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: American Indian Portraits
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Whispering Wind, vol. 41, no. 4, December-January 2012, p. 16
Description
Brief exhibition review.
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 Morrison: Anishinaabe Expressionist Artist
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald Vizenor
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Summer, 2006, pp. 646-660
Description
Explores the work and inspiration of this celebrated artist (1920-2000) from the Grand Portage Reservation in Minnesota.
Glass Bead Deterioration of Ethnographic Objects: Identification, Prevention, and Treatment
Theses
Author/Creator
Adam Lovell
Description
Museum Studies Thesis (M.A.)--John F. Kennedy University, 2006.
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.
Haida Glee: Transitions in Northwest Coast Art
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin Laurence
Border Crossings, vol. 25, no. 4, November 2006, pp. 66-74
Description
Reviews of:
Raven Travelling: Two Centuries of Haida Art,
Past to Present: Important Works for the First Peoples of the Northwest Coast, and
Two Perspectives: Visions of Haida Gwaii.
Heather Igloliorte
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Dewar
Heather Igloliorte
West Coast Line #74, vol. 46, no. 2, Reconcile This!, Summer, 2012, pp. 56-67
Description
Interview with an Inuk artist, writer and curator from Labrador.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 56.
Helen's Quilt as Autobiographical, Social, and Political Text in Thomas King's Truth and Bright Water
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Weagel
Mosaic, vol. 45, no. 2, 2012, pp. 113-130
Description
Tells the story of the transformation of an Aboriginal woman during specific stages of her life.
History's Shadow: Native Americans and Historical Consciousness in the Nineteenth Century
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jeffrey Ostler
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, Summer, 2006, pp. 204-205
Description
Book review of: History's Shadow by Steven Conn.
Honor the Treaties: The Film
Media » Film and Video
Description
Film about conditions on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, the history behind them and photographer Aaron Huey's efforts to bring to the attention of the American public.
Premiered at ShortsFest, Seattle International Film Festival 2012. Duration: 14 min.
Honouring Indigenous Women: Hearts of Nations. Vol. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement Ottawa
Description
Indigenous women share their lived experiences with regards to their relationships with the land, birth mothers, communities and themselves through poetry and art.
"How to Approach Collaborations?": A Freirian Journey Honouring Cree Relationships, Skills and Values
Theses
Author/Creator
Christine M. Stocek
Description
Integrated Studies in Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--2012.
Humour in Contemporary Indigenous Photography: Re-focusing the Colonial Gaze
Alternate Title
Humor in Contemporary Indigenous Photography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Meagan Sugrue
Arbutus Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Focus on Indigenous Governance, 2012, pp. 61-79
Description
Discusses how the works of Shelley Niro, Chris Bose, Dana Claxton, Arthur Renwick, and Terence Houle challenge mainstream society's perceptions of Aboriginals.
I Won't Play Primitive to Your Modern: The Art of David Neel (Kwagiutl), 1985-2000.
Theses
Author/Creator
Carolyn Butler Palmer
Description
History of Art and Architecture Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Pittsburgh, 2006.
The Image of the Sámi in Finnish Visual Arts Before the Second World War
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tuija Hautala-Hirvioja
Acta Borealia, vol. 23, no. 2, December 2006, pp. 97-115
Description
Discusses Finnish art works depicting Sami people as romanticized without any true cultural representation.
Imagi/Nations
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
[Royal Anthropological Institute of Britain and Ireland
Max Carocci]
Description
Website developed for exhibition of the same name as well as the book launch for Warriors of the Plains: The Arts of Plains Indian Warfare by Max Carocci.
Contains links to exhibition, catalogue, bibliography, videos and information on the book.
Imaginary Spaces of Conciliation and Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Garneau
West Coast Line #74, vol. 46, no. 2, Reconcile This!, Summer, 2012, pp. 28-38
Description
Author discusses his works, Aboriginal Curatorial Collective Meeting and Aboriginal Advisory Circle Meeting within the context of irreconcilable spaces of Aboriginality.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
Imprisoned Art, Complex Patronage: Plains Drawings by Howling Wolf and Zotom at the Autry National Center
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Phillip Earenfight
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 2, Summer, 2012, pp. 230-231
Description
Book review of: Imprisoned Art, Complex Patronage by Joyce M. Szabo.
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.]
Inciting Memory: The Creative Process of HOCK E AYE VI Edgar Heap of Birds
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Edgar Heap of Birds
Elizabeth Gilmore
Daniel Pagliosotti
David Baysinger
Daniel Fonken ... [et al.]
Description
Focuses on the sculpture Wheel installed at the Denver Art Museum.
Duration: 29:04.
Indian Peoples of the Northern Great Plains
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
Montana State University Library
Description
Database with a searchable online photograph collection, including by subject, date, location and tribe. The database attempts to provide students, researchers and the general public with direct access to primary material on the Plains Indian cultures.
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.
INDIANacts: Aboriginal Performance Art
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Performance Art Conference, Grunt Gallery 2002
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Grunt Gallery
TRIBE
Description
Website examines performance art practices arising from the Aboriginal culture. Contains essays, art images, videos, and resources.
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.
Indigenizing Southern California Indian Basket Studies: Unpacking Issues of "Mission" and "Tradition"
Theses
Author/Creator
Yve B. Chavez
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2012.
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.
Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activism, Culture
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Tina Block
BC Studies, no. 174, Summer, 2012, pp. 146-147
Description
Book review of: Indigenous Women and Feminism edited by Cheryl Suzack, Shari M. Huhndorf, Jeanne Perreault, and Jean Barman.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 146.
Influence and Instruction: James Houston, Sunuyuksuk: Eskimo Handicrafts, and the Formative Years of Contemporary Inuit Art
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather L. Igloliorte
Description
Canadian Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2006.
Intersecting Practices of Art and Activism: Joane Cardinal-Schubert, Doreen Jensen, and Daphne Odjig
Alternate Title
Imagining History: A Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Conference
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lee-Ann Martin
Description
Speaker discusses the women's contributions to the development of the contemporary Aboriginal art.
Duration: 27:42.
Interview with Curator Ellen Taubman, Changing Hands: Art without Reservation 3, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gloria Bell
Ellen Taubman
Description
Curator talks about her background in Aboriginal art and the exhibition.
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.
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and the Social Determinants of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health: A Case Study of First Nations Women’s Resilience, Resistance, and Renewal
Theses
Author/Creator
Julie A. George
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Western Ontario, 2012.
Inuit Art and the Quest for Canada's Arctic Sovereignty
Alternate Title
Calgary Papers in Military and Strategic Studies. Occasional Paper; no. 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Patrick Lennox
Inuit Artists' Print Database
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Arts & Culture of the North
National Gallery of Canada
Description
Database of nearly 8,000 records accessible by title, name (including alternate spellings), gender, printer, catalogue title and community. Online version of The Inuit Artists Print Workbook.
Inuit Carvings: A New Story
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Zoe Litsios
Bernie Pucker
Sue Pucker]
Description
Exhibition catalogue.
Is Canada Postcolonial?: Re-Asking through "The Forgotten" Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Moss
TOPIA, no. 27, [Spring], [2012], pp. 47-65
Description
Discusses the controversy over exhibiting a series of paintings by artist Pamela Masik depicting women missing from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Sparked debate about artistic freedom and social commentary versus the question of who is allowed to speak for victims and issues of exploitation.
[Isuma: The Art and Imagination of Ruben Anton Komangapik]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Emily E. Auger
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Les Peuples de l Arctique et le Bois / Arctic Peoples and Wood, 2012, pp. 213-214
Description
Book review of: Isuma by Estelle Marcoux Komangapik, Genevieve Larocque, Ruben Anton Komangapik and Dorothee Komangapik.
[Jamie Black and the Red Dress Project]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
The REDress Project
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jamie Black
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Conversation with the artist who is drawing attention to the gendered and racialized nature of violent crimes against Aboriginal women with her outdoor art project.
Duration: 31:21.
[Jamie Black and the REDress Project]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jamie Black
Robert-Falcon Oullette
Description
Podcast of interview with the visual artist about her installation piece, which is meant to draw attention to the issue of murdered and missing Aboriginal women in Canada.
Duration: 31:21.
Jeff Thomas at Stephen Bulger Gallery
Alternate Title
Dart: Design Arts Daily
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Thomas
Peggy Roalf
Description
Interview with artist.
[Jessica Jaconson-Konefall, Indigenous New Media and Settler Societies in Canadian Cities]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jessica Jaconson-Konefall
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Looks at the work Decolonizing Settler Legacies: Indigenous New Media Art in Canadian Cities, which focuses on Indigenous new media art practices in urban space.
Duration: 28:51.
Jimmie Durham: For the Price of a Magazine
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony Huberman
Afterall, no. 30, Summer, 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the artist's work with particular reference to an exhibition mounted at the Artist's Institute in New York.
'Karroo : Mates': Communities Reclaim Their Images
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Goodall
Aboriginal History, vol. 30, 2006, pp. [48]-66
Description
Comments on a collection of photographs, formerly only available for scholarly research, that are now available for public use.
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.
Kevin McKenzie: Re-Animator
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
David Garneau
Description
Discussion of the photographic exhibition held in 2006 at the MacKenzie Art Gallery. Originally published online for GalleriesWest.