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Maria Tallchief, (Native) America's Prima Ballerina: Autobiographies of a Postindian Princess

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shannon Toll
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. 50-70
Description
Draws on Tallchief’s autobiography and examines the role that she, using her cultural influence to exert her agency, played in complicating the colonial princess – squaw dichotomy imposed on Indigenous women in the United States.
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Marius Barbeau and Early Ethnographic Cinema

Alternate Title
Mercury Series, Cultural Studies Paper 83
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Lynda Jessup
Description
Essay from: Around and About Marius Bareau: Modelling Twentieth-Century Culture edited by Lynda Jessup, Andrew Nurse and Gorden E. Smith. Discusses Barbeau's ethnographic filmmaking of Aboriginal life from a variety of different perspectives.
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"Marlon Brando, Pocahontas, and Me"

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ric Knowles
Essay on Canadian Writing, no. 71, Fall, 2000, pp. 48-60
Description
Contends that, as Aboriginal theatre hits mainstream, the meaning of terms such as "Indigenous", "Native" and "Canadian" has shifted and produced a rethinking of the field of dramaturgy.
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The Mataatua Declaration on Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Commission on Human Rights, Sub-Commission of Prevention of

Discrimination and Protection of Minorities Working Group on Indigenous Populations 19-30 July 1993

Alternate Title
International Conference on the Cultural & Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples ; 1st, 1993
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First International Conference on the Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Description
Conference held to discuss significant issues including Indigenous knowledge, biodiversity, biotechnology, environmental management, arts, music, language, and spiritual and cultural issues.
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Material as Metaphor in Prehistoric Inuit Art

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert McGhee
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 3, Summer, 1988, pp. 9-11
Description
Argues that the choice between Caribou antler and walrus ivory for carvings was linked to the Thule world view, mythology and spiritualism. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
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The Mathematics of Native American Star Quilts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen D. Neumann
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, vol. 9, no. 4, December 2003, pp. 230-236
Description
Project shows real life applications of mathematics, gives students an appreciation of the skills involved in quilting, and teaches about Lakota culture.
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The Mechanics of Survivance in Indigenously-Directed Video-Games: Invaders and Never Alone

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah L Madsen
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 79-110
Description
The authors explore the ways that the design of two different Indigenous video games compels players to enact survivance, and how that experience of survivance creates a space for teaching and learning about culture and for decolonizing perspectives.
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The Medicine Project

Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Online exhibition with twelve artists and three writers which looks at Aboriginal ideas about healing and how they influence First Nations people and artists today.
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Memory and Imagination in Native American Art

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca J. Dobkins
Museum Anthropology, vol. 24, no. 2-3, Memory and Imagination in Native American Art, September 2000, pp. 3-5
Description
Introductory article to themed issue is associated with an exhibition of Frank Day's art.
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Men Carving the Prince Albert Totem Pole

Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of First Nations people carving a totem pole that was ultimately given to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The carvers are working at what appears to be Riverbend Insitution. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.
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Men Carving the Prince Albert Totem Pole (2)

Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of First Nations people carving a totem pole that was ultimately given to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The carvers are working at what appears to be Riverbend Insitution. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.
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Men Carving the Prince Albert Totem Pole (3)

Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of First Nations people carving a totem pole that was ultimately given to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The carvers are working at what appears to be Riverbend Insitution. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.
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Men Carving the Prince Albert Totem Pole (4)

Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of First Nations people carving a totem pole that was ultimately given to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The carvers are working at what appears to be Riverbend Insitution. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.
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Metis Heritage Days at Batoche

Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 8 negatives showing meetings under a tent during Metis Heritage Days at Batoche, Saskatchewan, on July 19, 1982.
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Metis Women's Traditional Art Series

Alternate Title
Métis Hooked Rugs = Aen Kroshay aen tapee avec mi gineey
Métis Fingerweaving = En saencheur flechey
Our Shared Inheritance: Traditional Métis Beadwork
Métis Silk Embroidery = Mashnikwawchikun avec la sway di fil
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
[Cheryl Troupe]
[Leah Dorion-Paquin]
[Penny Condon]
Description

Four videos discuss history and techniques of finger weaving, embroidery, rug-making, and beadwork.

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Mi'kmaq and Maliseet Cultural Objects

Alternate Title
Micmac and Maliseet Cultural Objects
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Description
Introduction to culture of Mi'kmaq and Maliseet of eastern Canada.
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Mi'kmaq Petroglyphs

Alternate Title
[Carved in Stone: Mi'kmaq Petroglyphs Recorded by George Creed 1887-88]
[Carved in Stone: Mi'kmaw Petroglyphs Recorded by George Creed: 1887-88]
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Nova Scotia Museum of Cultural History
Description
Site provides general information about petroglyphs, how they are recorded, and includes biographical information about George Creed who traced and documented a number of petroglyph sites in Nova Scotia.
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Mihtohseenionki: (The People's Place)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ray Gonyea
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 117, no. 464, 2004, pp. 199-200
Description
Review of a permanent exhibit organized by the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Moccasin Styles

Alternate Title
Hodinohso:ni Art Lesson ; no. 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Rick Hill]
[Roxanne Sky]
Description

Discusses the elements of various styles and the techniques used to create them.

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Modern Indian Painting: A Separate and Unique Soul

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Eck
Heritage of the Great Plains, vol. 8, no. 4, 1975, pp. 19-28
Description
Examines the way Indian artists are reinventing traditions, tribal lore and mythology to explain themselves to their own people and other cultures.
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A Modernist Moment: Native Art and Surrealism at the University of Oklahoma

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark A. White
Journal of Surrealism and the Americas, vol. 7, no. 1, 2013, pp. 52-70
Description
Discuses the Native American fine arts movement of personal expression and active engagement with mainstream modern art during the late 1940s. Focuses on the work of artists Chief Terry Saul, Walter Richard "Dick" West, and Oscar Howe.
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Module 2: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northern North American: Media, Art, Education, and Recreation

Alternate Title
CS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
Module Two: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northern North American: Media, Art, Education, and Recreation
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
[Cultural Identity In North America]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses how each area contributes to an individual's sense of belonging to a unique community. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 3: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northwest Russia, Siberia and the Far East

Alternate Title
CS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
Module Three: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northwest Russia, Siberia and the Far East
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
[Cultural Identity In Russia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses the role of language, literature, media, art, family and education. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 3: Media, Arts, and Literature

Alternate Title
Module Three: Media, Arts, and Literature
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Two: Expressions of Self-Determination in North America]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Harris
Description
Discusses the ways northern North American people shape, express and retain their identities. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 6: Media, Arts, and Literature

Alternate Title
Module Six: Media, Arts, and Literature
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Three: Expressions of Self-Determination in Northwest Russia, Siberia, and Northern Asia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tamara Andreyeva
Zinaida Ivanova-Unarova
Description
Discusses the ways Indigenous peoples of northern Russia shape, express and retain their identities. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 9: Sami Media, Arts, and Literature

Alternate Title
Module Nine: Sami Media, Arts, and Literature
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Four: Expressions of Self-Determination in Greenland, the North Atlantic, and Northern Scandinavia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vuokko Hirvonen
Description
Brief explanation of how identity and culture are expressed in each of these areas. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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