Galleries, Museums & Exhibitions
Managing the Cultural Promotion of Indigenous People in a Community-based Museum: The Ainu Culture Cluster Project at the Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum, Japan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naohiro Nakamura
Museum and Society, vol. 5, no. 3, November 2007, pp. 148-167
Description
Examines the pros and cons of an eco-museum which is used to transmit cultural knowledge to practice the skills necessary for community problem-solving.
[Meet the Artist: Brian Jungen]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Brian Jungen
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
Description
Discussion about the artist's use of mass produced goods to create sculpture. In conjunction with the Strange Comfort exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian.
Duration: 1:29:04.
Membertou Museum A
Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Beth Doucette
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Description
Brief case study describes activities of the Membertou Development Corporation and criticisms leveled at it about neglecting cultural and social needs of the community.
Metamorphosis: Eleven Artists from Nunavik
Articles » General
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Fall, 2006, pp. 30-34
Description
Brief exhibition review and artist profiles of: Jobie Arnaituk, Adamie Anautak, Aisa Amittu, Noah Echalook, Lucassie Echalook, Thomassie Echalook, Eli Elijasiapik, Joanasi Jack Ittukalluk, Mattiusi Iyaituk, Tamusiapik Sivuarapik, and Jobie Uqaituk.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 30.
Mi'kmaq Portraits Collection
Alternate Title
Micmac Portraits Collection
Mikmaq Portraits Collection
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nova Scotia Museum
Description
Searchable database of 800 portraits, illustrations, photos of eastern Canada Mi'kmaq, from 16th century to present. With glossary and video-clips (Viewing requires Quicktime software)
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.
Minnesota Indian History and Culture Lessons: A Compilation of Native American Lessons and Resources for Teachers: Featuring A Guide for the Why Treaties Matter Exhibit
E-Books
Author/Creator
Priscilla Buffalohead
Ramona Kitto Stately
Description
Missed Opportunities: Reflections on the NMAI
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Lonetree
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology, Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 632-645
Description
Author examines the commentary on the opening exhibits at National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), offers their own criticism on the museum’s “failure to discuss the colonization process in a clear and coherent manner.”
Missing Artifacts Lead to Auditor General's Scrutiny
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 4, August 2002, p. 7,20
Description
Anthropology Museum of the University of Winnipeg failed to follow appropriate protocols and procedures for repatriation of artifacts.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.7.
Mobile Architecture, Improvization and Museum Practice: Revitalizing the Tłįcho Caribou Skin Lodge
Alternate Title
About the Hearth: Perspectives on the Home, Hearth and Household in the Circumpolar North
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomas D. Andrews
Description
Examines the ethnographic context of two collaborative repatriation projects and explores lessons learned from these projects in light of Dene value frameworks.
Chapter 3 from About the Hearth: Perspectives on the Home, Hearth and Household in the Circumpolar North edited by David G. Anderson, Robert P. Wishart, Virginie Vaté
The Modernist Past of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun's Landscape Allegories
Alternate Title
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun: Born to Live and Die on Your Colonialist Reservations
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Scott Watson
Description
Discusses the way the artist's works challenge the relationship between native art and modernism.
Chapter from Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun: Born to Live and Die on Your Colonialist Reservations edited by Charlotte Townsend-Gault, Scott Watson, and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun.
"More a Diplomatic Than a Esthetic Event": Canada, Brazil, and Cultural Brokering in the São Paulo Biennial and "Isumavut"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristy Robertson
Stephanie G. Anderson
Elizabeth Diggon
Ahlia Moussa
Sarah E.K. Smith
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 47, no. 2, Spring, 2013, pp. 60-88
Description
Examines the state of government relations between Canada and Brazil from 1950 to 2013, and how Inuit culture was brokered the relationship.
More Than One Mask: The Context of NAGPRA for Museums and Tribes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward M. Luby
Melissa K. Nelson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 4, 2008, pp. 85-105
Description
Discusses the changes the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) has had on museums and tribes.
Morrisseau, Norval. Prison Series. The Drawing Center. New York
Alternate Title
Norval Morriseau: Prison Series. The Drawing Center. New York
Articles » General
Author/Creator
M. J. Thompson
Canadian Art, vol. 18, no. 3, Fall, 2001, pp. 105-[?]
Description
Discusses an exhibition, Draw & Tell: Lines of Transformation, which includes paintings done by the artist while in prison, 1972-1973.
Moving Beyond the Expected: Representation and Presence in a Contemporary Native Arts Museum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Paul Rangel
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 27, no. 1, Spring, 2012, pp. 31-46
Description
Describes how a museum, dedicated solely to Native art, also encourages Indigenous knowledge, perspectives, aesthetics and dissemination of Indigenous culture.
Multiple Realities: Inuit Images of Shamanic Transformation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
George Swinton
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 4, Winter, 1993, pp. 43-47
Description
Review of three sculptures, exhibited at the Winnipeg Art Gallery April 17-July 25, 1993, that illustrate shamanic transformation.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 43.
The Museum as Contested Terrain: The Canadian Case
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline A. Gibbons
The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, vol. 26, no. 4, International Perspectives on Social and Policy Issues, Winter, 1997, pp. 309-314
Description
Discusses the social and cultural changes that have taken place between museums and First Nations people.
A Museum For The Americas
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ian S. McIntosh
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 4, Women the World Must Hear, Winter, 2004
Description
Comments on the opening of the first United States national museum in Washington, D.C. that is devoted solely to Native Americans.
Museum, Kitigan Zibi in Tug of War Over Remains
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marty Logan
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 10, February 2003, p. 24
Description
Relates the First Nations band, Kitigan Zibi Anishnabeg, fight against the Canadian Museum of Civilization for human bones found within their traditional Algonquin territory.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.24.
A Museum of the Indian, Not for the Indian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Lujan
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 3/4, Summer/Fall, 2005, pp. 510-516
Description
Author states that the Museum eliminated conflict and drama by removing the offensive representations of Native American history.
The Museum of the Plains White Person
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rayna Green
Description
Satirical essay which parallels discussion about the creation of the National Museum of the American Indian.
Designed to accompany the film A Seat at the Drum from the Public Broadcasting Service series Indian Country Diaries.
Museums and American Indian Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick T. Houlihan
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 1, October 1973, pp. [20-21]
Description
Explains that the way museums of anthropology share their resources can make a big difference in terms of relevancy and identity.
Museums and California Indians: Contemporary Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marilyn Guida
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, 1997, pp. 163-181
Description
Provides an historical overview of the history of collection, display, and interpretation of material culture in museums. The article also summarizes contemporary opinions of California Aboriginal peoples on museum activities.