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CBC Honours "that which is going right" in Métis World

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Diane Adams
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 4, April 2011, p. 7
Description
Highlights two Métis shows featured by the CBC, ê-miywahkamikahk and Wahkootowin, to celebrate the year after the year of the Métis. Article found by scrolling to page 7.
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Centre for Indigenous Theatre

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Theatre
Description
Institution with a mandate to develop Aboriginal theatre professionals. Offers a three-year program as well as two introductory summer programs.
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Changing Hands 3: CONNECTIONS: Contemporary Native Art in Context

Alternate Title
[Changing Hands CONNECTIONS: We are Here]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Robert Houle
George Longfish
Sarah Sense
Jeffrey Gibson
Kent Monkman
Skawennati Fragnito
Description
Panelists discusses their work and the current artistic environment. Followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:57:31.
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Contesting Tradition: Inuk Vocalist Tanya Tagaq

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrew Timar
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3, Fall, 2014, pp. 32-39
Description
Comments on the career of a solo throat singer. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 32.
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Creating a Space for Decolonization: Health through Theatre with Indigenous Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Goulet
Warren Linds
Jo-Ann Episkenew
Karen Schmidt
Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 1, 2011, pp. 89-116
Description
Reports on research project based on a three day workshop adapted from David Diamond and Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed. Involved youth from the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council area.
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Dana Claxton's Patient Storm

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Garneau
ConunDrumOnline, vol. 4, June 2007, p. [?]
Description
Explores a legend, inspired by Lakota teachings and practices, in which opposites become complementary.
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Dance and the Rodeo: Partners at the Party

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lisa Doolittle
Canadian Theatre Review, no. 124, Fall, 2005, pp. 39-45
Description
Focuses on One Yellow Rabbit's High Performance Rodeo, an international festival of the arts, and its contribution to the dance community.
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Daniel David Moses

Web Sites » Personal
Description
Website for Delaware poet and playwright contains links to bibliography, biography, awards and honours.
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De-ba-jeh-mu-jig Theatre Group

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
De-ba-jeh-mu-jig Theatre Group
Description
A non-profit organization site that nurtures artistic expression of original works by playwrights, actors and artists.
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Economies of Experience in The Book of Jessica

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Laura J. Murray
Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 1999, pp. 91-111
Description
Book review of: The Book of Jessica: A Theatrical Transformation (1989), by Maria Campbell and Linda Griffiths.
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Edward Curtis Meets the Kwakwaka'wakw: In the Land of the Head Hunters

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Rutgers
The State University of New Jersey
Description
Website developed as part of the project to restore the famous silent film, the first to exclusively star Aboriginals. Contains links to the project, information on the film, score and dances, and photo exhibits.
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An Ensemble Performance of Indians in the Act: Native Theater Past and Present

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harvey Markowitz
Craig Howe
Dean Radar
LeAnne Howe
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 32-61
Description
Presents a written version of an academic play in four acts that was performed at the Native American Literature Symposium on November 30, 2000. It begins with historical essays on Lakota oral tradition and ends with discussion on comtemporary Native theater. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page 32.
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Entertainment, Dance and Northern Mohawk Showmanship

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Blanchard
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 1, 1983, pp. 2-26
Description
Looks at the Kahnawake Mohawk's involvement in the entertainment industry and its effects on their traditional culture.
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Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout

Alternate Title
Twentieth Century North American Drama
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tomson Highway
Description
Retelling of concluding treaties in trickster style about how the First peoples of British Columbia lost their land, languages, fishing and hunting rights. Print version published by Talonbooks, 2005.
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Ethnic Cleansing, Homestyle

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jace Weaver
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 1994, pp. 27-39
Description
Examines images of Indigenous peoples in the American musical on stage and film, from the past to the present.
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Exploring the Sacred in Aboriginal Performance Art

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristin Dowell
e-misférica, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2005, p. [?]
Description
Comments on a performance by Dana Claxton which uses replacement objects (i.e. beargrass rather than sweetgrass) instead of actual sacred objects.
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Festival of the Dreaming - Art, Music and Dance

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 5, September/October 1997, p. 29
Description
Brief description of festival focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Culture in the lead up to the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
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Finding Mile Zero on the Powwow Trail

Alternate Title
[Aboriginal Lecture Series (Simon Fraser University)] ; 2016
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Eldon Yellowhorn
Description
Speaker discusses "Brocket Indian Days", the longest running powwow in Canada, and how the gatherings have changed over time. Duration: 58:12.
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{footprints} Dr. Dale Auger

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dianne Meili
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 8, November 2008, p. 26
Description

Depicts the life of Dr. Dale Auger, winner of the Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year award in 2006 and the 2007 R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.

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Forward With The Road Forward: A Conversation With Marie Clements

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Dickinson
Marie Clements
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 164, 2015, pp. 36-43
Description
Interview with the writer, director and producer of the film at the closing performance at the Aboriginal Pavilion of the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.
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From the Editor: Indigenous Performance 2

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chadwick Allen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 4, Ingenious Performance 2, Winter, 2014, pp. vii-viii
Description
Introduction to themed issue on Indigenous performance strategies. Scroll down to page vii to read introduction.
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Gerald Vizenor: Compassionate Trickster

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 1, Winter, 1985, pp. 67-73
Description
Reviews the work and achievements of the Ojibwe author in poetry, prose and drama which examine the interrelationship between the "tribal and non-tribal worlds" through a satirical lens.
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