Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elisa Tripotin
Description
Main focus is The REDress Project and its subsequent use in other works.
Monkey Beach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Theresa Warburton
BC Studies, no. 211, Autumn, 2021, pp. 123-124
Description
A look at Indigenous director Loretta Todd's film adaptation of Indigenous authors Eden Robinson's novel Monkey Beach.
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.
The Mortlach Phase
Theses
Author/Creator
Dale Allen Walde
Description
Archaeology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 1994.
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.
Nampeyo and the Sikyatki Revival: Creating a Legend With Hopi Ceramics
Theses
Author/Creator
Deborah Elizabeth Tibbel
Description
Fine Arts Thesis (M.F.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1994.
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 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.
The Native American Fine Art Movement: A Resource Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Margaret Archuleta
Michelle Meyers
Susan Shaffer Nahmias
Jo Ann Woodsum
Jonathan Yorba
Description
Based on the exhibition Shared Visions: Native American Painters and Sculptors in the Twentieth Century, the focus is on artists from the Southwest and Oklahoma.
The Native American Lens: Native American Identity Visualized by Native American Directors
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle-Francine Natascha
Description
Thesis (M.A.)--University of Graz, 2021.
Focuses on Barking Water and Mekko directed by Sterlin Harjo, and Rhymes for Young Ghouls directed by Jeff Barnaby.
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 Art is Contemporary Art
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John K. Grande
Description
Chapter from Balance: Art and Nature gives brief discussion of works by various artists including: Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Joane Cardinal-Schubert, Eric Robertson, Pierre-Léon Tétreault, Peter Morgan, Glenna Matoush, Eric Robertson, and Jimmie Durham.
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.
The Native Artistic Subject and National Identity: A Cultural Analysis of the Architecture of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Designed by Douglas J. Cardinal
Theses
Author/Creator
Joan Reid Acland
Description
Humanities Thesis (Ph.D.)--Concordia University, 1994.
Native Images: Aboriginal Leaders: A Photo Essay
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denis J. Okanee
Native Studies Review, vol. 9, no. 2, l993-1994, p. 75–86
Description
Presents introduction and black and white photographic images of Aboriginal leaders. Individuals are identified by name.
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
Native Theatre for the Seventh Generation: On the Path to Cultural Healing
Theses
Author/Creator
Lauri Seidlitz
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 1994.
Native Writers of Canada: A Photographic Portrait of 12 Contemporary Authors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Greg Staats
Books in Canada, vol. 23, no. 5, Summer, 1994, pp. 12-18
Description
Illustrates the authors in black and white drawings.
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.
Nehethow Pimatisiwin: Cree Way of Life
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sam Hardlotte
Robert Merasty
Description
The video, titled 'Nehethow Pimatisiwin: Cree Way of Life, Woodland Cree of Stanley Mission' (English Version), records a cultural camp at Stanley Mission during which various traditional activities are displayed. Camera, Script, and Post-Production are by Sam Hardlotte, and Narration is by Robert Merasty.
Historical note:
A video made in 1994 by Saskatchewan Education, Training & Employment, Northern Education Services Branch, in partnership with Pahkisimon Nuye?ah Library System, recording the Cree way of life.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.
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 .
[North American Indians: A Collection of Bibliographies, Resource Lists, Questions and Answers, and Other Leaflets]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Anthropology Outreach Office
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution]
Description
Teacher resource.
Northwest Coast Art: The Culture of the Land Claims
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotte Townsend-Gault
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 4, Fall, 1994, pp. 445-[?]
Description
Contends that while contemporary artists acknowledge those who came before, they have developed their own individual styles and the one common thread is their part in environmental, economic, and cultural politics. Article highlights several individual artists.
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.
Norway House Museum - Postcards.
Images » Photographs
Description
Postcards of Norway House, Manitoba, past and present. Eight postcards shows historical scenes such as forts, churches and a view of Norway House from 1889. The remaining eight postcards showing modern day scenes like paddlers in a York boat, Aboriginal people posing for camera, and the Paimush Creek Rock Paintings.
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.
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.
Ojibway Nature Center Colouring Book
Alternate Title
[Healthy Headwaters Lab Publication ; 3]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mariah Alexander
Ojibway Nature Centre
Description
Each picture is introduced with a story which includes words in the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibway) language.
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.
On the Creation of the Multimedia Project "the Memory of a Settlement", Dedicated to the Genealogy, Oral History, and Photographic Archives of Vupik Families from the Settlement of Novoe Chaplino, Chukotka
Alternate Title
On the Creation of the Multimedia Project "the Memory of a Settlement", Dedicated to the Genealogy, Oral History, and Photographic Archives of Vupik Families from the Settlement of Novoe Chaplino, Chukotka (Research Note)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dmitriy Oparin
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, 2021, pp. 519-529
Description
Highlights of a the digitization project to preserve the genealogical history of the Novoe Chaplino settlement.
On the Edge of a Knife: Robert Davidson's Art Walks a Fine Line Between the Personal and the Political, the Aesthetic and Anthropological
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Off
Canadian Art, vol. 11, no. 1, Spring, 1994, p. 28
Description
Reviews an exhibition spanning three decades, entitled Eagle of the Dawn that featured carving, painting, printmaking and engraved works .
On the Variability of Traditional Singing and Incantation Practice of the Chukchi
Alternate Title
On the Variability of Traditional Singing and Incantation Practice of the Chukchi (Research Note)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoia Weinstein-Tagrina
Etudes Inuit Stuides, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, pp. 507-518
Description
Looks at the traditional Chukchi personal songs and its use in ceremonies and rituals.
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.
Opposing Views: The Story Of Custer's Defeat Depends On Who Is Telling It
Articles » General
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, pp. 30-31
Description
Article contains two pieces of art depicting, 'opposing views' of the 1876 Battle of Greasy Grass or the Battle of Little Bighorn involving George Custer.
Other Picture Boards in Van Diemen’s Land: The Recovery of Lost Illustrations Of Frontier Violence and Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Dean Brodie
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 3-21
Description
Article examines textual descriptions from the letters and journals of Australian settlers of painted story boards depicting colonially prescribed behaviors and threatened consequences for not conforming. The journals and letters also describe how these picture boards were installed in various wilderness locations where known to be frequented by Indigenous peoples.
Our Living Treasures
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marjorie Beaucage
Doug Cuthand
Description
A 58.24-minute video of the 1994 Elders Gathering. Involved in making the video were director Marjorie Beaucage, producer and writer Doug Cuthand, director of photography Glen Markwart, and music by Edmond Bell and Ed Beardy. Special thanks were given to Saskatchewan Education, Training and Employment, the NFB, Studio 1, and Wawatay Communications.
Historical note:
Outsourcing Reconciliation: The Government of Canada's #IndigenousReads Campaign and the Appropriation of Indigenous Intellectual Labor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pauline Wakeham
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Spring-Summer, 2019, pp. 1-30
Description
Author examines the #IndigenousReads campaign, considering it as a case study of reconciliatory gestures made by the Canadian Government; points out that reconciliation projects rely too heavily on the work of Indigenous writers and scholars, and fail to build cross-cultural relationships.
Oviloo Tunnillie: Life & Work
Alternate Title
Oviloo Tunnillie: Life and Work
E-Books
Author/Creator
Darlene Coward Wight
Paper Beadwork Cut-Outs on the Spirit Lake Reservation, North Dakota
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louis Garcia
Whispering Wind, vol. 45, no. 2, April 2017, pp. 14-19
Description
Comments on the artists and the design elements.
Past, Present and Future: Photographic Presence in New Mexico
Theses
Author/Creator
Devorah Romanek
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University College London, 2019.
Pathways to the International Market for Indigenous Screen Content: Success Stories, Lessons Learned from Selected Jurisdictions and a Strategy for Growth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maria De Rosa
Marilyn Burgess
Description
Consists of results of literature search, survey of Indigenous festivals and distribution networks, case studies of popular productions (including box office receipts, audience reach, sales and awards when possible), and interviews with thirty-one stakeholders.
Personal, Academic and Institutional Perspectives on Museums and First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert R. Janes
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 14, no. 1, 1994, pp. 1-10
Description
Robert R. James, Executive Director of the Glenbow Museum, reflects on museums and their involvement with First Nations.
[Photograph]: Kwiakutl Dancer, Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Georgetta Stonefish Ryan
Callaloo, vol. 17, no. 1, Native America Literatures , Winter, 1994, p. 62
Description
Photograph of a Kwiakutl dancer.