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Speaking Sovereignty and Communicating Change: Rhetorical Sovereignty and the Inaugural Exhibits at the NMAI

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa King
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 1, Winter, 2011, pp. 75-103
Describes the concept of rhetorical sovereignty, and looks at the workings and complications of enacting rhetorical sovereignty using the three inaugural exhibits of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI).
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The Spiritual Legacy of the Ancient Ones

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Robert Houle
Discusses the importance of Indigenous world views in the production of works by contemporary artists. Essay from the exhibition catalogue for Land, Spirit, Power: First Nations at the National Gallery in Canada.
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Staging the Indian: The Politics of Representation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Marie Mithlo
American Anthropologist, vol. 105, no. 1, Biological Anthropology: Historical Perspectives on Current Issues, Disciplinary Connections ..., March 2003, pp. 156-161
Discusses the exhibit, Staging the Indian, at the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College.
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States of Beam

Alternate Title
States of Beam: Remembering Carl Beam
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ryan Rice
Canadian Art, vol. 23, no. 3, Fall, 2006, pp. 120-123
Discussion of the works of the Anishinabe artist.
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Stephen Foster and James Gillespie

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Portia Priegert
Border Crossings, vol. 26, no. 2, May 2007, pp. 101-102
Review of the exhibition Re-Mediations curated by Janet Jones.
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Stitching through Silence: Walking with Our Sisters, Honoring the Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie G. Anderson
Textile, vol. 14, no. 1, Crafting Community, 2016, pp. 84-97
Discussion of the commemorative installation comprised of embellished moccasin vamps or tongues created in memory of missing and murdered women. Project was initiated by artist Christi Belcourt and currently consists of over 1700 pairs.
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Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kristina McLaughlin
Michael McMahon
Narratives of historical events impacting the Haida Gwaii villages in British Columbia and the preparation to repatriate ancestral bones from the Field Museum in Chicago back to the Haida Nation. Duration 1:14:12.
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Stones Unturned ...

Alternate Title
Trésors Cachés
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of Civilization
"Selected images of Native clothing, musical instruments, and games and toys from the collections of the Canadian Museum of Civilization" arranged by First Nation and community groups as well as by category of image.
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Strange Scenes: Early Cape Dorset Drawings

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pat Feheley
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 3, Fall, 1993, pp. 38-40
Review of exhibition at the McMichael Canadian Collection, Kleinberg, Ontario March 14 to June 13, 1993 which consisted of 78 drawings by 39 artists documenting 30 years of drawing. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 38.
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The Study of Material Culture

Alternate Title
The Study of Material Culture: The Case of Southwest Textiles
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanna Baizerman
Museum Anthropology, vol. 13, no. 2, May 1989, pp. 14-18
Looks at the ethnic boundary art world by using publications on Southwest textiles, especially those done by the Navajo. In this way material culture in general can be studied.
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Susan Point: Works on Paper

Alternate Title
Showing the Wealth on Paper, Echoing the Archaeological Past
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Dale Croes
Susan Point
Gary Wyatt
Artist's statement and introduction to book of same name.
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Taitsumanialuk, les collections de l’Arctique canadien et du Groenland dans les musées français au XIXe siècle

Alternate Title
Taistumanialuk, the Arctic Collections from Canada and Greenland in Nineteenth century French Museums
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwénaële Guigon
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 42, no. 1, Arctic Collections and Museology: Presentations, Disseminations, and Interpretations, 2018, pp. 87-115
Article offers a historical perspective on the cataloguing and description of various undocumented Arctic artifacts in French Museums.
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TD Gallery of Inuit Art

Alternate Title
Toronto Dominion Gallery of Inuit Art
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Toronto Dominion Bank
Natalie Ribkoff]
Website contains links to images of sculptures accessible by region or subject, and a history of the company's collection.
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Ten Years of Collecting 1987-1997 - Catalogue.

Documents & Presentations
Catalogue of important acquisitions between 1987-1997 at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina, Saskatchewan, featuring Aboriginal artists include Edward Poitras and Jane Ash Poitras, both prairie artists.
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Terms of Engagement: The Collaborative Representation of Alutiiq Identity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aron L. Crowell
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, Art et Représentation / Art and Representation, 2004, pp. 9-35
Discusses collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak in mounting the exhibit Looking Both Ways: Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People.
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Territories of Mind and Spirit: Land and Space in Inuit Art

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jenny McMaster
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 42-43
Curatorial notes of exhibition of the same name mounted at the Carleton University Art Gallery, Ontario, 2002. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 42.
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Testimony Of Actions: Actions Of Testimony

Alternate Title
INDIANacts: Aboriginal Performance Art
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glenn Alteen
Overview of the conference on Aboriginal performance art and issues raised by Aboriginal performance artists.
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"That's My Dinner on Display": A First Nations Reflection on Museum Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gloria Jean Frank
BC Studies, no. 125/126, Ethnographic Eyes, Spring/Summer, 2000, pp. 163-178
Explores First Nations person's response to the permanent First Peoples exhibit at the Royal British Columbia Museum, in Victoria, B.C. and museum depictions of Aboriginal cultures in general.
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This Place Called Home: Curating From an Insider's Perspective

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miles R. Miller
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 27, no. 1, Spring, 2012, pp. 21-30
Presents an exhibit, curated as part of the author's master's thesis, that was a collaborative project with the museum and tribal communities.
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