American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology, Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 388-415
Description
Article describes an Archaeological field school project for graduate students in which the authors provided instruction on methods and practices; discusses how the project promotes a framework of decolonization through community collaboration and cultural integration.
Case Studies on Access Policies for Native American Archival Materials ; no. 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brian Carpenter
Description
Describes initiatives undertaken by the Society to provide meaningful and appropriate access to its collections. The initiatives included projects to digitize and more accurately describe items, assess research constituencies, and to collaborate with Indigenous communities.
Arctic Adaptability: Infrastructure at Ilisagvik College
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caitlin Walls
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 2, Building Infrastructure, Winter, 2019
Description
Article describes the history of the Iḷisaġvik College from its founding in 1986 and how it made use of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL) following the departure of the military scientists; describes the changing needs of the college, its students, and its community and the evolving plans for building and new campus.
Anglican Journal, vol. 132, no. 10, December 2006, p. 13
Description
Discusses Reverend James C. Barlow, dean of St. Jude's Cathedral in Iqaluit, and the challenges he faced replacing the igloo-shaped church that burned down in 2005.
Inside the Issues (Centre for International Governance Innovation) ; [5.16]
Inside the Issues: A Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Online Podcast
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michael Byers
Andrew Thompson
Description
Discussion of ramifications of climate change, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Arctic Council, prospects for economic development in light of falling oil prices, cooperation, diplomacy and maritime disputes.
Duration: 21:31.
European Consortium for Political Research General Conference ; 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wilfrid Greaves
Description
Compares how organizations representing the two peoples have characterized security in the North. The Inuit have emphasized environmental protection, preservation of cultural identity and maintenance of political autonomy. The Sami, when dealing with the same sorts of issues, tend not to frame arguments in terms of security.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 38, no. 3, 2015, pp. [1]-25
Description
Looks at techniques teachers can use to develop a place responsive knowledge base that is in line with the community they teach in and to develop meaningful lessons for students.
Article reports on a Koorie art club that eventually evolved into an art class; discusses elements and approaches implemented that allowed the class to become a site of exploration and self-discovery for the youth that participated.
Looks at Native American art in museums in three areas: Native American art in American art museums in the early twentieth century, multiculturalism: museum initiatives between 1970 and 2000, and twenty-first century approaches: 'dialogical imperatives'.
Native American playwright speaks about experience in Mexico at the 30th International Theatre Institute World Congress in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexicio.
An essay and information pertaining to early female photographer Geraldine Moody and includes information relating to her interactions with indigenous peoples.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 174, no. 7, March 28, 2006, pp. 979-982
Description
Discussion of 2006 exhibition entitled Norval Morrisseau: Shaman Artist held at the National Art Gallery of Canada which featured 59 works spanning 1958-2002.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 65-76
Description
An examination of the art world's control over Indigenous art, placing the importance of art over tribal sovereignty, in regards to the Jimmie Durham Cherokee ancestry debate.
Burke Museum's ArtTalk Symposium: Conversations on Northwest Native Art
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Robin K. Wright
Shaun Peterson
David R. Boxley
Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse
Description
First presenter discusses intersections between scholarship art and artists over the last 50 years.
Second presenter discusses differences between Southern Northwestern Coast and Northern Northwest Coast design elements.
Third presenter discusses the importance of works by old masters created before contact and the ban on the potlatch.
Followed by panel discussion.
Duration: 1:17:20.
Burke Museum's ArtTalk Symposium: Conversations on Northwest Native Art
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Pat Courtney Gold
Nadia Jackinsky Sethi
Kathryn Bunn Marcuse
Kaleb Child
Coreen Child ... [et al.]
Description
Presentations on collaborative research:
Part 1: Research in Museums and it’s Contribution to Native Communities by Pat Courtney Gold.
Part 2: Remembering Heritage Through the Arts in Alaska's Communities by Nadia Jackinsky Sethi.
Part 3: G̱a̱lg̱a̱poła (Working Together) – A Collaborative Reframing of Kwakiutl Film and Audio Recordings with Franz Boas by Kathryn Bunn Marcuse, Kaleb Child, Coreen Child and Tom Child.
Duration: 2:02:05
"Return of Kaats": Two House Posts by Nathan and Stephen Jackson
ArtTalk: Conversations on Northwest Native Art
Burke Museum's ArtTalk Symposium: Conversations on Northwest Native Art
Copper Seaweed & Woven Octopus Bags
Dance Group Performances as Art History in Motion
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Miqu'l Dangeleli
Megan Smetzer
Emily Moore
Description
First presentation discusses dance groups which perform both traditional and modern works and decolonizing the field of art history.
Second presentation discusses resilience as demonstrated by women weavers, with a focus on octopus bags created by artist Shgen Doo Tan George.
Third presentation discusses the two house posts carved for the Burke Museum as replacements for the originals which had been repatriated.
Duration: 1:25:12.
Burke Museum's ArtTalk Symposium: Conversations on Northwest Native Art
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joe Seymour
Greg Robinson
Lou-ann Neel
Da-ka-xeen Mehner
Description
Four artists discuss their work, its relationship to their culture, and using traditional subjects and motifs in new, inventive ways which challenge expectations about what constitutes Northwest Coast art.
Duration: 1:14:15.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, Special Issue on New Directions in American Indian Autobiography, 2006, pp. 67-86
Description
This article examines the autobiography,The Seven Visions of Bull Lodge, as Told by His Daughter, Garter Snake. In the book, Bull Lodge narrates his life story about his youth who becomes a warrior.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 93-114
Description
A discussion of the recent trend for white French-descendants to "self-Indigenize" by using genealogy to create identity. Uses the example of Edmée and Catherine Lejeune, two Acadienne sisters born prior to 1635, who have been turned into “Mi’kmaw” women.