Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Matchie
North Dakota Quarterly, vol. 70, no. 2, March 2003, pp. 151-162
Description
Discusses two books that are thematically both about music.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women of North America: Culture as a Tool to Denounce
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elisa Tripotin
Description
Main focus is The REDress Project and its subsequent use in other works.
Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow Aug. 23 2003. - Slides.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch
Description
Three elevated views of Aboriginal war veterans and young Aboriginal women marching during the Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow.
Historical note:
The Mistawasis First Nation is located approximately 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow Aug. 23 2003. - Slides.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch (photographer)
Description
Views of young Aboriginal women marching, a portrait of a male war veteran in uniform with medals, and a group of men drumming during the Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow.
Historical note:
The Mistawasis First Nation is located roughly 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow Aug. 24 2003. - Slide.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch (photographer)
Description
Portrait of young Aboriginal boy taken during the Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow.
Historical note:
The Mistawasis First Nation is located roughly 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow Aug. 24 2003. - Slide.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch (photographer)
Description
Portrait of female Aboriginal elder holding an object [book] in her right hand during the Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow.
Historical note:
The Mistawasis First Nation is located roughly 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow Aug. 24 2003. - Slide.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch (photographer)
Description
Portrait of female Aboriginal child dancing during the Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow.
Historical note:
The Mistawasis First Nation is located roughly 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow Aug. 24 2003. - Slide.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch (photographer)
Description
Grouping of flags - Canadian, Union Jack, Treaty 6, Saskatchewan and United States - flying during the Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow. Tops of two tipis in background.
Historical note:
The Mistawasis First Nation is located roughly 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.More Than Just Flesh: The Arts as Resistance and Sexual Empowerment
Theses
Author/Creator
Camille Usher
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2017.
Mothertongue: Incorporating Theatre of the Oppressed into Language Restoration Movements
Alternate Title
Nurturing Native Languages
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Qwo-Li Driskill
Description
Chapter 13 from Nurturing Native Languages edited by Jon Reyhner, Octaviana V. Trujillo, Roberto Luis Carrasco, Louise Lockard.
Looks at a form of theatre where the actors share their own stories.
Museum, Kitigan Zibi in Tug of War Over Remains
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marty Logan
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 10, February 2003, p. 24
Description
Relates the First Nations band, Kitigan Zibi Anishnabeg, fight against the Canadian Museum of Civilization for human bones found within their traditional Algonquin territory.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.24.
Museum Review: Listening for the Conversation: The First People's Hall at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julia Harrison
Anthropologica, vol. 45, no. 2, 2003, pp. 293-[?]
Description
Comments on the background and provides description of exhibit.
Museums and Source Communities: A Routledge Reader
E-Books
Author/Creator
Laura Peers
Alison K. Brown
Trudy Nicks
Ann Fienup-Riordan
Lissant Bolton ... [et al.]
Music as Knowledge in Shamanism and Other Healing Traditions of Siberia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marilyn Walker
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 40, no. 2, 2003, pp. 40-49
Description
Discusses aspects of shamanism, music and dance as aspects of healing.
Muskoday Reserve Pow Wow. - August 9, 2003. - Slide.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch (photographer)
Description
Image of group of Aboriginal men wearing ceremonial dress and carrying flags.
Muskoday Reserve Pow Wow. - August 9, 2003. - Slide.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch (photographer)
Description
Image of troop of young [cadets] marching at Pow Wow.
Muskoday Reserve Pow Wow. - August 9, 2003. - Slides.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch (photographer)
Description
Image of 'No Alcohol' sign at Pow Wow, and an image showing Aboriginal war veterans, a RCMP officer and other Aboriginal persons marching.
Mythic Frontiers: Remembering, Forgetting, and Profiting with Cultural Heritage Tourism
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jessica L. Taylor
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 187-190
Description
Book review of Mythic Frontiers by Daniel R. Maher.
National Indigenous Music Impact Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NVision Insight
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)
Description
Reports results of online survey with 621 creators, promoters, supporters of Indigenous music in Canada, group discussions and 70 interviews. Includes profiles and outputs of artists and companies, information on sources of economic impact, barriers and challenges encountered, and considerations for further development.
Native Alcohol Counselling Program
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Glen Berger
Description
36 images (5 scanned here) of a Native alcohol counselling centre in Saskatoon taken on January 26, 1979. They show the inside and outside of the house used for the centre, counsellor Bertha Oullette and a group meeting.
The Native American and a Theatre For the Land: In Pursuit of the Vision
Theses
Author/Creator
Christine G. Melchoirre
Description
Liberal Studies Thesis (M.A.)--State University of New York, Empire State College, 2003.
Native American Fashion: Inspiration, Appropriation, and Cultural Identity
Alternate Title
"Navajo" Underwear and Headdresses on the Runway: A Look at the Last Five Years of Cultural Appropriation in Fashion
Ball Gowns, Moccasins and Black Beaver Hats: York Factory and Red River as Sites of Fashion Innovation
Clothes along the Mohawk: Fashion Exchange and Appropriation among Peoples of Early New York
Cultural Appropriation or Appreciation? A Modern-Day Critique
Everything's Better with a War Bonnet on It!
Fluidity of Referents: Maya Appropriations and Adornments
Non-Native as Native Americans: "I'm an Indian Too"
Style on Trial: Cultural (Mis)Appropriation and Fashion Law
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anna Blume
Timothy Shannon
Sherry Farrell Racette
Daniel James Cole
Adrienne Keene … [et al.]
Description
Videos from a day-long symposium which explored past and present fashions, issues surrounding appropriation, and examples of collaborations between Indigenous designers and fashion brands.
Native American Music from Wounded Knee to the Billboard Charts: A Document Based Exploration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
TeachRock
Description
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.
Native American P.O.W. Art from Fort Marion: Matches's Sketchbook
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Wierzbowski
Expedition, vol. 45, no. 3, Winter, 2003, pp. 15-20
Description
Describes the images known as 'ledger drawings' contained in the sketchbook.
Native Art, Native Voices: A Resource for K-12 Learners
E-Books
Author/Creator
Minneapolis Institute of Art
[Marlena Myles
James Autio Gordon Coons
Margaret Swenson... [et al.]
Description
Includes art essays, lesson plans, artist interviews and description of American regions and environments.
Native Chiefs and Famous Métis: Leadership and Bravery in the Canadian West
Alternate Title
Amazing stories
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Holly Quan
Native Pop: Bunky Echo-Hawk and Steven Paul Judd Subvert Star Wars
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Olena McLaughlin
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 30-52
Description
Author discusses the work of two Indigenous pop-artists and how they appropriate iconic mainstream imagery in order to subvert popular narratives and stereotypes in the Star Wars franchise and in the wider film industry.
Native Space: Geographic Strategies to Unsettle Settler Colonialism
Alternate Title
First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Natchee Blu Bard
First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies Series
Nebinyan's Songs: An Aboriginal Whaler of South-West Western Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Gibbs
Aboriginal History, vol. 27, 2003, pp. [1]-15
Description
Comments on the life and works of a Nyungar songman.
Negotiating Accuracy and Authenticity in an Aboriginal King Lear
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Dean
Rethinking History, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 255-273
Description
Discusses the landmark production opening on May 8, 2012 under the direction of Peter Hinton.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
Niitsitapiisini: Our Way of Life: The Story of the Blackfoot People
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Glenbow Museum
Description
Virtual exhibition divided into six sections: how we lived with the buffalo; how we lived with the land; how we lived with other people; our world; and traditional stories.
Includes link to teacher toolkit.
Nineteenth Century Performing Indians: An Annotated Bibliography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellen Shifrin
Dance Research Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, Autumn/Winter, 1979/1980, pp. 13-23
Description
Cites works dealing with the Wild West Show, the primary venue for Aboriginal dance in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Nitsitapiisinni: The Story of the Blackfoot People
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert Jarvis Brownlie
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 84, no. 4, December 2003, pp. 660-661
Description
Book review of: Nitsitapiisinni by The Blackfoot Gallery Committee.
The "Noble Savage" in American Music and Literature, 1790-1855
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacob Mathew Somers
Description
Music History and Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Marshall University, 2017
Refers to James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans, Henry Russell's "The Indian Hunter", and Henry Woodsworth Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha .
Northern Artists
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Lois Dalby (photographer)
Description
A set of 50 photographs featuring five Aboriginal artists in the 1970s and 80s, taken in La Ronge and Uranium City. James Ratt, John Halkett, and Myles Charles are all from the La Ronge area, while Sonny MacDonald was living in Uranium City and Lloyd Pinay, originally from the Peepeekis Reserve, was working at his sculpture in La Ronge.
Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form (50th Anniversary Edition)
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Solen Roth
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 179-180
Description
Book review of Northwest Coast Indian Art by Bill Holm.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 179.
Not All Killed by John Wayne: The Long History of Indigenous Rock, Metal, and Punk: 1940s to Present
Alternate Title
Not All Killed by John Wayne: Indigenous Rock ‘n’ Roll, Metal, and Punk History: 1940s to the Present
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristen Le Amber Martinez
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2019.
Not Jimmie Durham's Cherokee
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roy Boney
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 29-32
Description
Looks at the artist's claim of Cherokee ancestry by examining his use of excerpts from a letter written in Cherokee syllabary by Zeke Proctor in his work Proctor's Letter.
Not Your Grandfather's Horse: Automobiles Performing the Trickster in Modern and Contemporary Work by Artists from Plains Cultures
Theses
Author/Creator
Aaron Moses
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017
Refers to the works of Horace Poolaw, Dallin Maybee, Arthur Amiotte, Jay Polite Labor, and Wendy Red Star
Notes on Becoming a Comrade: Indigenous Women, Leadership, and Movement(s) for Decolonization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jaskiran Dhillon
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism, 2019, pp. 41-54
Description
Author uses her own experiences as non-Indigenous woman of color to explore the challenges in becoming an ally with Indigenous communities fight in their fight for decolonization.
Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Olson
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 4, Winter, 2003, pp. 8-12
Description
Outlines the history, activities and goals of the organization.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 8.
Of this Land, On this Land: Indigenous Artists Challenging the Racial Logics of Liberal Modernity
Theses
Author/Creator
Suzanne Morrissette
Description
Social and Political Thought Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2017.
Refers to works by Bonnie Devine, Kent Monkman, Kade Twist, Christian Chapman, the Ogimaa Mikana Project, Cheryl L'Hirondelle, Carl Beam, Merritt Johnson, A Tribe Called Red, and Fallon Simard.
Oka Crisis, the Champlain Monument, and the Art of Acting Out Change (Without Erasing the Past)
Alternate Title
Not Artomatic
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Lara Evans
Description
Focuses on performance artist Greg Hill's Scout series.
On Aboriginal Representation in the Gallery
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Marybelle Mitchell
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 3, Fall, 2003, pp. 46-47
Description
Book review of On Aboriginal Art in the Gallery edited by Lynda Jessup with Shannon Bagg.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, p. 46.
On and Off: A Tour of Theatre Festivals in Canada and the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shawn Huffman
Contemporary Theatre Review, vol. 13, no. 4, 2003, pp. 57-65
Description
Discusses the tradition of festivals in Aboriginal and European culture, and highlights a number of contemporary festivals.
On-Screen Protocols & Pathways: A Media Production Guide to Working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities, Cultures, Concepts and Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marcia Nickerson
Description
Intent is to provide decision-making guidelines for communities, content creators, funding bodies, and industry partners; share best practices; educate industry about cultural practices; and encourage informed, respectful dialogue by participants in productions.
Once Upon a Time
Images » Photographs
Description
A poster with a black and white image of an Aboriginal family identified as Sampson, Leah and daughter Francis, 1907. (Source of original photograph not given) It advertises an upcoming storytelling evening at Fort Carlton on August 30, 2003.
One Hundred Words for Conquest: Curating Arctic Sovereignty at the Winnipeg Art Gallery
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret Boyce
Description
English and Cultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2019.
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Stereotypes: A History of Native Culture and Imagery in American Cinematic Cartoons
Theses
Author/Creator
Dustin Devore
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017.