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A New Thing?: The NMAI in Historical and Institutional Perspective

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ira Jenkins
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, 2006, pp. 511-542
Description
Questions to what extent is and was the (National) Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) collection unique and 'new' in comparison to other Indigenous collections.
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"No One Ever Did This to Me before": Contemporary American Indian Texts in the Classroom -

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Purdy
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 1, Winter, 1992, pp. 53-61
Description
Author works to articulate a strategy for the introduction and study of Indigenous text in the post-secondary classroom. Focuses on identifying a text as an “Indigenous text,” diversity of authors, cultural elements of the texts.
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Nomadic Nenets Women’s Sewing Skills: The Ethno-Pedagogical Process of Transferring Traditional Skills and Knowledge by Nenets Women through the Generations as Part of Their Nomadic Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoia Vylka Ravna
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 2, 2018, pp. 97-116
Description
Article discusses the garments and goods created by Nenets women for their kin and communities and explores how the knowledge and skills used to create theses goods is passed from one generation to the next.
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Nomadising Sami Collections

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Eva Silvén
Description
Discusses three national museums in Stockholm with different but interconnected collections. Paper from Conference Current Issues in European Cultural Studies organized by the Advanced Cultural Studies Institute of Sweden, 2011.
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North American Indian Designs

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Judy Hall
BC Studies, no. 67, Winter, 1985, pp. 57-59
Description
Book review of: North American Indian Designs by Eva Wilson.
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Northern Artists

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Lois Dalby (photographer)
Description
A set of 50 photographs featuring five Aboriginal artists in the 1970s and 80s, taken in La Ronge and Uranium City. James Ratt, John Halkett, and Myles Charles are all from the La Ronge area, while Sonny MacDonald was living in Uranium City and Lloyd Pinay, originally from the Peepeekis Reserve, was working at his sculpture in La Ronge.
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Northwest Coast Art: The Culture of the Land Claims

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotte Townsend-Gault
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 4, Fall, 1994, pp. 445-[?]
Description
Contends that while contemporary artists acknowledge those who came before, they have developed their own individual styles and the one common thread is their part in environmental, economic, and cultural politics. Article highlights several individual artists.
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Northwest Coast Basketry

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Silvia Koros
Description
Accompanies virtual exhibit, Entwined With Life: Native American Basketry. Teacher's guide for K-12. Contains maps, activities and explanation about baskets, basketry types, uses, materials and techniques.
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Northwest Coast Indian Art

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Linda Holoboff
Description
15 images (three scanned here) of Tom Jones putting up a display of prehistoric Northwest Coast art in Saskatoon on November 26, 1980.
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Not Jimmie Durham's Cherokee

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roy Boney
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 29-32
Description
Looks at the artist's claim of Cherokee ancestry by examining his use of excerpts from a letter written in Cherokee syllabary by Zeke Proctor in his work Proctor's Letter.
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Now Is the Time

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristin L Dowell
BC Studies, no. 207, Autumn, 2020, pp. 130-131
Description

Reviews Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter short film Now Is the Time. The films acts as a sequel to the 1970 National Film Board of Canada short film This Was the Time documenting the raising of the first totem pole on Haida Gwaii. To view article scroll down to page 130.

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Nunavut-Boston Trade and Cultural Mission

Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 95, Winter, 2005, pp. 18-19
Description
Brief description of several Inuit initiatives including Our Land, an exhibition of more than 50 pieces of Inuit art at the Peabody Essex Museum.
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Nuuk, Greenland: Site, Situation, and “The Law of the Primate City”

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony J. Dzik
Northern Review, no. 48, October 18, 2018, pp. 3-32
Description
Defines a city’s “primacy” as having three factors: a large population in comparison to other cities in the country, economic preeminence, and symbolic of a national cultural identity and assesses how well Nuuk fulfills those criteria.
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Objectified: The Story of an Inuinnait Parka from the Canadian Museum of Civilization

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christina Williamson
Description
Traces the history of a one-hundred-year-old caribou skin men's dancing garment (kapitaq) from the moment the caribou was killed, through construction of the garment by an Inuinnait woman, its acquisition by the museum, loan to Juliette Gaultier de la Verendrye for use in her stage performances, and finally back to the museum's cold storage. History research essay towards a Master of Arts.
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The Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dana Benner
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 4, Issue 270, September-October 2010, pp. 18-19
Description
Speaks with Joel Queen instructor for fine arts program about the students and his teaching style.
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Of Boundaries and Borders: First Nations' History in Museums

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Moira McLoughlin
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 18, no. 3, [Crossing Borders: Issues in Native Communications], Summer, 1993, pp. [365-385]
Description
Reviews museums' traditional approach to native culture and contends that the division between "white" and aboriginal history is artificial and reinforces the idea that European culture being superior to that of indigenous peoples.
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On Cross-Cultural Interpretations of Aboriginal Art

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darren Jorgensen
Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 29, no. 4, 2008, pp. 413-426
Description
Looks at three schools of international art scholarship and their relevance to Australian Aboriginal art from remote communities: primitivism, histories of ornament, and aesthetic theory.
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On-Screen Protocols & Pathways: A Media Production Guide to Working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities, Cultures, Concepts and Stories

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marcia Nickerson
Description
Intent is to provide decision-making guidelines for communities, content creators, funding bodies, and industry partners; share best practices; educate industry about cultural practices; and encourage informed, respectful dialogue by participants in productions.
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One Moon Gallery: The Art of Darlene Gait

Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Darlene Gait
Description
Highlights artist's works through wildlife, native and mixed media galleries and includes brief video of artist explaining the inspirations for her art.
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Opening on the Education Scene: a Native American Theatre Ensemble

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent R. Brown
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 1, October 1973, pp. [1-6]
Description
Dramatization of the Navajo creation story and discussion of the establishing the first Native American Theatre Ensemble by Hanay Geiogamah.
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Our Living Treasures

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marjorie Beaucage
Doug Cuthand
Description
A 58.24-minute video of the 1994 Elders Gathering. Involved in making the video were director Marjorie Beaucage, producer and writer Doug Cuthand, director of photography Glen Markwart, and music by Edmond Bell and Ed Beardy. Special thanks were given to Saskatchewan Education, Training and Employment, the NFB, Studio 1, and Wawatay Communications.

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Our Roots: A History of La Ronge - 1981.

E-Books
Description
The history of La Ronge, Saskatchewan, is detailed from pre-contact to the arrival of Jean Etienne Waden, first European in the La Ronge area, to present-day businesses, schools and churches in the town; numerous photographs.
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