Arts
Painting "Treaty Number Seven" Classification: INDIANS - T
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
A. Bruce Stapleton
Description
Painting by A. Bruce Stapleton entitled "Treaty Number Seven". The honourable David Laird, Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories is seated at the centre of the picture. Colonel Macleod is seated at his left. At left standing is Mayor Irvine, next to him in buckskin is interpreter Jean L'Heureux. At right is Crowfoot, with an interpreter beside him.
Plain Talk 8: First Nations Quality of Life
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Looks at perspective as an important aspect when defining quality of life and provides 10 components of First Nation quality of life.
Portraits of Dispossession in Plains Indian and Inuit Graphic Arts
Alternate Title
Depictions of the Dispossessed
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Catherine Berlo
Art Journal, vol. 49, no. 2, Summer, 1990, pp. 133-141
Description
Argues that Inuit and Plains graphic arts have expanded the knowledge of others, and looking carefully reveals both Aboriginal and hegemonic cultures.
Postmodern Parody: A Political Strategy in Contemporary Canadian Native Art
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allan J. Ryan
Art Journal, vol. 51, no. 3, Recent Native American Art, Autumn 1992, pp. 59-65
Description
Surveys works of contemporary artists including: Gerald McMaster, Lawrence Paul, Shelley Niro, Bill Powless, Jane Ash Poitras, and Joanne Cardinal-Schubert.
Preface: [BC Studies, No. 89, 1991]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Doreen Jensen
Cheryl Brooks
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 8-12
Description
Introduces special issue written, compiled and edited by Aboriginal peoples from British Columbia.
Prospects for a New Middle Class Among Urban Aboriginal People
Alternate Title
Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal People
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
pp. 147-165
Description
Discusses the concept of new middle classes and its implications in regards to the social interactions, economic possibilities, and political alignments that are affecting Aboriginal people and their relations with both one another and within Canadian society.
Chapter from Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal Peoples edited by David Newhouse and Evelyn Peters.
Protocols for Using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Description
Includes: overview of important concepts including rights to cultural heritage and Australian and international legal and policy protections; ten guiding principles and their accompanying protocols; numerous case studies; and project checklist and templates.
Raising the Status of Lappish Communities through Tourism Development
Alternate Title
Cultural Tourism in a Changing World: Politics, Participation, and (Re)presentation
Tourism and Cultural Change ; 7
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Satu Miettinen
Description
Describes how the municipality of Inari, Finland has used Sami arts and crafts in tourism development projects aimed at generating income and employment opportunities.
Chapter ten from book: Cultural Tourism in a Changing World: Politics, Participation, and (Re)presentation edited by Melanie Smith and Mike Robinson.
Entire book on one pdf. To access chapter scroll to p. 159.
Ravens Flying Upside and Other Stories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Morin
West Coast Line #74, vol. 46, no. 2, Reconcile This!, Summer, 2012, pp. 88-93
Description
Short stories themed on residential schools and First Nations art.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 88.
Re-Creation in Canadian First Nations Literatures: "When You Sing Now, Just Like New"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin Ridington
Anthropologica, vol. 43, no. 2, 2001, pp. 221-230
Description
Author contends that contemporary writers, orators and artists continue to use narrative traditions but in new settings employing new technologies.
Reading the Others: How New Brunswick Anglophones View Acadian and First Nations Cultures
Alternate Title
New Brunswick and Atlantic Studies Research and Development Centre Conference, Town and Country: Exploring Urban and Rural Issues in New Brunswick, June 22nd -23rd, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Elder
Description
Looks at working intercultural models by examining cultural practices, arts policies and literary and popular writing.
A Regional Profile of Commercial Harvesting of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Cascade Forest District, British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael E. Keefer
Tyson Ehlers
Nancy Macpherson
Description
Looks at non-timber forest resources including botanical and mycological products and associated services of the forest such as wild food, medicinals and floral greenery, arts and crafts materials, specialty wood products, ethno-botanical teaching and ecotourism.
Scroll down to read paper.
The Report of the Aboriginal Advisory Panel
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marjorie Beaucage
Allen Clarke
Greg Daniels
Constance Deiter
Floyd Favel Starr
Cheryl L'Hirondelle
Lyndon Tootoosis
Description
Provides recommendations on policies, programs, delivery mechanisms and integrated initiatives in the arts.
Research on the Value of Public Funding for Indigenous Arts and Cultures: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Archipel Research & Consulting
Description
Study conducted from August 2020 to September 2021. Reports results from 124 interviews, 15 focus groups with 112 participants, and 413 survey responses.
Related Material: Resource Guide.
Ritualizing Ritual's Rituals
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotte Townsend-Gault
Art Journal, vol. 51, no. 3, Recent Native American Art, Autumn , 1992, pp. 51-58
Description
Looks at anthropology as a form of translation, how the forms of meaning, including arts, of one culture can be understood by another culture.
SCYAP Played Role in Changing Creighton Jimmy's Life
Alternate Title
Saskatoon Community Youth Arts Programming Played Role in Changing Creighton Jimmy's Life
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 2, February 2009, p. 13
Description
Focuses on a youth who has turned his life around through involvement in an art program which consists of community art projects, skill enhancement workshops and life skills training.
Article located by scrolling to page 13.
Sedna: The Making of a Myth
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marybelle Mitchell
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 2, Spring, 1992, pp. 43-44
Description
Film review of: Sedna: The Making of a Myth directed and produced by John Paskievich.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 43.
Seeing the Whole Picture: An Investigation of Factors that Influence Contemporary Native American Artist Participation in "Mainstream" Fine Art Markets
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Staci Golar
CultureWork, vol. 6, no. 1, September 2001, p. [?]
Description
Study consisted of literature review, survey of art galleries and interviews with practicing artists. Found that issues with accessibility to markets involved differences in culture, categorization of works as "traditional" or "contemporary", and expectations based on identity.
A Semi-Annotated Bibliography: The Wabanakis
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
WABANAKI Curriculum Development Project
Description
Divided into five sections: contemporary publications, arts and crafts, traditional stories, history, and resources.
Wabanaki confederacy consists of the Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot.
Spiderwoman Theater and the Tapestry of Story
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larry Abbott
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, 1996, pp. 165-180
Description
Describes the history of the theatre and conducts an interview with the three sisters who founded the company in 1976.