Design

Canadian Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1998.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2000.

Discusses the use of patriotic designs on American Indian material culture.

Examines pictorial paintings that are unusual and depart from basic conventions suggesting they were produced for commercial reasons.

Looks at designs and construction of bags made by Apache groups in the early twentieth century and sold in Oklahoma. Includes photographs.

Looks at decorative accents for dance accessories and how to apply them to leather. Includes photographs.

Looks at differences in beadwork between the Cheyenne thunderbird moccasins and the Arapahoe moccasins. Includes photographs.

Discusses project using Alfred Kroeber descriptions and photographs from the American Museum of Natural history to construct an Arapaho bustle of sage grouse feathers. Includes photographs and instructions.

Keynote address presented at the 4th Annual Conference of the Canadian Aboriginal Science and Technology Society.

Discusses the lives of both artists and the significance of inclusion of their work at the opening exhibition of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Washington, D.C.

Discussion with three artists about the challenges they face creating their work due to shortages of resources and environmental factors. Part 1 of 2. Duration: 53:30.

Question and answer session with three artists discussing challenges they face due to shortages of resources and environmental factors. Part 2 of 2. Duration: 22:32.

First presenter discusses intersections between scholarship art and artists over the last 50 years. Second presenter discusses differences between Southern Northwestern Coast and Northern Northwest Coast design elements. Third presenter discusses the importance of works by old masters created before contact and the ban on the potlatch. Followed by panel discussion. Duration: 1:17:20.

Presentations on collaborative research: Part 1: Research in Museums and it’s Contribution to Native Communities by Pat Courtney Gold. Part 2: Remembering Heritage Through the Arts in Alaska's Communities by Nadia Jackinsky Sethi. Part 3: G̱a̱lg̱a̱poła (Working Together) – A Collaborative Reframing of Kwakiutl Film and Audio Recordings with Franz Boas by Kathryn Bunn Marcuse, Kaleb Child, Coreen Child and Tom Child. Duration: 2:02:05

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.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 2, (pp105-164).

An examination of appropriation of traditional crafts through the creation and marketing of how-to-guides and kits in the early twentieth century. Focuses on works written by George Wharton James.

Forms part of Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, v.17 (p.1-32).

Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 3 (p. [229]-277, [18] plates).

Textiles and Clothing Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2003.

Discusses patterns of a new trend featured at powwow dances. Includes photographs and diagrams.

Presents colored photographs and drawing of shoulder bags with accompanying text and explanations.

Book review of: Beaded Earrings by Rex and Ginger Reddick.

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

Describes the three main types of stitches used, material needed, and instructions for creating a rosette. Includes photographs.

Image of beaded saddle on blank white background. Description on back reads: "A Beaded saddle. Work by Silver Cloud a daughter of Chief Yellow Quill. This work all done with sinew for thread."

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.

Analyzes Christi Belcourt's artistic research methods.

Forms part of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 28 (p.125-198, 43 text figures).

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.

Discussion of the life and body of work of the 1986 recipient of the Saidye Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts.

Published in Denosa by DNS in April of 1981, written by Graham Guest. -p01: Pictures of Angelique Merasty and her husband, and Angelique biting birch bark. -p02: Example of birch bark biting.

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

Book reviews of: The Tipis: Traditional Native American Shelter by Adolf Hungry-Wolf. The Buffalo Hide Tipi of the Sioux by Larry Belitz. Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters by Paul Goble. Tipis, Tepees, Teepees: History and Design of the Cloth Tipi by Linda Holley.

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

Looks at contemporary manufacturing steps of Plains German silver.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 24, (pp343-360).

Features the Canadian architect, Douglas Cardinal, who designed the Canadian Museum of Civilization, First Nations University of Canada and the National Museum of the American Indian. Includes links to biography, project list, organic design, and interpretations.

Describes the rituals and beliefs associated with the painted Caribou skins.

Interprets the use of the American flag in Indian art and daily life. Includes photographs.

Summarizes design features of classic South Cheyenne style moccasins in color photographs. Highlights some of the more interesting features.

Looks at a unique pair of men's moccasins that uses 16/o faceted (cut) beads. Includes photographs.

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.