Dynamics of Canada: Studying Canada's Past and Current Realities
European Seminar for Graduate Students in Canadian Studies ; 16th
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Rose Álamo
Description
Focuses on the story Ucluelet and the painting Indian Church.
Excerpt from Dynamics of Canada: Studying Canada's Past and Current Realities edited by Keith Battarbee and Mélanie Buchart.
Entire volume on one pdf. To access this paper scroll to p. 139.
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Art, Aesthetics and Decolonial Struggle, 2014, pp. 48-72
Description
Examines how an Inuit photographer and filmmaker have attempted to dispel common stereotypes about the Inuit people and preserve and enhance Inuit culture.
Book review of: Country of the Heart by Deborah Bird Rose with Nancy Daiyi, Kawthy Deveraux, Margaret Daiyi, Linda Ford and April Bright.
Scroll down to page 193 to read review.
Whispering Wind, vol. 42, no. 5, Issue 291, May 2014, p. 24
Description
Author and judge for the National Craft Competition highlights the importance of Native American craftwork as a link to the past as well as its use in ceremonies and dress.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 3, Fall, 2014, pp. 41-61
Description
Analysis of genre which manipulates Japanese manga and Haida art to reflect a balance in both art and life.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 41.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 159, Summer, 2014, pp. 30-37
Description
Interviews two artists that combine emerging technologies with their art and are also featured in the Kanata Indigenous Performance New and Digital Media Art Project.
Artist discuses the work Welcome to the Studio which was inspired by the Notman Photographic Archives in the McCord Museum and Gustave Corbet's The Artist's Studio.
Duration: 1:10:56.
Material Culture Review, vol. 69, Spring, 2009, pp. 21-35
Description
Authors tested the recipes gathered by explorers, fur traders, and ethnographers for accurate colour and, after using quills to create similar patterns, resemblance to existing artifacts.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1, Kenojuak Ashevak, 1927-2013, Winter, 2014, pp. 34-37
Description
Comments on the artist Kenojuak Ashevak, who was the first Inuit woman to have her artwork grace a Canadian Postal stamp.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 34.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 2, Workforce Development, Winter, 2014
Description
Presents research project results aimed to understand food environment of a tribal community and gives recommendations to facilitate healthier food choices.
A brief overview of the history of Fort Battleford created for Fort Battleford National Historic Park in 1961. Produced by the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources: National Historic Sites Division. The booklet covers the Forts origins as a police post, the events of the 1885 uprising, and the decline of the fort as well as the establishment of a park.
Discusses artist's controversial Indian paintings from 1960s and 70s in exhibition mounted by The National Museum of the American Indian; includes brief biography.
Presents several of the artist's late paintings (1880) that emerged as works of protest. From exhibition mounted at the National Gallery of Art, September 14, 2008 - January 4, 2009.
Distinctive Art of Haida Villages: The Northern Villages
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
George MacDonald
Description
Discusses the architecture of houses and design styles of totems poles in the villages of Kaigani, Klinkwan, Kassan.
Part 1: Duration: 34:20.
Access to Part 2.