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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 Littlechild: The Spirit Giggles Within
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Littlechild
"Ghost Dance": The Crisis of Categorization in Indigenous Art
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Matthew Ryan Smith
BlackFlash, 2014, pp. 51-55
Description
Discusses artists works in the exhibition "Ghost Dance: Activism. Resistance. Art" as part of a wider movement to define Indigenous style.
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.
Grass Dance of Spirit Lake Dakota
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jim Johnston
Whispering Wind, vol. 43, no. 2, Issue 294, December 2014, p. 30
Description
Book review of: Grass Dance of Spirit Lake Dakota by Louis Garcia with Mark Diedrich; illustrated by David Sager, forward by Raymond J. Demallie.
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.
Hair Roach Harness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. Steve Albin
Whispering Wind, vol. 43, no. 2, Issue 294, December 2014, pp. 12-13
Description
Front and rear view photographs of roach harness style dating back to the late 1960s early 1970s.
‘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 Mana Taonga, He Mana Tangata: Māori Taonga and The Politics of Māori Tribal Identity and Development
Alternate Title
He Mana Taonga, He Mana Tangata: Maori Taonga and The Politics of Maori Tribal Identity and Development
Theses
Author/Creator
Arapata Tamati Hakiwai
Description
Museum and Heritage Studies (Ph.D.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2014.
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.]
Heads Above Grass, Provocative Native Public Art and Studio Practice with Edgar Heap of Birds, Public Artist
Alternate Title
Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture and Community
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Edgar Heap of Birds
Description
Edgar Heap of Birds shares his art and opinions. Concludes with videos of places he has been.
Duration: 1:06:50.
Heartbeats
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jordana L. Williams
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 1, Celebrating 25 Years, Fall, 2014, p. 58
Description
Presents the author's insights regarding her childhood memories from old photographs.
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 (M.A.)--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 (MA) -- University of Ottawa, 2017.
A History of the Upper Athabasca Valley in the Nineteenth Century
Alternate Title
Microfiche Report (Parks Canada) ; no. 225
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gerhard Ens
Barry Potyondi
no. 225
Description
Focuses on Jasper House.
History, Power, Texts: Cultural and Indigenous Studies
Alternate Title
CSR Books ; no. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tony Birch
Stephen Muecke
Sonia Smallacombe
Heather Goodall
Wendy Brady ... [et al.]
The Hours That Remain by Keith Barker: Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Angela Code
Description
Provides historical background about issues relating to the play about the murdered and missing women from the "Highway of Tears", a section of highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
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.
How to Secure a Porcupine Hair Roach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Thompson
Whispering Wind, vol. 43, no. 2, Issue 294, December 2014, pp. 8-11
Description
Instructions for the braid and pin method and chin tie method of attaching the hair roach. Includes photographs.
Howe's Paradox and Anomalistic Legacy Shows the Turning Point for Native American Artists and Insights for our 21 st Century Life
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vicki Milewski
Description
Discusses how Oscar Howe has created a liner abstract design concept that utilizes the formal elements of line, color and space to bridge the gap between traditional Indian values and the world of contemporary art.
Huron Carol: A Canadian Cultural Chameleon
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Steckley
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 27, no. 1, 2014, pp. [55]-74
Description
Looks at a 1643 carol written by Jesuit Father Jean de Brébeuf in Wendat or Huron language.
Huvit? Qanuipit? Arts Organizations in the North
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Karen Kilikvak Kabloona
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 2, Spring/Summer, 2014, pp. 36-44
Description
Alphabetical listing of organizations including brief description, mailing address and web address.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 36.
I'm On The Mend
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jack
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, March 1986, p. 60
Description
Song laments the health and social costs of alcohol abuse.
Iconoclastic Reflections on Collecting Inuit Art
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ian Lindsay
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 1986, p. 4
Description
Donor of sculpture to Winnipeg Art Gallery discusses his views on selecting works for purchase.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
Identity and Authenticity: A Study of the Contemporary Native American Experience Through the Works of Fritz Scholder and James Luna
Theses
Author/Creator
Amanda Renee Saracho
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Colorado, 2014.
Identity Through A Journey With Our Ancestors
Theses
Author/Creator
Marie Loreen Hunt
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2014.
If Seattle is "Indian Country", Where are All the Indians?: Representing the Past in a Settler City
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Thornton
Description
American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hawai'i, 2014.
Imagine Lennon as Choctaw Code Talker: Indigenized Beatles in LeAnne Howe's Miko Kings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Snyder
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 1, no. 2, Fall, 2014, pp. 89-104
Description
Comments on the "chain of symbolic associations between the Indigenous, in particular the Choctaw, and Lennon and The Beatles that extends across much of the novel".
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/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 Art was Ignored, at Best, Until Coming of Heard Museum
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bruce I. Burnett
Globe and Mail, December 6, 1986, p. 11
Description
Describes how the Heard Museum created interest in Native American and Indigenous peoples art and discusses how some of this art attempted to make comprehensible what was incomprehensible.
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.
Indian Play: Indigenous Identities at Bacone College
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lisa K. Neuman
Indians and Wannabes: Native American Powwow Dancing in the Northeast and Beyond
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Katrina Phillips
NAIS : Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 1, no. 2, Fall, 2014, pp. 195-197
Description
Book review of: Indians and Wannabes by Ann M. Axtmann.
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.
Indigenizing the Curriculum: An Appendix of Films and Movies, and Their Supportive Books
Alternate Title
[Community-based Aboriginal Curriculum Initiatives]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Helen D. Armstrong
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, 2014, pp. 97-99
Description
Introduction to full bibliography
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 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 Education Through Dance and Ceremony: Mexica Palimpsest
Alternate Title
Postcolonial Studies in Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ernesto "Tlahuitollini" Colin
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 Hip Hop as a Tool of Decolonization: Examining Nicholas Galanin's Tsu Heidei Shugaxtutaan Part One and Two and Kevin Lee Burton's Nikamowin (Song)
Theses
Author/Creator
Liza Wallman
Description
Contemporary Art, Design, and New Media Art Histories Major Research Paper (M.A.)--OCAD University, 2014.
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 Media, Remix & Revolution
Alternate Title
Indigenous New Media Symposium
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jarrett Martineau
Description
Speaker discusses how new artistic production relates to resistance to colonialism.
Duration: 21:38.