Looks at the history and contemporary life of the Abenaki and the importance of basket making to their way of life.
Duration: 1:44:05.
Accompanying material.
Based on papers presented at the conference: The West and Beyond : Historians Past, Present and Future, held at the University of Alberta, 19–21 June, 2008.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Summer/Fall, 2006, pp. 574-596
Description
Describes four viewpoints about the National Museum of the Native American (NMAI) garnered through two personal visits and the others through newspaper articles and discussions.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 41-54
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A re-evaluation of Jimmie Durham's work, taking into account the artist's fraudulent claims to Cherokee ancestry and discussion of the implications for scholars, art critics, collectors, and viewers of his works.
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Two separate images of a woman, one white, one Aboriginal, in a waterfall. The white woman has wings and appears to represent Niagara's Maid of the Mist legend.
Virtual exhibition deals with contemporary artists' response to past colonization.
Contains links to: Tolerating Tourists, Changing Reservation Realities, School Bells and Haircuts, and Beyond Smoke and Mirrors.
Discusses a controversial lesson in history through art, by presenting nstitutions devoted to nostalgic theme-park versions of history; the exhibit contrasts violence, defiance, racism, alienation and suicide with family harmony, friendship, creativity and work.
Brief description of William Barak's life and leadership at the Coranderrk settlement and his efforts to preserve aspects of Aboriginal tradition in his art.
A photograph of William Bleasdell Cameron, guide and scout with the Alberta Field Force, with Horse Child, 12 year old son of Big Bear. They were photographed together in Regina in 1885 during the trial of Big Bear. Cameron testified in Big Bear's defense. Cameron wrote a description of the photo on the reverse side which was also scanned for this record.
William and Helen Trudeau discuss the traditional ways of gathering, preserving and storing food. They also talk about the origins of some traditional stories. Interpreter : E. Debassigae ; transcribed by J. Greenwood.
A vignette portrait of young Dr. J. H. C. Willoughby, prominent early Saskatoon doctor, realtor and community worker, who came here in 1883. He testified at Riel's trial 28 July 1885.