisa Brooten, Mario Murillo and Faye Ginsburg.
The Great Shimmering
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Norman Hallendy
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 2, April/May 2017, pp. 64-66
Description
Reports on a large concentration of inuksuit at Cape Dorset and also includes an excerpt from, An Intimate Wilderness: Arctic Voices In A Land Of Vast Horizons.
Haida Art: Northern Villages: Part 1
Alternate Title
Distinctive Art of Haida Villages: The Northern Villages
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
George MacDonald
Description
Discusses the architecture of houses and design styles of totems poles in the villages of Kaigani, Klinkwan, Kassan.
Part 1: Duration: 34:20.
Access to Part 2.
‘The happiest time of my life …’: Emotive Visitor Books and Early Mission Tourism to Victoria’s Aboriginal Reserves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nikita Vanderbyl
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 95-120
Description
Article looks at mission guest books from Indigenous reservations in Victoria, Australia in order to examine the mind set and fixations of visitors participating in mission tourism in the region.
He Whare Hangarau Māori: Language, Culture & Technology
E-Books
Author/Creator
Hineitimoana Greensill
Hōri Manuirirangi
Hēmi Whaanga
Te Taka Keegan
Tania M. Ka‘ai … [et al.]
Healing Through Presence: The Embodiment of Absence in the Plays of Daniel David Moses
Theses
Author/Creator
Timothy Stone
Description
English - Literary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Waterloo, 2009.
Heartbeat of Diversity: First Nations Cultural Traditions
Media » Film and Video
Description
Examines First Nations music in a combined band and social studies, grade 9, classroom in Saskatchewan.
Highlights Report: RAIC International Indigenous Architecture and Design Symposium
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)
Description
Overview of presentations from four sessions: Kora Sessions from Aotearoa New Zealand; Respecting the Land and Identities; Creating Consensus and Engagement; and Indigenous Design: Tools, Methods and Processes.
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada’s Representation of Indigenous History from 1945 to 1982
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Cole
Description
History Thesis (MA) -- University of Ottawa, 2017.
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada's Representation of Indigenous History from 1945 to 1982
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Cole
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Historical Ironies: The Australian Aboriginal Art Revolution
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Burns Coleman
Journal of Art Historiography, no. 1, December 2009, pp. 1-22
Description
Examines the relationship between art, identity and culture and the discourses surrounding contemporary Indigenous art.
How Native American Rappers Communicate and Create a Modern Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Hannah Berge
Description
Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication Thesis (M.A.)--James Madison University, 2017.
Analyzes lyrics from AbOriginal by Frank Waln.
Huron-Wendat Historical Visual Arts Tradition: Symbol of Cultural Continuity and Autonomy in the Past, Source of Inspiration in the Present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne de Stecher
St. Andrews Journal of Art History and Museum Studies, vol. 13, 2009, pp. 87-95
Description
Looks at the history of moosehair embroidered souvenir art.
"I Dreamed of the Elk": Iron Tail's Muslin Dance Shield
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Green
Whispering Wind, vol. 38, no. 4, Issue 266, March-April 2009, pp. 4-10
Description
Describes the painted muslin shield inspired by a vision and was thought to give magical protection. Includes photographs.
[I'POYI David Wells at the Glenbow]
Alternate Title
I'POYI Aboriginal Writers Gathering ; March 26, 2009
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
David Wells
Description
Spoken word artist presents a rap song.
Duration: 6:38.
[I'POYI Troy Emery Twigg at the Nickle Arts]
Alternate Title
I'POYI Aboriginal Writers Gathering ; March 27, 2009
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Troy Emory Twigg
Description
Dancer reads an article he wrote, A Story of an Entry at Union Station, How Ancient Memories Travel Through the Blood, Peter Chen and Me, and then performs a dance.
Duration: 21:42.
... I Shed No Tears
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daniel Baird
Canadian Art, vol. 26, no. 4, Winter, 2009, pp. 104-108
Description
Brief article about photographer Arthur Renwick's series Delegates: Chiefs of the Earth and Sky, Totem Hysteria, and Masks.
"Imagine Trying to Convince the World You Exist"
Alternate Title
"Our Indian Princess": Subverting the Stereotype
[School for Advanced Research Global Indigenous Politics Series]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Nancy Marie Mithlo
Tammy Rahr
Description
Commentary on interview with artist Tammy Rahr.
Chapter one from: "Our Indian Princess": Subverting the Stereotype by Nancy Marie Mithlo.
Imaging Nation: The Resilience of Indigenous Australian Art and its Colonial Representation
Theses
Author/Creator
Khadija Zinnenburg Carroll
Description
History of Art and Architecture Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 2009.
Imagining Indigenous Digital Futures: An Afterword
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Raheja
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 1, Digital Indigenous Studies: Gender, Genre, and New Media, Spring, 2017, pp. 172-175
Description
Special issue on digital Indigenous studies represents a collection of essays about the critical work Indigenous women are performing in their various digital projects.
In Brief: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's "Living Conditions in Aboriginal Communities" Photographic Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marc Fonda
Canadian Diversity=Diversity&eaactue; canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, p. 42
Description
Brief description of project linking research results of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's Well-Being Index (CBW) to images of living conditions.
Scroll down to page 42 to read article.
In/consequential Relationships: Refusing Colonial Ethics of Engagement in Yuxweluptun’s Inherent Rights, Vision Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah King
BC Studies, no. 193, Spring, 2017, pp. 187-192
Description
Reviews artist's virtual reality installation from the exhibit Unceded Territories.
In the Balance: Indigeneity, Performance, Globalization
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Greyeyes
Tracy Devine Guzmán
Arifani Moyo
Margaret Werry
Faye Ginsburg … [et al.]
In the Balance: Indigeneity, Performance, Globalization
E-Books
Author/Creator
MIcheal Greyeyes
Tracy Devine Guzmán
Arifani Moyo
Margaret Werry
Kester Dyer ... [et al.]
Indian Blues: The Indigenization of American Popular Music
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John W. Troutman
World Literature Today, vol. 83, no. 3, May/June 2009, pp. 42-46
Description
Discusses how Native American musicians have fused native music styles with other musical traditions to assimilate into United States culture.
The Indian Craze: Primitivism, Modernism, and Transculturation in American Art, 1890-1915
Alternate Title
Objects/Histories
E-Books
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Hutchinson
Indian Notes [Vol. 12, no. 1, 1978]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John C. Ewers
Edmund C. Carpenter
William N. Fenton
William C. Sturtevant
Description
Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
Issue features the established policy for accessions to the collections.
Indian Photographs: Amelia Frost and the Presbyterian Mission
Alternate Title
Benedicte Wrensted: An Idaho Photographer in Focus
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Smithsonian Institution
[Joanna Cohan Scherer
Jim Kochert]
Description
Presents photographs from the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in 1887 during the Presbyterian Mission.
Indians Everywhere: Paul Chaat Smith on "Americans"
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Paul Chaat Smith
Description
Curator of the exhibition entitled Americans at the National Museum of the American Indian discusses the exhibition about the pervasiveness of the image of the American Indian in popular culture and the controversy surrounding the validity of artist Jimmy Durham's Cherokee identity.
Duration: 58:51.
Indig-curious: What are the Challenges for Non Aboriginal Theatre Practitioners in Accessing and Interpreting Aboriginal Themes?
Theses
Author/Creator
Jane Harrison
Description
Playwrighting Thesis (M.A.)--Queensland University of Technology, 2009.
Indigenous Art in the Museum Context: An Exhibition and Analysis of the Work of Kent Monkman
Theses
Author/Creator
Kerry Swanson
Description
Communications and Culture Project Paper (M.A.)--Ryerson University, [2009?]
Indigenous Artists, Ingenuity, and Resistance at the California Missions After 1769
Theses
Author/Creator
Yve Barthelemy Chavez
Description
Art History Thesis (Ph.D)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2017.
Indigenous Australian Art in Intercultural Contact Zones
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eleonore Wildburger
Coolabah, vol. 3, 2009, pp. 109-115
Description
Comments on an appropriate approach to Aboriginal art and the issues of art production, art reception and representation with specific reference to Bush Tomato Dreaming by artist Lucy Ngwarai Kunoth.
Indigenous Collections Symposium: Promising Practices, Challenging Issues, Changing the System
Alternate Title
Indigenous Collections Symposium: Proceedings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Museum Association
Description
Topics discussed were collecting and collections management, and repatriation and initiatives for reconciliation; includes case studies, witness reflections and link to the webinar Museum Perspectives on the Task Force on Museums & First Peoples and the Recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Indigenous Comics in the United States Indigenous Comics in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tony Chavarria
World Literature Today, vol. 83, no. 3, May/June 2009, pp. 47-49
Description
Discusses how American Indians employ visual methods of storytelling to comment on their world. Content based on exhibit from the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture entitled, Comic Art Indigène:Where Comics and the Indigenous Meet
Indigenous Filmmaking at the NFB: An Overview
Alternate Title
Indigenous Film-Making at the National Film Board: An Overview
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Description
Traces evolution of productions from the 1940s to the present day.
Indigenous Foundations
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website includes information and resources on the history, culture, identity, rights, and politics of Aboriginal peoples.
Indigenous Intangible Cultural Heritage: Towards an Indigenous Approach to Canadian Heritage Management and Planning
Theses
Author/Creator
Julia Catherine Marie Stevens
Description
Planning Thesis (MES)--University of Waterloo, 2017.
Indigenous Storytelling: Contesting, Interrupting, and Intervening in the Nation-Building Project Through Historica Canada’s Heritage Minutes
Theses
Author/Creator
Anna Shah Hoque
Description
Communications Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2017.
Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Symbols
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachael Selby
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, p. [?]
Description
2009 Edition contains:
Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Symbols by Rachael Selby.
Matariki - A Symbol of Survival by Hohaia Collier.
Windigo Presence in Selected Contemporary Ojibwe Prose and Poetry by Linda LeGarde Grover.
Māori Symbolism - The Enacted Curriculum by Jamie Lambert.
Who Says I Don't Want to Come to School?