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.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 26, Performing Canada=Le Canada mis en scène, Fall, 2002, pp. 77-
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Discusses how the perceived "objectivity" of photographs helped to serve the Canadian government's interest in promoting white settlement.
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American Anthropologist, vol. 104, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 642-646
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Exhibit review essay of: Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience mounted by the Heard Museum, and the accompanying book Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Experiences by Margaret L. Archuleta, Brenda J. Child, K. Tsianina Lomawaima.
Modern Drama, vol. 45, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 259-269
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Argues that the character of Nanabush is not identical to the figure found in traditional stories, and discusses his role in underlying temporal theme of the play.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 2, Spring, 2002, pp. 286-307
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Article examines the protocols and practices surrounding knowledge acquisition and transmission in a Lummi (Coast Salish) community and considers how different understanding and beliefs around knowledge can create distrust.
Material Culture Review, vol. 65, Spring, 2007, pp. 8-19
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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.
“Documents the carving and raising of 'The Respect to Bill Reid' totem pole at the UBC Museum of Anthropology in 2000.” Artists, pole figures, tools, and a Haida village at the Museum are featured.
Photographies, vol. 3, no. 2, Photography, Archive and Memory, 2010, pp. 173-187
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Current Anthropology, vol. 43, no. 3, June 2002, pp. 383-420
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Using Shamanism as the interpretative framework has allowed academics "to "other" pre-Columbian peoples by portraying them as steeped in magic and the spiritual."
Department of Economic Development & Transportation. Government of Nunavut
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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
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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.
Discusses how the Inuit in Canada and Aboriginals in Australia have used television, video and film as vehicles to create programs and features relevant to their communities.
Chapter from Media Worlds: Anthropology on New Terrain edited by Faye Ginsburg, Lila Abu-Lughod and Brian Larkin