Documents & Presentations
Description
Sketch of Metis fighters on land firing upon a government relief boat in background; possibly based on the attack on the steamer Northcote during the battle of Batoche during the Northwest Resistance.
Refugee Camp, N.W. Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of a refugee camp during the Northwest Resistance. Women and children of Batoche were permitted to leave the village to escape enemy fire. Visible are supplies piled up on the ground in front of a cluster of tents.
Remediating the “Famous Indian Artist”: Native Aesthetics beyond Tourism and Tragedy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joshua Miner
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 2, Summer, 2018, pp. 79-105
Description
Describes the varying themes, aesthetics, and influencing factors at play in “Native” or “Indian” art and how those issues are discussed in Thomas King's Truth and Bright Water, Eddie Chuculate's Cheyenne Madonna, Gerald Vizenor's Shrouds of White Earth, and Louise Erdrich's Shadow Tag.
Report on the Impact of Inauthentic Art and Craft in the Style of Frist Nations Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs
Representations of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canadian Art
Theses
Author/Creator
Yasmin Juliet Strautins
Description
Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2018.
Focuses on five case studies: Vigil by Rebecca Belmore; Redress by Jamie Black; The Forgotten by Pamela Masik; Walking With Our Sisters by Christi Belcourt; and Shades of Our Sisters created by Ryerson University students and produced by Maggie Cywink, Alex Cywink and Joyce Carpenter.
Resilience
Alternate Title
Resilience Teaching Guide
Resilience, The National Billboard Exhibition Project
The Resilient Body
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Lee-Ann Martin
Mentoring Artists for Women's Art (MAWA)
[Yvette Cenerini
Lita Fontaine
Dawn Knight
Albert McLeod]
Description
Website for a project which saw 50 artworks by Indigenous women artists exhibited on billboards across the country.
Includes links to images of works accompanied by artists' statement, curatorial essay and Teaching Guide.
Rethinking Image and Narrative at the Heart of Empire: Notes from Indigenous London
Alternate Title
Frank Davis Memorial Lectures 2018
Art History: Decentred Recentred
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Coll Thrush
Description
Presenter discusses how there has been a record of an Indigenous travelers to London dating as far back as 1502, which debunks the common attitude that Indigenous peoples and urbanity and modernity are mutually exclusive.
Duration: 48:36
The Riel Rebellion - A Battery Going to the Front
Archival » Archival Items
Haper's Weekly
Description
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan.
Published in Harper's Weekly, May 9, 1885 [Page] 297.
No article associated with this image in the newspaper.
Drawn by T. De Thulstrup from sketches in the Toronto "War News."
Riel Rebellion troops in the Touchwood Hills
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Oliver B. Buell
Description
Riel Rebellion troops (Canadian militia?) in the Touchwood Hills, east of Humboldt, en route to Long Lake, N.W.T. Man on white horse is General Middleton, according to Aboriginal archivist Wes Fineday. (See RDB). There were several successive HBC fur trade ports in Touchwood Hills. Note telegraph poles.
Robert Houle: Life & Work
Alternate Title
Robert Houle: Life and Work
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shirley Madill
The Saskatchewan rebellion - Newspaper clipping and sketch. - 18 April 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Note: The description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
A short article on the ongoing Northwest Resistance and some biographical information and a sketch of Louis Riel from the perspective of an Eastern Canadian Newspaper. Includes a large sketch of Louis Riel "in his costume of a Canadian half-breed."
Second of Two Cree Women Who Surrendered at Battleford
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Portrait of the second of two Cree women who surrendered at Battleford in early July 1885
Sentry Box in Prince Albert during Rebellion (some question as to info)
Images » Photographs
Description
The individual in the photograph is on guard duty at a sentry post at Prince Albert, NWT, 1885. A few possibilities exist for what this photograph represents. It appears to be a Northwest Mounted Police man (note the pith helmet), or less likely, a member of the Prince Albert Volunteers, or the Prince Albert Home Guard taken during the "siege" of Prince Albert.
Shaping the Clay: Pueblo Pottery, Cultural Sponsorship and Regional Identity in New Mexico
Theses
Author/Creator
Kenneth Wayne Dauber
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1993.
Sioux Chief Whitecap
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
O.B. Buell
Description
A head and torso portrait of Chief Whitecap of the Moose Woods Reserve, now called the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. Photo taken in Regina in 1885 after the North West Resistance. Whitecap reportedly saved the people of Saskatoon from massacre at the time of the resistance. The Dakota people under his leadership fled the U.S. Cavalry for Canada in ca. 1862.
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation: Teachers' Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tasha Henry
Description
For use with the book by Monique Gray Smith. Includes summary, essential questions, key concepts, vocabulary and learning activities for each chapter of book. Recommended for ages 9-13.
The Steamer Marquis Poling Off a Shallow in the Saskatchewan - Sketch. - 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Sketch of the steamer Marquis, from a sketch by Mr. F.W. Curzon, The Illustrated War News special artist with General Middleton's expedition.
The Steamer "Northcote" Running the Gauntlet at Batoche, May 8, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch of the steamer "Northcote" being fired upon during the Northwest Resistance.
Surrender of White Cap's Warriors
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch showing the surrender to French's Scouts, led by Lord Melgund, General Middleton's chief of staff. Sketch caption : "Three Dakota scouts told their captors that they had been forced to join Riel."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
"Swing Up the Dead" for Burial at Fish Creek, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of soldier preparing [a body] for burial after the battle of Fish Creek.
Teacher's Resource Guide: North American Indians
Alternate Title
North American Indians: Smithsonian Institution Teacher's Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Anthropology Outreach and Public Information
Department of Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution]
Description
Topics include "questions and answers", stereotypes, and myths and legends. Also includes teacher and student general bibliographies.
There Is Truth Here: Creativity and Resilience in Children’s Art from Indian Residential and Indian Day Schools: Inkameep Indian Day School
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Legacy Art Gallery, University of Victoria
The Three Men Who Captured Riel in 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Folder containing photographs of Robert Armstrong and William Diehl, with a sketch of Tom Houri [Hourie]. all items glued to folder.
A Time of Gathering: Native Heritage in Washington State
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bruce Miller
BC Studies, no. 97, Cultural History in British Columbia, Spring, 1993, pp. 77-79
Description
Book review of: A Time of Gathering edited by Robin K. Wright.
Scroll down to page 77 to read review.
The Time of Things: The Continuum of Indigenous Customary Practice into Contemporary Art
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
France Trépanier
Description
Catalogue for exhibition of the same name which featured works by Daphne Boyer, Maureen Gruben, Susan Pavel, Skeena Reece, and Marika Echachis Swan.
Toward a Native Archive: Chicago's Relocation Photos, Indian Labor, and Indigenous Public Text
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Megan Tusler
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 3, Summer, 2018, pp. 375-410
Description
Article provides a literary historical reading of photographs from the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) photo archive of the “relocation project.” Discusses the relocation as both an institutional and an aesthetic venture.
Traces / Re-Traced: Reconstructing Identity: An Interdisciplinary Exhibition
Theses
Author/Creator
Bernard Leroux
Description
Interdisciplinary Art Media and Design Thesis (MFA)--Ontario College of Art and Design, University of Toronto, 2018.
Troops enroute to N.W. Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Canadian Pacific Railway (photographer)
Description
Image of troops at rest in a train car enroute to action in the Northwest Resistance.
Unsettling the Archive: Intervention and Parody in Contemporary Indigenous Photography
Theses
Author/Creator
Reilley Bishop-Stall
Description
Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2018.
Focuses on the work of Wendy Red Star, Ken Gonzales Day, Meryl McMaster, Chris Bose, Kent Monkman and Da-ka-xeen Mehner.
The Uprising in the Northwest - Sketch. - 25 April 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Sketch subtitle: White inhabitants of the Saskatchewan region leaving a settlement after an Indian raid. Two males and one female, all wearing snowshoes and heavy coats, walking through the snow. The woman is carrying a small child.
Wendy Red Star: Challenging Colonial Histories and Foregrounding the Impacts of Violence Against Indigenous Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Virginia Barrett Hellmann
Description
Art History Thesis (BA) -- University of Colorado, 2018.
White Cap, Sioux Chief
Images » Photographs
Description
Photo of illustration made from photograph of White Cap, Sioux Chief, pledging friendship to his white brother, taken from Illustrated War News, 25 April 1885.
The White Woman’s Indian: Laura Gilpin in the American Southwest
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca Irene Maness
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of California Riverside, 2018.
Who Shall Remain Nameless? Makers and Collectors in MOA's Nuu-chah-nulth Basketry Collection
Theses
Author/Creator
Charlene Garvey
Description
Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1993.
Whose Nation? Two Recent Exhibitions at the National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian Museum of Civilization Raised Disturbing Questions about the Positioning of First Nations Art in the White Mainstream
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Scott Watson
Canadian Art, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 1993, p. 34
Description
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.
William Bleasdell Cameron and Horse Child
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
W. B. Cameron
Description
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.
Historical note:
Winnipeg Cavalry at Fort Qu'Appelle, North-West Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of members of the Winnipeg Cavalry on horseback in line.
Wm. Scott and T. Pike in front of Humboldt Telegraph Station
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of Humboldt Telegraph Station, likely during the Northwest Resistance. On back of photo: "This photo was taken after Wm. Scott (in charge of the Humboldt Mail Station had finished riding 140 miles to Prince Albert to Humboldt with dispatches. These dispatches were from Colonel Irwin [Irvine] (who was in charge at Prince Albert) to General Middleton. The ride was made in 23 hours on the horse shown in this photo. The horse's name was Lary and was known to have great staying power. Sitting is T. [Thomas] Pike."
The Wombat to Kaptn Koori: Aboriginal Representation in Comic Books and Capes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Luke Pearson
Description
Discusses how Aboriginal characters have been depicted in mainstream comics generally written and illustrated by non-Aboriginals.
Wounded Carried to the Rear from the Fight at Fish Creek - Sketch. - 16 May 1885
Documents & Presentations
Description
Sketch of wounded men from the Battle of Fish Creek being treated; some on stretchers, one man sitting on the ground, and one man standing with two medical personnel being treated. Men on horseback in background.
Zareba and Sleeping Soldiers at Batoche
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of a zareba at Batoche, showing soldiers sleeping behind walls of fortification. Visible are several Snider-Enfield rifles used by the soldiers.
Historical note:
A zareba is an encampment used as a base of attack and defense."The Zareba Batoche, N.W. Rebellion, 1885"
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of the zareba at Batoche; men shown on horseback with supply packs on the ground.
Historical note:
A zareba is a stockade made of bushes: an outdoor enclosure, especially one made of thorn bushes and used as protection around a campsite or village.