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Active Engagement: Decoding the Politics of A4444

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Britt Gallpen
UJAH: Undergraduate Journal of Art History, no. 2, Active Engagements, 2011, pp. [1]-6
Description
Discussion of artist Lyle Wilson's work which toured as part of the exhibition entitled Lyle Wilson: When Worlds Collide.
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Adoption of an Emblem

Articles » General
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, June 1980, p. 4
Description
Brief story reports on the Warramirri people from Elcho Island, Australia permitting the Clinical Oncology Society to use their carving of two snakes as the Society's symbol.
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Agayuliyararput: Our Way of Making Prayer

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Ann Fienup-Riordan
National Museum of Natural History
Description
Display and description of Alaskan Yup'ik ceremonial items and ancing masks prepared by a team of Yup'ik and others.
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Aki'name (On the Wall)

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
David Miller
Description
Impression from two Inuit stonecarvers, Kumukluk Saggiak and Elijah Pudlat, as they carved and decorated a mural in the Canadian pavilion at Expo 67. Duration 22.23.
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Ancient Villages & Totem Poles of the Nisga'a

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Gingolx Media Centre]
Description
Website contains links to map, photographs of villages, ways of life, activities (includes video clips with transcripts), and teacher resources.
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Arctic Defenders

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Walker
Description
Looks at Canada's attempts at sovereignty in the north and the eventual creation of Nunavut. Duration: 1:30:00.
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Artifakes, Forgeries, and Misattributions on the Pacific Northwest Coast

Alternate Title
Museum Fakes, Forgeries, and the Quest for Authenticity
[Fakes, Forgeries, and Misattributions on the Pacific Northwest Coast]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Robin Wright
Description
Director of the Bill Holm Centre for the Study of Northwest Coast Art speaks about the works of Holm and Charles Edenshaw, and the problems associated with attribution and authenticity. Duration: 31:20.
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[Arts and Crafts Shop]

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
The interior of the Arts & Crafts Shop [Rankin Inlet, NU]. Part of the "Inuit of Keewatin" series (#28b.).
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ArtTalk: Conversations on Northwest Native Art: Session 2: Retrospectives on Northwest Coast Art History and Indigenous Methodologies

Alternate Title
"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.
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Autoethnography and Material Culture: the Case of Bill Reid

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joel Martineau
Biography, vol. 24, no. 1, Winter, January 1, 2001, pp. 242-258
Description
Discusses Bill Reid's, (1920-1998) life and work and the ways his art can be used to analyze Haida and Canadian politics and cultures.
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Avataq Cultural Institute

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Avataq Cultural Institute
Description
Mandate is to serve cultural and language needs of Nunavik Inuit. Includes links to programs and projects, and a collection of art and handicrafts.
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Bear Totem - "Kwakiutl"

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
A bear totem pole. [Carved by Mr. Henry Hunt of the Kwawkewlth First Nations. Victoria, B.C.]
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Bearclaw Gallery

Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Features original paintings by aboriginal artists, inuit sculptures, and traditional crafts and artifacts. Brief artist's biographies are available....
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Bill Reid

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Megan Smetzer
BC Studies, no. 124, Politics and Planning, Winter, 1999/2000, pp. 113-114
Description
Book review of: Bill Reid by Doris Shadbolt. To access this review, scroll to page 113.
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Bill Reid

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jack Long
Description
Film highlights the artist Bill Reid and his explanations why cedar is the ideal material for making totem poles. Duration: 45:00.
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The Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies
Simon Fraser University
Description
Website contains links to Virtual Village Project, online exhibits, information on canoes, totem poles, and architecture, and a collection of over 60 pages of images.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 1, 2004, pp. 223-226
Description
Book reviews of 4 books: A Recognition of Being: Reconstructing Native Womanhood by Kim Anderson. Firewater: The Impact of the Whisky Trade on the Blackfoot Nation by Hugh A. Dempsey. Tales of Ghosts: First Nations Art in British Columbia by Ronald Hawker. Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal by Patty Loew.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Eleanor M. Blain
Damir Mirkovic
Kenichi Matsui
Rob Nestor
Tom G. Svensson
Michael R. Angel
Joel Martineau
Brian Thom
Christopher Hannibal-Paci
Claire Warrior
Massimiliano Carocci
Kevin Black
Tom G. Svensson
Don Clairmont
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, 2000, pp. 197-229
Description
Book review of: kwayask-ê-kî-pê-kiskinowâpahtihicik: Their Example Showed Me the Way translated and edited by Freda Ahenakew and H. C. Wolfart. A Little Matter of Genocide: Holocaust and Denial in the Americas: 1492 to the Present by Ward Churchill. Incorporating the Familiar: An Investigation into Legal Sensibilities in Nunavik by Susan G. Drummond. The Indian History of British Columbia: The Impact of the Whiteman by Wilson Duff.
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Bridging Past and Present: A Study of Precontact Yup'ik Masks from the Nunalleq Site, Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Mossolova
Rick Knecht
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, 2019, pp. 18-38
Description
Article uses archaeological, ethnographic, and oral history accounts to examine several masks and fragments recently recovered from the Nunalleq archeological site. Findings demonstrate strong pre-contact traditions of ceremonial mask making that continued post contact.
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Building Aboriginal Economies

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Ruth McVeigh
Edwinna von Baeyer
Wendy MacIntyre
Richards Landis
Diane Koven
Tara Lee Wittchen
Fred Favel
Description
Inaugural edition of the Building Aboriginal Economies magazine, which features short articles dealing with individuals and groups in the arts field.
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The Building of a Canoe

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northwest Native American Curriculum Project
Description

Brief text accompanied by archival photographs. Suitable for use with elementary school students.

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Canadian Inuit Art and Coops: Father Steinman of Povungnituk

Alternate Title
Canadian Inuit Art and Co-ops
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nelson Graburn
Museum Anthropology, vol. 24, no. 1, Spring/Summer, 2000, pp. 14-25
Description
Discusses the missionary's influence on the arts and his role in the creation of the Povungnituk Sculptures Society and La Fèdèration des Coopèratives du Nouveau Quèbec.
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A Carved Stone from D'Arcy, Saskatchewan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vladimar Alfred Vigfusson
American Antiquity, vol. 5, no. 4, April 1940, pp. 334-335
Description
Distinctively carved stone with three faces found by Bad Lake, Saskatchewan suggests possibility of prehistoric occupation or early migration from the south.
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[Carving of Inuit Hunter]

Images » Photographs
Description
Appears to be part of a series of 11 images in slide show of Inuit artifacts. Carver unknown. Title on file: Eskimo Artifacts.
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Carvings and Commerce: Model Totem Poles, 1880-2010

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alan Hoover
BC Studies, no. 174, Summer, 2012, pp. 137-138
Description
Book review of: Carvings and Commerce by Michael D. Hall and Pat Glascock, with contributions from Robert Davidson, Kate Duncan, Aaron Glass, Aldona Jonaitis, Christopher W. Smith and Charlotte Townsend-Gault. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 137.
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Carvings by Pierre Karliig

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
R.J. Billyard (photographer)
Description
Two different angles of carvings. On information card: Carvings executed by Pierre Karliig for the Acquatare Oil Co. in Calgary Alta. Picture taken at the Craft Shop in Rankin Inlet.
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Changing Approaches to the Conservation of Northwest Coast Totem Poles

Alternate Title
Tradition and Innovation: Advances in Conservation: Contributions to the Melbourne Congress, 10-14 October, 2000
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Charles S. Rhyne
Description
Discusses the tensions between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal viewpoints about the issue of preservation, and provides examples of attempts to reconcile the two. Excerpt from: Tradition and Innovation: Advances in Conservation Contributions to the Melbourne Congress, 10-14 October 2000.
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Cheyenne Moccasins With Thunderbird Designs: Part 1

Alternate Title
MoccasinCorner: Cheyenne Moccasins With Thunderbird Designs: Part 1
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Kostelnik
Whispering Wind, vol. 38, no. 3, Issue 265, January-February 2009, pp. 12-17
Description
First part in series on Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbol in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Contains photographs of moccasins from the Bata Shoe Museum, displaying typical toe designs and other examples of Thunderbird use.
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Chief Lelooska: The Evolution of an Artist

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Friday
Oregon Historical Quarterly, vol. 105, no. 2, Summer, 2004, pp. 212-237
Description
Traces Chief Lelooska’s artistic development as a carver and describes the ways in which Northwest Coast Indian art and cultural tradition were conveyed to people living in or visiting the region during the twentieth century.
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