Theses
Author/Creator
Sébastien Lavoie
Description
Thesis (M.A.)--University of Laval, 2005.
The Evolution of Beaded Baskets
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 5th, 2003
Native Being -- Being Native: Identity and Difference: Proceedings of the Fifth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Carole McAllister
Carlon R. Andre
Description
Discusses the history and development of beaded basket making.
An Exploration of First Nations Artists in Alert Bay, B.C.: Connecting to the Art Market From Home
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret Rachel McKellin Neufeld
Description
Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2005.
Exploring the Relocation Experiences of Female Indigenous Youth in Foster Care through Storywork
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Inkster
Description
Counselling Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Eye Contact: Photographing Indigenous Australians
Alternate Title
Objects/Histories
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jane Lydon
The Face Pullers: Ch.1 Images - Dance in front of Hudson's Bay Co. Store
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Description
Black and White Photograph of indigenous peoples dancing in front of a Hudson's Bay Company Store in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.1 Images - Indigenous Girl with Doll
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Description
Black and White Photograph of indigenous girl in traditional clothing (including beaded moccasins) with a doll.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images - Battleford/North Battleford Baseball Teams Members
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Description
Black and white photograph of three members of the Battleford and North Battleford baseball teams. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images - Cree Family
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
William J. James
Description
Black and white photograph of an unidentified Cree family in western clothes. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images - School Band
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Description
Black and white photograph of a school band on the Ermineskin Reserve.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images -:"Three Cree Women".
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
William J. James
Description
"Three Cree Women". Studio portrait of three women (2 seated).
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Chapter 2: Chief Nak-ka-Naw: Cree Indian in Pow-Wow costume
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Description
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers - Unused Photos- Unidentified Man with Children from the Qu'Appelle Industrial School
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers - Unused Photos- Unidentified Man with Children from the Lebret Industrial School
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Description
Black and white photograph of an Indigenous man in quasi-traditional clothing and three children (two girls, one boy) in full European apparel. The children attend the Qu'Appelle Industrial School. John Milloy identifies the man in this photo as Quewich and his children (A National Crime, page 29).
Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
First Nations Theme (Sapp) at 3rd Avenue North and 25th Street East.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Dennis Fisher
Description
A photo of First Nations Theme (Sapp) painted on power box at 3rd Avenue North and 25th Street East by Sara Dueck. Painting shows First Nations People in varied styles of traditional clothing.
First Nations Theme (Sapp) at 3rd Avenue North and 25th Street East.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Dennis Fisher
Description
A photo of First Nations Theme (Sapp) painted on the other side of the power box at 3rd Avenue North and 25th Street East by Sara Dueck. Painting shows First Nations People in varied styles of traditional clothing.
First Nations Women Carvers: Celebrating Creation and Creativity
Theses
Author/Creator
Catherine Siermacheski
Description
First Nations Studies (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2005.
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 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.
From the Fourth World to the Art World: Dan Namingha, Katsinam, and the Ethics of Creativity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Martinez
Third Text, vol. 19, no. 3, May 2005, pp. 243-258
Description
Discusses the artist's use of Hopi-Tewa imagery combined with techniques from the Western tradition of painting.
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
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.
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.
George Mann Jr. in Buggy
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of George Mann Jr. in a buggy hitched to a single horse. The buildings in the background look like Indian agency buildings, possibly in Saddle Lake where his father was Indian agent from 1900 to 1905. He grew up in Onion Lake, North West Territories and like his father was a fluent Cree speaker. He was hired as a Government Telegraph officer in 1902, and later raised a family on a homestead 14 miles north-east of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.
German Silver Crosses in Lakota Attire: Personal Adornment or Symbols of Tribal Leadership?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ephriam D. Dickson
Whispering Wind, vol. 35, no. 2, March-April 2005, pp. 19-25
Description
Examines how metal crosses where made and used by the Apache, Comanche, Kiowa and Lakota tribes.
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.
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.
Half-Breed Commission at Duck Lake
Images » Photographs
Description
Note: The title and 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 photograph of a large group of non-Aboriginal and Metis people standing in front of a building in Duck Lake, NWT at the time of the visit of the Half-Breed Commission, 1900.
Half-Breed Commission at Duck Lake
Images » Photographs
Description
Note: The title and 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 close-up photograph of a large group of non-Aboriginal and Metis people standing in front of a building in Duck Lake, NWT at the time of the visit of the Half-Breed Commission, 1900.
Half-Breed Commission at Duck lake
Images » Photographs
Description
Note: The title and 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 photograph of a large group of non-Aboriginal and Metis people in Duck Lake, NWT at the time of the visit of the Half-Breed Commission, 1900. The Canadian Red Ensign flies in the background.
Half-Breed Commission at Fort Pitt
Images » Photographs
Description
Note: The title and 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 photograph of six men seated on a platform. They are members of the Half-Breed commission. Picture taken at Fort Pitt, NWT (Sask. District), 1900. N. O. Cote is third from the right.
Half-Breed Commission at Sturgeon River
Images » Photographs
Description
Note: The title and 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 photograph of four men standing in front of a white tent. They are members of the Half-Breed Commission; at Sturgeon River, 14 September 1900.
Half-Breed Commission on Trail to Green Lake
Images » Photographs
Description
Note: The title and 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 photograph of a group of Metis gathered around one of the Half-Breed Commissioners on a trail near Green Lake, NWT during the commission's visit in 1900.
I Can Make Art ... Like Andrew Qappik
Alternate Title
Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jane Churchill
Description
Artist demonstrates the process of creating a soapstone relief print. Students then produce their own self-portrait. Accompanying material: Study Guide.
Duration: 11:24.
I Can Make Art ... Like Andrew Qappik: [Study Guide]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Description
Guide to accompany film, I Can Make Art ... Like Andrew Qappik. Target ages 9-12. Contains previewing and post viewing activities, follow up discussion and activity ideas.
IAIA Exhibit Features Emerging Indian Artist
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 3, Indigenizing Education, Spring, 2005
Description
Looks at Peterson Yazzie and an exhibition of his work at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA).
Images Used: Chapter 2 (A Dying Race):"One of the Past (A Cree Indian)".
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
George E. Fleming
Description
Entitled: "One of the Past (A Cree Indian)". Profile Portrait of a Cree man.
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 Our Language': The Art of Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. Jackson Rushing
Third Text, vol. 19, no. 4, July 2005, pp. 365-384
Description
Discusses his artistic evolution as demonstrated in various exhibitions.
In the Balance: Indigeneity, Performance, Globalization
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Greyeyes
Tracy Devine Guzmán
Arifani Moyo
Margaret Werry
Faye Ginsburg … [et al.]
Indian agency at Saddle Lake North West Territories
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of the Saddle Lake Indian Agency between 1900 and 1904. The agency house (home to George Mann and family from 1900 to 1905), out-buildings, barns and large corrals are visible.
Indian Agency House, Saddle Lake North West Territories
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of the Saddle Lake Indian Agency between 1900 and 1904. The agency house (home to George Mann and family from 1900 to 1905), three barns and corrals are visible. A woman sits alone on the front porch.
Indian Art as Dialogue: The Tricky Transgressions of Bob Haozous
Theses
Author/Creator
Traci Lynn Morris
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2005.
Indian Industrial School at Duck Lake
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of the Indian Industrial School in Duck Lake, NWT at the time of the visit of the Half-Breed Commission, 1900.
Historical note:
Indian Industrial School Grounds at Duck Lake
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of the Indian Industrial School grounds in Duck Lake, NWT at the time of the visit of the Half-Breed Commission, 1900.
Historical note:
Indian Photographs: Amelia Frost and the Presbyterian Mission
Alternate Title
Benedicte Wrensted: An Idaho Photographer in Focus
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Smithsonian Institution
[Joanna Cohan Scherer
Jim Kochert]
Description
Presents photographs from the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in 1887 during the Presbyterian Mission.
Indian Warriors and Pioneer Mothers: American Identity and the Closing of the Frontier in Public Monuments, 1890-1930
Theses
Author/Creator
Paul Scolari
Description
[History of Art and Architecture] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Pittsburgh, 2005.
Indian Women
Alternate Title
Women of Canada: Their Life and Work
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
National Council of Women of Canada
Description
Looks at the industries, education and religion of First Nations women across Canada.
Chapter 14 from Women of Canada: Their Life and Work compiled by the National Council of Women of Canada.
Entire book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 432.
Indians Everywhere: Paul Chaat Smith on "Americans"
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Paul Chaat Smith
Description
Curator of the exhibition entitled Americans at the National Museum of the American Indian discusses the exhibition about the pervasiveness of the image of the American Indian in popular culture and the controversy surrounding the validity of artist Jimmy Durham's Cherokee identity.
Duration: 58:51.