Visual Arts
Songlines, Stories and Community Engagement: A Conversation with Cheryl L'Hirondelle, Elwood Jimmy, and Chris Bose
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl L'Hirondelle
Elwood Jimmy
Chris Bose
West Coast Line #74, vol. 46, no. 2, Reconcile This!, Summer, 2012, pp. 94-107
Description
Presents a telephone conversation with three First Nations artists.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 94.
Speaking for Themselves: Eight Inuit Artists Compare Notes During a Seminar Organized by the Inuit Art Foundation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Audrea Loreen-Wulf
Gilbert Hay
Andrew Karpik
Uriash Puguinak
Rex Goose ... [et al.]
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 4-11
Description
Topics include: working conditions, facilities and resources, isolation, teaching, selling works, artistic practice, and future directions.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
Standing Strong Task Force Report & Recommendations: Acknowledging the Past, Learning form the Present, Looking to the Future
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mash Koh Wee Kah Pooh Win = Standing Strong Task Force
Description
Task force was struck by Ryerson University to examine Egerton Ryerson's colonial legacy in the field of education and how best to deal with commemorations of him located on the campus.
State Support of the Art
Alternate Title
IAQ in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marybelle Michell
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 1, 25th Anniversary Issue, Spring, 2011, pp. 33-36
Description
Brief article discusses government involvement in the production and promotion of Inuit art and cites articles found in the magazine which deal with the topic.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 33.
Suffer Little Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrian Stimson
West Coast Line #74, vol. 46, no. 2, Reconcile This!, Summer, 2012, pp. 68-79
Description
Comments on an art installation and a performance, both of which help the artist to exorcise the history of his residential school experiences.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 68.
Surviving as a Native Woman Artist
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joane Cardinal-Schubert
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 11, no. 1, Feminism & Visual Art: Le feminisme et l art visuel, 1990, pp. 50-51
Description
Discusses past and continued racism directed at Aboriginal people in Canada, and the segregation of their art because of their race.
Excerpt from a speech given at the opening of the Diversities exhibition mounted at the Glenbow Museum.
Table 576-0001: Aboriginal Peoples Survey, Making Handcrafted Goods by Aboriginal Identity, Age Group and Sex, Population Aged 15 Years and Older, Canada, Provinces and Territories: Occasional
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
From Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM).
Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.
Table 576-0003: Aboriginal Peoples Survey, Reasons for Making Handcrafted Goods, by Aboriginal Identity, Age Group and Sex, Population Aged 15 Years and Over, Canada, Provinces and Territories: Occasional
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
From Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM).
Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.
Table 576-0004: Aboriginal Peoples Survey, Reasons for Making Handcrafted Goods, by Age Group and Sex, Inuit Population Aged 15 Years and Over, Canada and Inuit Nunangat: Occasional
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
From Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM).
Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.
Taking Action! Art and Aboriginal Youth Leadership for HIV Prevention
Documents & Presentations
Description
National research project involving Aboriginal youth and communities across Canada. Report explores Aboriginal youth's understanding of HIV in relation to their communities, culture and colonization; using art as a way to talk about HIV and what are the future HIV preventions.
Teacher's Guide: Pīsim Finds Her Miskanaw by William Dumas; illustrated by Leonard Paul
E-Books
Author/Creator
Margaret Dumas
Deborah Schnitzer
Description
For use with picture-book which provides historical information about the pre-contact culture and language of the Rocky Cree people from around South Indian Lake in Northern Manitoba.
English text with some Cree vocabulary and phrases, and glossary and pronunciation guide.
Teacher's Resource Guide: North American Indians
Alternate Title
North American Indians: Smithsonian Institution Teacher's Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Anthropology Outreach and Public Information
Department of Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution]
Description
Topics include "questions and answers", stereotypes, and myths and legends. Also includes teacher and student general bibliographies.
Technology Becomes the Object: The Use of Electronic Media at the National Museum of the American Indian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwyneira Isaac
Journal of Material Culture, vol. 13, no. 3, November 2008, pp. 287-310
Description
Discusses the way museums use media technology and Native American objects to educate and challenge the museum experience.
Teepees and Trade-marks: Aboriginal Peoples, Stereotypes and Intellectual Property
Alternate Title
Teepees and Trademarks: Aboriginal Peoples, Stereotypes and Intellectual
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Vanessa Udy
Description
In webinar, lawyer discusses ways that Canadian Indigenous peoples have used intellectual property law to promote their cultural heritage and protect it from appropriation and negative stereotypes.
Duration: 44:28.
Terra "Cognita": The Land We Know
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Karen Williamson
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 4, Winter, 2002, pp. 48-51
Description
Curator discusses themes in the Inuit component of larger exhibition entitled (In)Cognita, The Arctic Collection.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 48.
Terrance Houle & Adrian Stimson: Buckskin Re-Mounting
Alternate Title
Terrance Houle and Adrian Stimson: Buckskin Re-Mounting
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Adrian Stimson
Terrance Houle
Description
In performance piece, two artists deal with issues "at the intersection of gender and indigeneity while working through stereotypical conceptions of the Indigenous male body".
Duration: 17:26.
Terry Ryan: A Visionary with a Pragmatic Edge; Part One: Sketching a Future
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patricia Feheley
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 1, Spring, 2009, pp. [10]-19
Description
Overview of developments in Inuit art during the first decade after the establishment of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 10.
Terry Ryan: A Visionary with a Pragmatic Edge; Part Two: Hugging the Curving Shore
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patricia Feheley
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, Summer, 2009, pp. 14-23
Description
Surveys the history of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative in Cape Dorset since 1970 and role played by its general manager.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 14.
That Also Is You: Some Classics of Native Canadian Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Bringhurst
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125 , Native Writers & Canadian Writing, Spring/Summer , 1990, pp. 32-47
Description
Essays examining the conventional portrayals of Native people in literature, exposing prejudices and misconceptions entrenched since colonial days regarding Native societies, including their moral, spiritual, and political values.
Entire journal in one pdf. Scroll down to page 32 to read article.
Theresie Tungilik: Arts Activist
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Theresie Tungilik
Alena Buis
Sarah E.K. Smith
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 2, Summer, 2011, pp. 28-32
Description
Interview with Advisor on Arts & Traditional Economy, Department of Economic Development & Transportation, Government of Nunavut.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 28.
This Is a Stereotype: [Misconceptions of the Native American]
Alternate Title
Visiting Artist: Cannupa Hanska Luger: Lecture and Film Screening
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
[Dylan McLaughlin]
Cannupa Hanska Luger
Description
Film combines archival footage with commentaries by contemporary artists, scholars and activists about identity.
Preceded by brief introduction by artist whose work inspired the film.
Duration: 40:21.