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The Beginning

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Virginia Watt
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3, Fall, 1999, pp. 6-16
Overview of the organization which began as the Canadian Handicrafts Guild and the events which preceded the first exhibition of Eskimo Art in 1949 as well as the following four years. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 6.
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The Best of the Best in Native Arts [Part I]

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 14, no. 10, February 1997, pp. 9-10

Choices in the categories of art, literature, poetry, political works, and music.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.

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Beyond the Mirror: Indigenous Ecologies and 'New Materialisms' in Contemporary Art

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica L. Horton
Janet Catherine Berlo
Third Text, vol. 27, no. 1, Contemporary Art and the Politics of Ecology, January 2013, pp. 17-28
Discusses how several Aboriginal artists have incorporated the traditional worldview, in which everything is animate, into their modern works. Highlights Jimmie Durham, Rebecca Belmore, Jolene Rickard, and Will Wilson.
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A Bibliography of Contemporary Canadian Inuit Art

Alternate Title
About Arts and Crafts. Artist's Supplement
About Arts and Crafts ; vol. 5, no. 2, 1982
Documents & Presentations

Includes books, articles and exhibition catalogues published between 1948/49 and 1982.

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Bill Holm-Publications

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Holm Center for the Study of Northwest Coast Art
Lists books, films, articles, book reviews and unpublished papers. Current as of 2001.
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Bill Reid (1920-1998): In Memoriam

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Dedicated to the famous Haida sculptor, carver and jeweller. Includes links to biographical notes, Remembering Bill Reid by Barry Herem, quotations by and about Bill Reid and a gallery of some examples of his works.
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The Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies
Simon Fraser University
Website contains links to Virtual Village Project, online exhibits, information on canoes, totem poles, and architecture, and a collection of over 60 pages of images.
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Birch Bark Biting

Alternate Title
Narrative Threads: Crafting the Canadian Quilt
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Western Development Museum
Website dedicating to capturing Canadian stories in artifacts. Biography of Angelique Merasty and photographs of her birch bark biting artwork.
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Birch Bark Biting A Dying Indian Art

Articles » General
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.
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The Birch Bark Eater and the Crisis of Ethical Knowledge in Storytelling

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Spy Démonné-Welch
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 56-71, 318
Uses visual and mixed art media to explore one's ancestry and identity, heritage and land. Timiskaming First Nation included.
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The Birth of the Cooperative at Holman Island

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Henri Tardy
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 2, Summer, 2001, pp. 26-29
Comments on the evolution of the co-op and printmaking. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 26.
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Bob Boyer: His Life's Work

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Site developed in conjunction with retrospective exhibition of same name. Includes links to biography, interviews, essays, virtual tour, and photographs of individual works. Please note: some aspects of this site no longer function due to disabling of Flash Player.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Eleanor M. Blain
Damir Mirkovic
Kenichi Matsui
Rob Nestor
Tom G. Svensson
Michael R. Angel
Joel Martineau
Brian Thom
Christopher Hannibal-Paci
Claire Warrior
Massimiliano Carocci
Kevin Black
Tom G. Svensson
Don Clairmont
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, 2000, pp. 197-229
Book review of: kwayask-ê-kî-pê-kiskinowâpahtihicik: Their Example Showed Me the Way translated and edited by Freda Ahenakew and H. C. Wolfart. A Little Matter of Genocide: Holocaust and Denial in the Americas: 1492 to the Present by Ward Churchill. Incorporating the Familiar: An Investigation into Legal Sensibilities in Nunavik by Susan G. Drummond. The Indian History of British Columbia: The Impact of the Whiteman by Wilson Duff.
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Brian Jungen: Cool, Cooler, Coolest

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nancy Tousley
Canadian Art, vol. 20, no. 2, Summer, 2003, p. [?]
Discussion of the artist's works dealing with identity, gender politics and cultural studies.
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Brian Jungen, Selected Works & Interview

Alternate Title
fARTiculate
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Morgan
Brian Jungen
Interview with noted sculptor who uses mass-produced consumer goods in his works.
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Bridging Cultural Divides

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elsa Reid
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 6, November/December 2010, pp. 18-19
Discusses the design and artwork on an Aboriginal Health Banner that welcomes Indigenous communities to Hawkesbury District Health Service.
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Buffalo Boy at Burning Man: Camp, Mourning and the Forgiving of History in the Work of Adrian Stimson

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lynne Bell
Canadian Art, vol. 24, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 44-48
Discusses the many themes, including forgiveness, which run through the versatile artist's work and discusses the exhibition held at the University of Saskatchewan entitled Buffalo Boy's Heart On: Buffalo Boy's 100 Years of Wearing His Heart on His Sleeve.
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Buffy Sainte-Marie

Web Sites » Personal
Features the award-winning Aboriginal singer/songwriter/visual artist. Includes biography, recordings, interview, photos, artwork, and audio clips....
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By the Book?: Early Influences on Inuit Art

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heather Igloliorte
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Summer, 2006, pp. 33-34
Curator of the exhibition discusses the instructional pamphlet Sunuyuksuk: Eskimo Handicrafts by James Houston, which was published in 1951 by the Canadian Guild of Crafts. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 33.
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Cape Dorset Prints: 1969

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Craig
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 4, Winter, 1996, pp. 54-59
Presents opening remarks for an exhibition of Cape Dorset prints at the Public Library and Art Museum in London, Ontario. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 54.
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Carey Newman's Witness Blanket Weaves Healing and History

Alternate Title
Q: Arts, Music, Culture, Entertainment
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Wab Kinew
Carey Newman
Audio interview about the artist's large-scale art installation which brought together artifacts from or about residential schools. Duration: 24:13.
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CCCA Canadian Art Database

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Bill Kirby
Canadian Centre for Contemporary Art (CCCA) Database documents the output of many of Canada's leading professional artists.
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Challenging Tradition, Challenging Pop Art: Sonny Assu

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Agnes Portalewska
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Brief interview provides some insight into artist's work that pushes the boundaries of contemporary art by challenging the perceptions of Indigenous art.
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Changemakers Lesson Plans: Remote Learning

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Illuminative

Lesson plans focus on Native Americans who are fighting invisibility and creating change through their work, contributions from the past, and current actions which will impact the future.

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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
Panelists discusses their work and the current artistic environment. Followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:57:31.
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Chapter IX -- "About the Indian"

E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Chapter IX from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is broken into the following subsections: "About the Indian"; "Old Indian Policy", "Educating the Indian"; "Work of the Department" ; "The Noble Red Man"; "The Indian Character"; "Is the Indian Cruel?"; "An Indian Boy's Work"; "Indian Hospitality". Six images accompany the text.
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Charles Edenshaw

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Martha Black
BC Studies, no. 184, Winter, 2014/2015, pp. 147-149
Book review of: Charles Edenshaw edited by Robin K. Wright, Daina Augaitis, and Jim Hart. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 147.
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Charles Edenshaw and Melting Glaciers

Alternate Title
[Charles Edenshaw]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Robin K. Wright
Discusses the difficulties involved in attributing unsigned works to the artist. Excerpt from Charles Edenshaw curated by Robin K. Wright and Daina Augaitis.
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