Alternate Title
Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community; 9th, 2012
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bob Haozous
Description
Noted sculptor speaks about specific works and the meaning behind them.
Duration: 01:08:21.
Remembering the Past: A Window to the Future: Stained Glass Window in Parliament Artist Description of Giniigaaniimenaaning
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Christi Belcourt
Description
Artist explains the elements in her work commemorating residential school survivors.
Duration: 13:32.
Renegotiating Identities, Cultures and Histories: Oppositional Looking in Shelley Niro's This Land is Mime Land
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer McCall
Description
Art and Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of South Florida, 2012.
The Representation of First Nations Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naohiro Nakamura
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 45-46, Francophonies, Interculturality, Cultures and Strategies , 2012, pp. 417-440
Description
Uses the institution as an example of changes in museums' attitudes towards, and collection policies for, works by Aboriginals; from exclusion, to increased acquisition and more frequent exhibition.
Reshaping Tradition: Linking Continuity, Change, and Formline Design in Contemporary Northwest Coast First Nations Art
Theses
Author/Creator
Jaime-Brett Sine
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2012.
Residency with Gallery Gachet 2008
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tania Willard
West Coast Line #74, vol. 46, no. 2, Reconcile This!, Summer, 2012, pp. 23-26
Description
Three works that deal with issues associated with residential schools.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
Residential School Research a Learning Experience
Alternate Title
Introspection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 7, July 2012, p. 5
Description
Discusses a pictorial exhibit, displayed during the June 2012 Truth and Reconciliation National Event, researched by a University of Saskatchewan Native Studies class.
Article located by scrolling to page 5.
Risky Business
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Meeka Morgan
Karine Ng
Jayce Salloum
West Coast Line #74, vol. 46, no. 2, Reconcile This!, Summer, 2012, pp. 148-
Description
Conversation with Meeka Morgan and Karine Ng, initiated by Jayce Salloum, discusses how they began thinking about and working on cross-cultural issues.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 148.
Robert Houle: enuhmo andúhyaun (the road home)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David McIntosh
Description
Exhibition catalogue for a series of drawings based on the artist's residential school experiences.
Saving Wirikuta: My People’s Struggle to Protect a Sacred Place in Mexico
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rafael Cilaunime (Cilau) Candelario Valadez
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Sacred Places, Sacred Lifeways, March 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the sacred obligations of the Wixárika people and the importance of artwork to tell stories.
Secwepemc History: The First 220 Years of Contact
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website traces the evolution of village life with historical photographs and information selected from Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park exhibit.
Sequoyah National Research Center
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website is one of the largest repositories of Native American publications including newspaper & periodical collections, manuscripts & special collections. Also includes Dr. J. W. Wiggins Native American Art Collection, SNRC newsletters, links and other research collections.
Sheena's Story
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Culture as Intervention: Sharing How Aboriginal Culture is Part of the Healing Journey from Addictions
[Honoring Our Strengths: Aboriginal Culture as Intervention in Addictions Treatment]
[Honouring Our Strengths: Aboriginal Culture as Intervention in Addictions Treatment]
[Sheena's Story of Healing]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sheena LaPlante
Description
Woman discusses the role culture has played in her recovery from alcohol addiction.
Duration: 6:15.
Part of project headed by Dr. Colleen Dell, University of Saskatchewan Research Chair in Substance Abuse..
[Sheena's Story of Healing (Cree Language Version)]
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Culture as Intervention: Sharing How Aboriginal Culture is Part of the Healing Journey from Addictions
[Honoring Our Strengths: Aboriginal Culture as Intervention in Addictions Treatment]
[Honouring Our Strengths: Aboriginal Culture as Intervention in Addictions Treatment]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sheena LaPlante
Description
Woman discusses the role culture has played in her recovery from addiction.
Duration: 6:15.
Part of project headed by Dr. Colleen Dell, University of Saskatchewan Research Chair in Substance Abuse.
Shellwork
Alternate Title
Hodinohso:ni Art Lesson ; no. 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Rick Hill]
[Roxanne Sky]
Description
Discusses various examples, their purpose and the techniques used to make them.
The Shifting Phases of a Commodity: Textiles and Ethnic Tourism on a Lake Titicaca Island
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daniel Escobar López
Totem, vol. 20, no. 1, 2012, p. [Article 13]
Description
Looks at how the Taquilean culture has adjusted to a monetary economy by selling textiles on the island of Taquile.
Situated Flow: A Few Thoughts on Reweaving Meaning in the Navajo Spirit Pathway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Ahlberg Yohe
Museum Anthropology Review, vol. 6, no. 1, 2012, pp. 23-37
Description
Examines the "ch'ihónit'i", a line woven into many Navajo textiles. These spiritlines are used to separate the weaver from the item they created.
Songlines, Stories and Community Engagement: A Conversation with Cheryl L'Hirondelle, Elwood Jimmy, and Chris Bose
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl L'Hirondelle
Elwood Jimmy
Chris Bose
West Coast Line #74, vol. 46, no. 2, Reconcile This!, Summer, 2012, pp. 94-107
Description
Presents a telephone conversation with three First Nations artists.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 94.
The Space In-Between Cultures: Site-Specific Meeting Places of Indigenous and European Knowledges
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristina Parzen
Description
Art History Thesis (BA) -- University of British Columbia, 2020.
Spinning the Web of a Spider
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Agnes Portalewska
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Sacred Places, Sacred Lifeways, March 2012, p. [?]
Description
Artist Lenny Novak recalls his exploration into creating dream catchers.
Stitching Ourselves Back Together: Urban Indigenous Women’s Experience of Reconnecting with Identity Through Beadwork
Theses
Author/Creator
Shawna Bowler
Description
Social Work Thesis (MSW)--University of Victoria, 2020.
Stone as Stone: An Essay About Jimmie Durham
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony Huberman
Afterall , vol. 30, Summer, 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the sculptor's work.
Stone Bodies in the City: Unmapping Monuments, Memory and Belonging in Ottawa
Theses
Author/Creator
Tonya Katherine Davidson
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2012.
Student Residence Winter Carnival
Images » Photographs
Description
Scanned image shows four young students in winter clothing in what appears to be a sled race at a winter carnival held at the Prince Albert Student Residence on March 25, 1975. (bad quality photo)
Subversion Through Inversion: Kent Monkman's The Triumph of Mischief
Theses
Author/Creator
Monique Thérèse Belitz
Description
Art and Art History Thesis (M.A.)--The University of New Mexico, 2012.
Sucker River Old Things Project
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Lois Dalby
Description
A set of 77 photographs taken in the small community of Sucker River, north of La Ronge, in 1975-76. The community mounted a project to make as many "old things" as the 14 participants in the project could remember from the old days. Many of the objects were made as models, as time and materials did not allow for full-size items.
Suffer Little Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrian Stimson
West Coast Line #74, vol. 46, no. 2, Reconcile This!, Summer, 2012, pp. 68-79
Description
Comments on an art installation and a performance, both of which help the artist to exorcise the history of his residential school experiences.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 68.
Sundays With Harry: An Essay on a Contemporary Native Artist of Our Time
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patsy Phillips
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 27, no. 1, Spring, 2012, pp. 63-72
Description
Highlights of interviews with Native American artist Harry Fonseca.
Susweca: The Dragonfly Motif in Plains Indian Art
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Green
Whispering Wind, vol. 41, no. 3, October-November 2012, pp. 4-7
Description
Describes various applications and illustrates forms.
Tah'lum Indigenous Artist Collective Colouring Book: Volume 1: Michif and Lekwungen
Alternate Title
Tah'lum Indigenous Artist Collective Colouring Book: Volume 2: SENĆOŦEN
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jesse Campbell
Brianna Bear
Sarah Jim
Natassia Davies
Description
Taking Action! Art and Aboriginal Youth Leadership for HIV Prevention
Documents & Presentations
Description
National research project involving Aboriginal youth and communities across Canada. Report explores Aboriginal youth's understanding of HIV in relation to their communities, culture and colonization; using art as a way to talk about HIV and what are the future HIV preventions.
Terrance Houle & Adrian Stimson: Buckskin Re-Mounting
Alternate Title
Terrance Houle and Adrian Stimson: Buckskin Re-Mounting
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Adrian Stimson
Terrance Houle
Description
In performance piece, two artists deal with issues "at the intersection of gender and indigeneity while working through stereotypical conceptions of the Indigenous male body".
Duration: 17:26.
Three Hundred Years of Tlingit Art
Alternate Title
Sealaska Heritage Lecture Series Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Aldona Jonaitis
Description
Overview of Pacific Northwest art from pre-contact to present day.
Duration: 54:07.
Three Men at Prince Albert Totem Pole Ceremony
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of two First Nations men in traditional garb, and a City Official at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.
Three Men at Prince Albert Totem Pole Ceremony (2)
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of two First Nations men in traditional garb, and a City Official at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.
Through Our Eyes: An Indigenous View of Mashapaug Pond
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Phoebe Farris
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 3, Defending Life First, September 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses a project which includes collage art, poetry, photography and stamping, and tells the Indigenous history of Mashapaug Pond
Through the Eyes of the Cree
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Allen Sapp Gallery
The Gonor Collection
Description
Website contains links to photographs of paintings, videos, songs, etc. Accompanying Teacher Resource Guide.
The Totemic Art of Small-Town Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Stymeist
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 46, no. 1, Winter, 2012, pp. 5-27
Description
Looks at the background, symbolism and history of town monuments.
Tourists' Perceptions of Aboriginal Heritage Souvenirs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Chang
Geoffrey Wall
Jui-Cheng (Richard) Hung
Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, vol. 17, no. 6, December 2012, pp. 684-700
Description
Study explores differences in the authenticity among stakeholders and the factors that influence perceptions of authenticity.
Traditional Alaska Transition Skills: Iñupiaq Sewing Skills
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Gage
Rain Van Den Berg
Description
Designed to give teens and young adults with disabilities an improved quality of life, connection to culture and increased work related skills.
Traditions, Arts & Trades: Teacher Manual
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kerri Ceretzke
Description
Although created for the Old Crow Experiential Educational Project, some activities can be adapted for other contexts. Lessons are grouped by Grades 7-9, Grades 4-6, and Grades 1-3.
Transforming Hybridities: Brendan Lee Satish Tang's Manga Ormolu and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas' Haida Manga
Theses
Author/Creator
Wesley Benjamin Colclough
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2012.
The Trick Question: Finding a Home for Tricksters in Indigenous Literary Nationalism
Theses
Author/Creator
Kayleigh Cline
Description
English and Film Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2012.
Two Children Dancing and a Drum Circle at Prince Albert Totem Pole Ceremony
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of two First Nations child dancers in traditional garb, and a drum circle, at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.
Two Men and Two Children at Prince Albert Totem Pole Ceremony
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of two First Nations men and children in traditional garb at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.
Two Men at Ceremony for Prince Albert Totem Pole
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of First Nations man in traditional garb at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The man is recieving a plaque from what appears to be a City official. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.
Understanding Place in Culture: Serigraphs and the Transmission of Cultural Knowledge
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Victoria Art Collections
Shelby Richardson
Description
Exhibition features 30 prints by seven Indigenous artists from the coastal areas of British Columbia: Francis Dick, Maynard Johnny Jr., Edward Joe, Stan Greene, Floyd Joseph, Tim Paul, and Joe David.
Contains links to short biographies of artists, images of each artwork, brief bibliography and curatorial essay.
Urban Representations: Cultural Expression, Identity and Politics
Alternate Title
AIATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference; 2009
Perspectives on Urban Life: Connections and Reconnections
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sylvia Kleinert
Grace Koch
Fran Edmonds
Barbara Ashford
Vicki Couzens ... [et al.]
Utilising PEARL to Teach Indigenous Art History: A Canadian Example
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carmen Robertson
Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, vol. 41 , no. 1, Pearls not Problems: Transforming Pedagogy in Indigenous Australian Studies in the Context of Higher, August 2012, pp. 60-66
Description
Professor from the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, presents case study based on teaching a third-year course titled "Contemporary Aboriginal Art and Colonialism".
Various Elements
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kirsty Bell
Jimmie Durham
Frieze, no. 150, October 2012
Description
Interview with Jimmie Durham before the opening of his exhibition entitled A Matter of Life and Death and Singing at M HKA.