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.
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.
Graphic Indigeneity : Comics in the Americas and Australasia
E-Books
Author/Creator
Brenna Clarke Gray
Chad a. Barbour
Jack Ford
Philip Cass
Dennin Ellis … [et al.]
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.
Healing through the Photographic Murals of James "Chip" "Jetsonorama" Thomas
Theses
Author/Creator
Mandolen Sanchez
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Mexico, 2020.
How Raven Steals the Sun: Retold and Drawn by Quentin Harris
Alternate Title
Indigenous Education Films
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Harris
Description
Salish artist retells the traditional story while drawing step-by-step visual interpretation.
Duration: 1:30:23.
How "They" See "Us": Native American Images of Tourists
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deirdre Evans-Pritchard
Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 16, no. 1, 1989, pp. 89-105
Description
Uses jokes and stories to illustrate common stereotypes the Southwest Indian artisans have about the non-Indian tourist.
"I Came to Rite Thare Portraits": Paul Kane's Journal of His Western Travels, 1846-1848
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
I. S. MacLaren
American Art Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, 1989, pp. 7-21
Description
Discusses artists travels with the Hudson Bay Company passing through territories of nearly eighty Indian Tribes from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean. He produced 500 sketches and eventually painting over 100 canvases.
Iljuwas Bill Reid: Life & Work
Alternate Title
Iljuwas Bill Reid: Life and Work
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gerald McMaster
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 Own Words: Bringing Authentic First Peoples Content to the K-3 Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
Description
Includes brief answers to questions often posed by teachers, activity snapshots, and classroom units.
Revised version of the original published in 2012.
In Retrospect
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Virginia Watt
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 2, Spring, 1989, p. 42, 44
Description
Discusses the "Coronation Exhibition" of Inuit art mounted in London, England in 1953.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
In the Balance: Indigeneity, Performance, Globalization
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Greyeyes
Tracy Devine Guzmán
Arifani Moyo
Margaret Werry
Faye Ginsburg … [et al.]
The Inconvenient Indian
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michelle Latimer
National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
90th Parallel Productions
Stewart Henderson
Justine Pimlott ... [et al.]
Description
Documentary inspired by the non-fiction book of the same name by Thomas King explores historical attitudes and efforts to colonize Indigenous peoples and contemporary expressions of resistance.
Duration: 1h, 29 min.
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.
An Indigenous Archive: Documenting Comanche History through Rock Art
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lindsay M. Montgomery
Severin Fowles
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 2, Spring, 2020, pp. [196]-220
Description
Looks at biographic-style images created in the northern Rio Grande region of New Mexico during the eighteenth century and argues that they constitute a historic text in their own right and that a combination of close examination and conversations with tribal members can create richer historical insights.
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.
The Influence of Comics on Inuit Art and Literature
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin McGrath
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 1, Winter, 1989, pp. 4-8
Description
Discusses common elements and contemporary examples of influence.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
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.
Inuit Children Playing
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans Dommasch
Description
One female child swinging on tire that is suspended by a chain; facing camera. Second female child standing next to tire. Third child obscured by second child. Caption by Dommasch: "Tuktoyaktuk April 1989".
Joseph Sanchez's Soft Light
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Sanchez
Matthew Ryan Smith
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, 2020, pp. 159-164
Description
Examines the paintings of Joseph Sanchez and how they reflect different conceptions of time and space.
Kamik
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Elise Swerhone
Description
Portrait of Ulayok Kaviok, her two different worlds, and her unique skills in making sealskin boots.
Duration: 14:35.
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.
Kindergarten and Early Learning Menu L
Alternate Title
Learn at Home Activity Menu L: Kindergarten and Early Learning
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Upper Canada District School Board
Description
Lesson plans for math, literacy and French as a second language using themes from the books The Water Walker, Sharing Our Stories, When We Are Kind, and Let's Play Waltes.
Knowing Native Arts
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nancy Marie Mithlo
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.
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.
Native Chief Conference Panel
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 2 negatives from an unidentified National Chief's Conference Panel (Prince Albert?) held on March 5, 1989. The negatives show a variety of unidentified officials sitting at a table, during a panel discussion.
Native Image: Past Images of Native Health Care
Alternate Title
Past Images of Native Health Care
Images » Photographs
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. [215-231]
Description
Black and white archival photographs depicting the changes in Aboriginal health care practices.
Native Images: World War Volunteers From Saskatchewan
Images » Photographs
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 1989, pp. 95-111
Description
Black and white archival photographs of Saskatchewan and Alberta First Nations soldiers from 1915-1951. Includes identification.
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
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form (50th Anniversary Edition)
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Solen Roth
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 179-180
Description
Book review of Northwest Coast Indian Art by Bill Holm.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 179.
Not Your Grandfather's Horse: Automobiles Performing the Trickster in Modern and Contemporary Work by Artists from Plains Cultures
Theses
Author/Creator
Aaron Moses
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017
Refers to the works of Horace Poolaw, Dallin Maybee, Arthur Amiotte, Jay Polite Labor, and Wendy Red Star
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Stereotypes: A History of Native Culture and Imagery in American Cinematic Cartoons
Theses
Author/Creator
Dustin Devore
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017.
Opposing Views: The Story Of Custer's Defeat Depends On Who Is Telling It
Articles » General
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, pp. 30-31
Description
Article contains two pieces of art depicting, 'opposing views' of the 1876 Battle of Greasy Grass or the Battle of Little Bighorn involving George Custer.
Paper Beadwork Cut-Outs on the Spirit Lake Reservation, North Dakota
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louis Garcia
Whispering Wind, vol. 45, no. 2, April 2017, pp. 14-19
Description
Comments on the artists and the design elements.
Plains Cree Bonnets
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Johnson
Whispering Wind, vol. 45, no. 4, July 2017, pp. 23-25
Description
Discusses straight up style bonnets as well as sloped warbonnets.
'Plant-in-Pot' Imagery in Native North American Decorative Art
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Green
Whispering Wind, vol. 45, no. 2, April 2017, pp. 6-12
Description
Looks at the external influences which played a part in the evolution of Native American decorative art.
[Polar Bear Monitor Looking into the Distance]
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans Dommasch
Description
Side view of Inuk man with hand up to face; two ships in background. "Caption by Dommasch: "BeauDril 40 km off shore, Arctic Ocean, 24 hour watch polar bear monitor". [Near Tuktoyaktuk, NWT.]
[Polar Bear Monitor on Ski-Doo]
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans Dommasch
Description
Adult male Inuk facing camera. "Caption by Dommasch: "BeauDril 40 km off shore, Arctic Ocean, 24 hour watch polar bear monitor". [Near Tuktoyaktuk, NWT.]
Pop Culture Confronts British Columbia's Colonial History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erika Balcombe
BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 198-200
Description
Reviews exhibition Grand Theft Terra Firma: A Game of Imperial Stickup , a collaboration by artists David Campion and Sandra Shields.
Pow Wow at Sturgeon Lake
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 19 negatives of Pow Wow dancers at Indian Pow-Wow Parade and Pow Wow Princesses Aug15-90. The negatives are all outdoor pictures of dancerns in traditional garb.
Preserving Our Heritage: Getting Beyond Boycotts and Demonstrations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Valda Blundell
Laurence Grant
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 1, Winter, 1989, pp. 12-16
Description
Highlights issues discussed at the Preserving Our Heritage: A Working Conference for Museums and First Peoples.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
Raise a Flag: Works from the Indigenous Art Collection (2000-2015): Education Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Onsite Gallery
OCAD University
Description
Exhibition features works by 33 artists which were drawn from the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Indigenous Art Collection.