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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 Catlin's Indian Gallery: Art, Science, and Power in the Nineteenth Century
Theses
Author/Creator
Bridget Luette Goodbody
Description
[Art History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Columbia University, 1996.
Gideon Qauqjuaq: Intimate Sculpture
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maria von Finckenstein
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 3, Fall, 1996, pp. 15-17
Description
Profile of a self-taught Inuit sculptor.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 15.
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.
Head and Face: Selected Views in Inuit Sculpture
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shannon Bagg
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 4, Winter, 1996, pp. 27-28
Description
Exhibition review from the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1996.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 27.
High-Speed Film Captures the Vanishing American, in Living Color
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rick Hill
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, Special Issue on The Shadow Catcher: The Uses of Native American Photography, 1996, pp. 111-128
Description
Looks at the Western image of the Native American as determined by photographs.
Hotdogger and Holdouts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin Laurence
Border Crossings, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1996, pp. 44-46
Description
Brief discussion of the Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun works mounted in the exhibition Born to Live and Die on Your Colonialist Reservations and those of Eric Robertson, Faye Heavyshield, and Shelley Niro featured in Nations in Urban Landscapes.
Igloolik Video: An Organic Response From a Culturally Sound Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathleen Fleming
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 1, 10th Anniversary Issue, Spring, 1996, pp. 26-34
Description
Looks at a small community that was introduced to video in 1979 and highlights several videomakers.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 26.
Imaak Takujavut: Paintings from Cape Dorset
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Lalonde
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 3, Fall, 1996, pp. 36-39
Description
Exhibition review from the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario, 1996.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 36.
Images of the Land
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kate O'Rourke
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 1, 10th Anniversary Issue, Spring, 1996, pp. 44-46
Description
Exhibition review from the National Gallery of Canada, 1995-1996 curated by Marie Routledge.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 44.
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 the Balance: Indigeneity, Performance, Globalization
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Greyeyes
Tracy Devine Guzmán
Arifani Moyo
Margaret Werry
Faye Ginsburg … [et al.]
Indian Art Display at the Friendship Centre
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 14 negatives of Aboriginal art displayed at the Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on January 17, 1981. Negatives show a range of artwork; mainly paintings with some other mediums.
"Indian Blood": Reflections on the Reckoning and Refiguring of Native North American Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pauline Turner Strong
Barrik Van Winkle
Cultural Anthropology, vol. 11, no. 4, November 1996, pp. 547-576
Description
Investigates the deconstruction of Native American identity, bloodlines, racism, and stereotypes by examining the works of Native American visual artists and authors.
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.
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.
Indians of Washington State
E-Books
Indigenous Artists, Ingenuity, and Resistance at the California Missions After 1769
Theses
Author/Creator
Yve Barthelemy Chavez
Description
Art History Thesis (Ph.D)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2017.
Intellectual Property Rights: A Focus on Photography of Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Wiggins
Nebraska Anthropologist, vol. 13, no. 1, 1996-1997, pp. 1-6
Description
Argues that while all photographs cannot be reclaimed, a legitimate case can be made for the return of those taken of private religious ceremonies.
An Interview With Qaqaq Ashoona
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Simeonie Kunnuk
Qaqaq Ashoona
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 2, Summer, 1996, pp. 21-27
Description
Interview with artist who carves primarily with soapstone.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 21.
An Interview with Susan Point
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Becky Rynor
Susan Point
Description
Discusses why the artist feels it is important to push her personal artistic, emotional and creative boundaries.
Introducing Billy Reid: Medical Artist
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, June 1981, p. 37
Description
Brief biographical sketch of the first Aboriginal medical illustrator in Australia.
Issues in the North, vol. 1
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 40
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lyle Longclaws
Donna Martin
David Gregory
Betty Thomlinson
Nellie Erickson ... [et al.]
Janet Kigusiuq: Recent Drawings
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alison Gillmor
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 3, Fall, 1996, pp. 43-46
Description
Exhibition review at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1996.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 43.
Jimmie Durham on Becoming Authentic
Alternate Title
On Becoming Authentic: Interview with Jimmie Durham
Prickly Pear Pamphlet ; no. 10
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nikos Papastergiadis
Laura Turney
Jimmie Durham
Description
Artist, poet and essayist discusses environmentalism, political activism, internal tribal issues, history and art.
John St. Germaine And His Dog Team
Images » Photographs
Description
John St.Germaine and his dog team compete all across north western Canada. One picture: John and his dogs.
Journey in Time: The World's Longest Continuing Art Tradition, the 50000 Year Story of the Australian Rock Art of Arnhem Land
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Barry Cundy
Aboriginal History, vol. 20, 1996, pp. 240-243
Description
Book review of: Journey in Time by George Chaloupka.
Review located by scrolling to page 240.
Kent Monkman: A Trickster With a Cause Crashes Canada's 150th Birthday Party
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Everett-Green
The Globe and Mail, January 06, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Explains paintings in exhibition, Shame and Prejudice at the University of Toronto Art Museum January 26 to March 3, 2017.
Lawrence Abbott Interview with Alfred Young Man
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lawrence Abbott
Alfred Young Man
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 16, no. 2, 1996, pp. 315-362
Description
Alfred Young Man speaks about his art, education, life experiences and artistic influences.
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elaine A. Barrett
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996, pp. 187-189
Description
Honouring by poetry, and photo, Harry Whitehorse's wood effigy sculpture in Madison, Wisconsin.
Living Tradition: The Kwakwaka'wakw Potlatch on the Northwest Coast
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
U'Mista Cultural Society
Description
Website provides links to introduction to Potlatch, people, lands, history, language, educational resources, and a virtual tour.
Malaya Akulukjuk: A Tribute
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Deborah Hickman
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 1, 10th Anniversary Issue, Spring, 1996, pp. 53-56
Description
Comments on prints and woven tapestries based on the artist's drawings.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 53.
Marking Oneself: Use of Photographs by Native Americans of the Southern Northwest Coast
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn J. Marr
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, Special Issue on The Shadow Catcher: The Uses of Native American Photography, 1996, pp. 51-64
Description
Examines some photographers' motivations for doing photographs and the reactions of those being photographed, and argues that Natives Americans wish to preserve and interpret their own histories with photographs that illustrate all facets of their lives.
Martina Anoee: "I Use Inuit Faces as Models"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
William Qamukaq
Martina Anoee
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 4, Winter, 1996, pp. 14-16
Description
Interview with a dollmaker of Arviat, Northwest Territories.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 14.
Mary Ann McKenzie Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Ann McKenzie
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mary Ann McKenzie talks about her childhood memories: food preparation, gardening, making moccasins, fish nets and snowshoes.
Mary Kunuk: From Printmaking to Computer-Animated Video
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathleen Fleming
Mary Kunuk
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 1, 10th Anniversary Issue, Spring, 1996, pp. 36-41
Description
Interview with an Inuit artist who is involved in Igloolik videomaking.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 36.
Medicine through Comics: Wheels Are Turning on the Road to Healing: Native Americans through the Lens of Francophone Graphic Novels
Theses
Author/Creator
Nathalie Bleser
Description
Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Mexico, 2017.
Metis Land Claims
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Rick Olmstead
Description
17 images (6 shown here) of a conference on Metis land claims held in Saskatoon on May 26, 1981.
Mike Massie of Labrador
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Matthew Fox
Mike Massie
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 1, 10th Anniversary Issue, Spring, 1996, pp. 16-24
Description
Interview with a prominent painter, carver and silversmith.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 16.
Myths, Markets and Metaphors: Navajo Weaving as Commodity and Communicative Form
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathleen Cross M'Closkey
Description
Social Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 1996.
Native Images: Aboriginal British Columbia in the Late 19th Century
Alternate Title
Aboriginal British Columbia in the Late 19th Century
Images » Photographs
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 131–137
Description
Presents black and white archival photographs, from 1891-1904, documenting the lives of Aboriginal people.
Native Pop: Bunky Echo-Hawk and Steven Paul Judd Subvert Star Wars
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Olena McLaughlin
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 30-52
Description
Author discusses the work of two Indigenous pop-artists and how they appropriate iconic mainstream imagery in order to subvert popular narratives and stereotypes in the Star Wars franchise and in the wider film industry.
Native Space: Geographic Strategies to Unsettle Settler Colonialism
Alternate Title
First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Natchee Blu Bard
First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies Series
Navajo Photography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Monty Roessel
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, Special Issue on The Shadow Catcher: The Uses of Native American Photography, 1996, pp. 83-91
Description
Looks at Navajo photography from a Navajo’s point of view, both as subject and as photographer.
The Navajo Rug at the Hubbell Trading Post, 1880-1920
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joann F. Boles
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 5, no. 1, 1981, pp. 47-63
Description
Uses correspondence of J. L. Hubbell to look at his influence on the development of weaving art in terms of colour, design, fibers, yarn, construction, and usage.
Navajo Sandpaintings: From Religious Act to Commercial Art
Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Jean Parezo
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 1981.