Clothing & Regalia

Looks at influences surrounding Indian Princess contests, duties of a Princess, history, regional styles and construction of beaded crowns.

A photograph of a pair of beaded moccasins probably taken in the 1930s or 1940s.

Historical note:

A black and white photograph of a pair of beaded moccasins, ca 1930s or 1940s.

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Looks at beaded articles made by the Innu from seal skin with the fur left on. Includes photographs.

Picture of beadwork and leather craft at Saskatchewan Arts and Crafts Society Show.

Images of items featured in the McCord Museum's exhibition Across Borders: Beadwork in Iroquois Life.

Discusses Native American art and compares essential elements and designs of beaded bags in northern and southern styles. Uses bandolier bag in Benjamin Rush's painting, Death of General Wolfe as one example. Duration: 45:11.

Image of Beardy's Warriors with W.R. Cameron. Some of the men are wearing traditional costume; several men hold pipes and six men are seated around a drum. Photo taken in Duck Lake, NWT.

Book review of: Beauty, Honor and Tradition by Joesph D. Horse Capture and George P. Horse Capture.

A photograph of Benard Walter (Ben) Hoeschen wearing a head-dress and beaded leather belt poses with two Aboriginal men, also wearing head-dresses and beaded clothing. Note on back of photo reads "The late BM Hoeschen and friends 1930"

Compares and contrasts indigenous clothing design and recent textile art as "parallel artistic traditions."

Speaker discusses her blog, which she developed to critique cultural appropriation by mainstream designers and retailers, and the online boutique she created to promote products made by Indigenous people. Duration: 17:45.

Looks at a co-operative founded to increase profiles of its Artisan members. Article located by scrolling to page 17.

Three photographs (2 scanned here) of Bill Britian dressed in Aboriginal ceremonial clothing at the Saskatoon Exhibition on July 10, 1975.

Briefly discusses some items created by the Pikunni Blackfoot artisan from the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana.

An image of a long parade of Aboriginal men on horseback. They wear ceremonial regalia, and some hold spear like poles with small flags tied to them. Non-Aboriginal people are gathered with horses and buggies watching the procession. Colours have been added to the image in a chromolithograph process. On the back there is a short note and it is postmarked 1930. The postcard was sent from Lethbridge, Alberta to Queens County, New Brunswick.

Note: The title of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. Black and white photograph of a young blood man in traditional clothing on horseback.

Head and shoulders image of an Aboriginal elder wearing traditional clothing and a black plume (long mane) headdress; also holding a staff. From information card: Not a chief - Plains Indian.

Hand tinted photograph of Chief Black Plume (Sixapo), a Blood Indian tribesman, wearing traditional clothing.

Lesson plan developed in conjunction with exhibition of Blackfoot shirts loaned from the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, to the Glenbow and Galt Museums in Alberta. Can be adapted for all age groups.

Looks at the most popular style of shirt and the materials used in construction and finishing. Includes pattern and photographs.

Black and white photograph of a group of Blackfoot men on horseback wearing traditional clothing.

Black and white photograph captioned "Blackfoot Brave with scalps" featuring a Blackfoot man on horseback in traditional costume, holding a stick possibly decorated with a scalp. Dog with travois in background.

Black and white photograph of five Blackfoot men on horseback riding down a street wearing traditional clothing and possibly bearing "scalps" on sticks. They appear to be in a parade.

Uses the the sacred costume as an example of attitudes toward the acquisition and presentation of material culture; discusses the purchase of the clothing in relation to events taking place in Canada in the 1870s and traces changes in the museum's curatorial practices as demonstrated by its placement in the museum's collection.

An image of four Aboriginal men on horseback, all wearing full headdresses. Colours have been added to the photograph in a chromolithograph process.

Author describes his project to recreate an example found in the Chicago Field Museum.

Lesson plan developed in conjunction with exhibition of Blackfoot shirts loaned from the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, to the Glenbow and Galt Museums in Alberta. Designed for Grade 2 language arts, but can be adapted to other levels.

Lesson plan developed in conjunction with exhibition of Blackfoot shirts loaned from the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, to the Glenbow and Galt Museums in Alberta. Designed for high school students.

Human Ecology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1997.

Black and white photograph of a young Blood man on horseback, entitled 'Blood Indian Brave" there is another Aboriginal man in background, also on horseback. Both are dressed in traditional costume.

Black and white photograph of a Blood man on horseback in traditional clothing carrying a tomahawk.

Black and white photograph of a group of Blood men on horseback wearing headdresses and other traditional clothing. They appear to be part of a parade.

Black and white photograph of a group of Blood men on horseback wearing headdresses and other traditional clothing. They appear to be part of a parade.

Black and white photograph of two blood men on horseback in traditional clothing possibly bearing 'scalps' on sticks. There are Teepees in the background. The caption on back reads "Blood Warriors with Scalps"

Book reviews of 12 books: Prison of Grass: Canada from a Native Point of View by Howard Adams. From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare: Why Indian Policy Failed in the Prairie Provinces by Helen Buckley. To Please the Caribou: Painted Caribou-Skin Coats Worn by the Naskapi, Montagnais, Cree Hunters of the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula by Dorothy K. Burnham. Manitoba's Metis Settlement Scheme of 1870 Paul L. A. H. Chartrand. Disputed Waters: Native Americans and the Great Lakes Fishery by Robert Doherty. Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains by Charles A.

Book review of: Brain Tan Buffalo Robes Skins and Pelts edited by Jim Miller.

Note: The title of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. 2 photographs, same image ("Brave and His Gala Attire" in black and white, "Indian Warrior"in sepia tone). A portrait image of man seated with wife/woman attending to his right. Intricate beadwork on traditional dress is displayed.

Evolution of clothing worn by Native men and boys for comfort and convenience in tribal sports, dances and ceremonies.

An Inuit man poses in front of an Igloo he is building in the vicinity of Churchill, Manitoba circa the late 1920s, early 1930s.

Describes a program for young Aboriginal women designed to increase cultural knowledge, build self-esteem and leadership skills.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he describes the ceremonies involved in the construction of a Holy Lodge.

Integrates the creation of a Button Blanket with a traditional dance performance. Duration: 03:39.

Looks at contemporary manufacturing steps of Plains German silver.

Image of indigenous people in full-dress at Stampede Parade. Buildings and onlookers visible in background.