Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Scott Bryson
MELUS, vol. 27, no. 3, Native American Literature, Autumn, September 2002, pp. 169-196
Description
Discusses a new form of nature poetry, sometimes referred to as ecological poetry, used by the Muscogee Creek poet.
First Nations COVID-19 Performing Arts Wellbeing Survey: Summary of Findings
Documents & Presentations
Description
Brief description of results about area of practice, impact of the pandemic on finances and well-being, future plans and avenues of support.
Five Suggestions for Better Living
Alternate Title
On Aboriginal Representation in the Gallery
[Canadian Ethnology Service ; paper no. 135]
[Mercury series]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Skawennati Tricia Fragnito
Description
Makes recommendations aimed at artists and curators: group shows should be less frequent and more focused, increased opportunities for solo exhibitions should exist, non-Aboriginal curators should include Aboriginal artists in their practices and vice versa.
Excerpt from:On Aboriginal Representation in the Gallery edited by Lynda Jessup and Shannon Bagg.
Fluidity of Meaning: Flag Imagery in Plains Indian Art
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas A. Schmittou
Michael H. Logan
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 4, 2002, pp. 559-604
Description
Discussion and history of the use of patriotic symbols in arts and crafts.
Fort Selkirk Virtual Museum
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Richard Lawrence
Matt Ball
Bruce Barrett
Christopher Griffiths
Adrian Bergles
Description
This site describes the history and geography of the Northern Tutchone (Selkirk First Nation) homeland, and current efforts to “preserve and maintain the townsite". Includes link to Teacher's Corner, which contains list of further readings.
Framing the Past
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Colin Reid
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, p. 8
Description
Editor's introductory article to issue comments on the exploitation of Indigenous peoples in the late 1800s by photographers looking to capture, "cowboys and Indians".
"Free Your Mind," from the Series Crazymaking (2007)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tania Willard
BC Studies, no. 193, Spring, 2017, p. 5
Description
Brief statement by cover artist and description of her work as a curator.
From Breath to Beadwork: Lessons Learned From a Trauma- Informed Yoga Series With Indigenous Adolescent Girls Under Youth Protection
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica W. G. Barudin
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 21-37
Description
Examines the use of culture with yoga and meditation as means to help at-risk Indigenous youth.
from Swift Cinder
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Crisosto Apache
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 150-160
Description
Excerpt from the book-length poem Swift Cinder which examines memory and the act of memory making through the metaphor of collision.
From the Caribbean to the South Pacific: Cultural Hybridity, Resistance, and Historical Difference
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maria E. Posse Emiliani
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 62-80
Description
Author uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore the processes of cultural hybridization and resistance and their presence in film, music, and art. Discusses how these factors can combine to preserve and revitalize traditional knowledges and cultures in the contemporary globalized world.
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
The Gathering of the Clans: Understanding Ancestral Hopi Migration and Identity, A.D. 1275-1400
Theses
Author/Creator
Wesley Bernardini
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2002.
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.
Geometry of Native American Art
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert Parr
Description
Discusses the similarities between geometric patterns and symbols in Native American Indian artwork.
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.
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.
Governor of the Dew by Floyd Favel and The Velvet Devil by Andrea Menard: Study Guide
Alternate Title
National Arts Centre English Theatre Programmes for Student Audiences
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deborah James
Description
Guide includes: synopses, production who's who, forms and facts, interviews with playwright/performers, themes, set design and extension activities.
Grabill Collection
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
John C. H. Grabill
Description
Digital collection of 188 photographs taken between 1887-1892 by John C. H. Grabill.
Grand Hall - [Pacific Coast Aboriginal Culture]
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Andrea Laforet
Nancy Ruddell
George MacDonald
Harry Foster
Steven Darby
Stephen Alsford
Description
Exhibit showing houses from six Pacific coast First Nations, focusing on traditional culture and contemporary issues.
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.
The Great Winter Dance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patrick Finley-Bragg Marich
Lynn E. Bragg
Description
Primarily the story Lake Tribe's Song of Today. Suitable for use with elementary school students.
Group of Six Coloring & Activity Book
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jaxon Anderson
Daelynn Doxtater
Emily Pitts
Sydnie Thomas
Frankie Warner ... [et al.]
Description
Artwork designed by youth artists from the Six Nations, Grand River Territory.
Guidelines Care of Collections from Colonial Contexts
Alternate Title
E-Reader for the Guidelines Care of Collections from Colonial Contexts
E-Books
Author/Creator
German Museums Association
Description
3rd edition. Related Material: E-Reader for the Guidelines Care of Collections from Colonial Contexts.
The Gwich'in Traditional Caribou Skin Clothing Project: Repatriating Traditional Knowledge and Skills
Alternate Title
The Gwichin Traditional Caribou Skin Clothing Project: Repatriating Traditional Knowledge and Skills
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ingrid Kritsch
Karen Wright-Fraser
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 205-210
Description
Regaining ways and understandings by a group of northern Athapaskans through creating replica 19th century hide clothing.
Hanay Geiogamah, Kiowa-Delaware Playwright: A Critical Biography
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrew Paul Vassar
Description
[Theater] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arkansas, 2002.
Hand Crafted: Creating a Market for Canada's Northwest Coast Native Arts and Crafts
Theses
Author/Creator
Leslie Heyman Tepper
Description
Museum Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Leicester, 2002.
‘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.]
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.
Hlk’yak’ii: To Start a Fire
E-Books
Author/Creator
Haida Gwaii Museum
Swiilawiid Sustainability Society
Kay Jaada Nathalie Macfarlane
Wiiget Jaad Cherie Wilson
Description
Catalogue for exhibition of the same name.
The Hoop of Many Hoops: The Integration of Lakota Ancestral Knowledge and Baha'i Teachings in the Performative Practices of Kevin Locke
Theses
Author/Creator
Pauline Isabel Marie Tuttle
Description
Ethnomusicology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2002.
`Hostiles': The Lakota Ghost Dance and the 1891-92
Tour of Britain by Buffalo Bill's Wild West [Two volumes]
Theses
Author/Creator
Sam Ann Maddra
Description
Modern History Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Glasgow, 2002
How Can Urban Parks Support Urban Indigenous Peoples? Exploratory Cases from Saskatoon and Portland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chance Finegan
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 2021, pp. 25-48
Description
Uses Fort Vancouver National Historical Site in Portland, Oregon and the Meewasin Valley Authority in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as case studies to discuss how urban parks might contribute to reconciliation if they support Indigenous identities and cultural activities.
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 the Fiddle Flows
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gregory Coyes
National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Streaming Fiddles Media
Description
Discusses how the fiddle and music relate to Metis history and culture. Narrated by Tantoo Cardinal. Duration: 48:03.
I Dream of Yesterday and Tomorrow: A Celebration of the James Bay Cree
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Boult
Brian Craik
Jennifer Latham
Andrew Orkin
Boyce Richardson
Geoff Quaile
Andrew Webster
"I'm an Indian Too:" A Contemporary Indigenous Reclamation of Racist Musical Tropes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kimimilasha James
Description
Looks at "Indian Love Songs" in popular music of the the late 19th century, the work of Aquinnah Wampanoag composer Wamsutta Frank James, film scores and songs from musicals, and Indigenous responses in the form of reworking What Makes the Red Man Red by Lakota hip-hop artist Frank Waln, and I'm an Indian Too by the comedy troupe The 1491s.
Music Honors Thesis (B.A.?)-- Wellesley College, 2021.
Ideals of Authenticity: Euro-American Sculptural Representations of Native Americans at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893
Theses
Author/Creator
Anna Jaegerová
Description
[Art History] Thesis (M.A.[?])--Masaryk University, [2021]
Images of Power and the Power of Images: Iconography of Stelae as an Indicator of Socio-Political Events in the Early Classic Maya Lowlands
Theses
Author/Creator
James Julian Borowicz
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New York at Buffalo, 2002
imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
imagineNATIVE
Description
Folder contains a booklet from the imagineNATIVE Film and Video Screening and Distribution tour, and one from the imagineNATIVE Media Arts Festival, 2002.
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.
Impacts of COVID-19 on First Nations Arts and Culture
Alternate Title
Briefing Paper (Australia Council for the Arts)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Australia Council for the Arts
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.]
Independent Aboriginal Filmmakers Organize
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 4, August 2002, p. 17
Description
Outlines the various problems encountered in forming the Aboriginal filmmakers group.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.