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Barefoot Hits the Film Fest Circuit

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 7, 10 2012, p. 14
Description

Looks at a film about peer pressure, family connections, and teenage pregnancy.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.

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Beach Plays Part of Role Model to Perfection

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carmen Pauls Orthner
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 10, October 2010, p. 12
Description
Looks at film and television actor Adam Beach, and his bumpy road to success. Article found by scrolling to page 12.
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[Bennie Klain]

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bennie Klain
Description
Filmmaker screens and briefly discusses the short Share the Wealth, and the documentary Weaving Worlds. Duration: 1:22:37.
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The Best of Both Worlds: Otherness, Appropriation, and Identity in Thunderheart

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sam Pack
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 2001, pp. 97-114
Description
Analyzes the 1992 Tri-Star Pictures release which breaks new ground on two fronts, an all Native American cast except the lead role, and use of a contemporary setting. Screenplay by John Fusco, directed by Michael Apted and produced by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and John Fusco.
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Best of Q: Jeff Barnaby on Rhymes for Young Ghouls

Alternate Title
Best of Q
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jeff Barnaby
Jian Ghomeshi
Description
Audio interview with Mi'kmaq director, Jeff Barnaby about his revenge fantasy thriller set in the 70's residential schools era. Duration: 15:03.
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Beyond Glitter to Grief

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Catherine Simpson
Australian Humanities Review, no. 34, January 2005, p. [?]
Description
Book review of: Australian Cinema After Mabo by Felicity Collins and Therese Davis.
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Big Bear's Pacifist Roar: The CBC Conjures Up an Intriguing Figure

Articles » General
Maclean's, vol. 111, no. 52, December/January 1998, pp. 114-[?]
Description
Discussion of mini-series based on the historical novel The Temptations of Big Bear about the Plains Cree leader and his fight to gain a fair Treaty settlement for his people. Filmed in Saskatchewan by Gil Cardinal of Alberta.
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Biidaaban

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anonymous
BC Studies, no. 205, Spring, 2020, pp. 5-6
Description
An introduction to Amanda Strong and her animated series Biidaaban used on the cover page.
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The Binary of Meaning: Native/American Indian Media in the 21st Century

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Meta G. Carstarphen
John P. Sanchez
Howard Journal of Communication, vol. 21, no. 4, Special Forum: American Indians and the Media, November 2010, pp. 319-327
Description
Looks for significant changes through a narrative framework and uses the example of Cobell v. Salazar. Suggests six themes for future research.
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Bitumen Films in Postcolonial Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fiona Probyn-Rapsey
Journal of Australian Studies, vol. 30, no. 88, Special Issue: Discordant Notes, 2006, pp. 97-109
Description
Examines several films that highlight the relationship between whites, Aboriginal people and the road film genre.
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Blak Screens and Cultural Citizenship

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Faye Ginsburg
Visual Anthropology Review, vol. 21, no. 1-2, March 2005, pp. 80-92
Description
Comments on the importance that Aboriginal media has played in Australia over the last twenty years.
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“Blazing a Saga that Saved a Nation”: The Making of The Canadians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brock Silversides
Saskatchewan History, vol. 55, no. 2, Fall, 2003, pp. 5-26
Description
Describes the filming and production of the 20th Century Fox film The Canadians, and American-style western about the Cypress Hills Massacre and the deployment of the NWMP. Notes several conflicts that occurred during production and at the premiers, as well a number of stereotypes and misrepresentations in the script itself. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 5.
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[Book Reviews]

Alternate Title
Mixedblood Messages: Literature, Film, Family, Place
Off the Reservation: Reflections on Boundary-Busting, Border Crossing, and Loose Canons
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Payne
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1999, pp. 84-89
Description
Book reviews of: Mixedblood Messages: Literature, Film, Family, Place by Louis Owens. Off the Reservation: Reflections on Boundary-Busting, Border Crossing, and Loose Canons by Paula Gunn Allen. To Access Reviews, scroll to Page 84-89
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Breaking Out of the Lens

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Deena Rymhs
Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 139-141
Description
Book reviews of: Hollywood's Indian: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film edited by Peter C. Rollins and John E. O'Connor. Speaking for the Generations: Native Writers on Writing by Simon Ortiz. Full issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 139 to read reviews.
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Brief And Process-Oriented Filmmaking, Is It Possible? Rethinking Works On Native Filmmaking With And In An Experimental Classroom

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Andrew Sinclair Hudson
American Anthropologist, vol. 118, no. 1, March 2016, pp. 159-161
Description
Book reviews of: Sovereign Screens: Aboriginal Media on the Canadian West Coast by Kristin L. Dowell and Recreating First Contact: Expeditions, Anthropology, and Popular Culture edited by Joshua A. Bell, Alison K. Brown and Robert J. Gordon.
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Building Trust and Accountability: Report on Eligibility in the Indigenous Screen Sector

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Screen Office
APTN
Archipel Research and Consulting
Description
Reports results of national consultation process about eligibility requirements and identifying those entitled to Indigenous specific-funding. Summarizes the findings from 27 interviews, 5 focus groups, 173 survey responses, and 24 participants, including industry professionals, cultural experts, traditional knowledge keepers, academics, artists, and media content creators from across Canada.
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CAP - Accountability in Canada's Aboriginal Affairs

Alternate Title
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples National Chief Patrick Brazeau on Accountability in Canada's Aboriginal Affairs
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Description
Talk by Congress of Aboriginal Peoples National Chief Patrick Brazeau on Accountability in Canada's Aboriginal Affairs and how the Congress is in favour of this. (3½ minutes.)
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CAP - On Canada's Indian Act

Alternate Title
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples National Chief Patrick Brazeau on Canada's Indian Act
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Description
Talk by Congress of Aboriginal Peoples National Chief Patrick Brazeau on Canada's paternalistic Indian Act. (About 5 minutes.)
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Carol Geddes

Alternate Title
Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joanne Robertson
Description
Interview with a filmmaker who tells stories from an Aboriginal perspective. Duration: 5:20.
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The Case For Francis Noel Annance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Morag MacLachlan
The Beaver, vol. 73, no. 2, April/May 1993, pp. 35-?
Description
Depicts the life of a servant in the Hudson Bay Company (b. 1789) compared to the stereotypes of mixed blood peoples depicted by Hollywood.
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Celluloid Indians: Native Americans and Film

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Erben
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 1, Series 2; Representations of American Indians in Contemporary Narrative Fiction Film , Spring, 2001, pp. [84]-86
Description
Book review of: Celluloid Indians by Jacquelyn Kilpatrick. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Changes in Film Representations of Sami Culture and Identity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne-Kari Skarðhamar (Skarohamar) (Skardhamar)
Nordlit, no. 23, Arctic Discourses, 2008, pp. 293-303
Description
Discusses changes from 1929 to 2007 regarding Sami identity in Finnmark. Looks at the movie Lajla produced in 1929 comparing it to another version produced in 1937.
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Chasing Shakespeare

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brady DeSanti
Journal of Religion & Film, vol. 17, no. 2, October 2013, p. Article 11
Description
Film review of: Chasing Shakespeare directed by Norry Niven.
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Children of the Crocodile

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea K. Molnar
Visual Anthropology Review, vol. 21, no. 1-2, March 2005, pp. 163-164
Description
Review of: Children of the Crocodile film directed by Marsha Emerman.
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Cinema, Culture & Society: Westerns

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cinema
Culture & Society
Description
Brief bibliography lists general and Aboriginal-specific sources of literature on the genre. Current as of 2004.
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Collective Guilt, Conservation and Other Postmodern Messages in Contemporary Westerns: Last of the Dogmen and Grey Owl

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen Trudelle Schwarz
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, 2002, pp. 83-105
Description
Author argues that part of the appeal of these films to American audiences lies in their ability to consciously or unconsciously assuage collective guilt over the treatment of the Indigenous peoples, their cultures, and the ecosystems of North America.
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Comic Relief

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Phoebe Farris
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 3, Native Womens Hidden Reality, Fall, 2009
Description
Brief profile of Steven Keewatin Sanderson, a Plains Cree illustrator, who is one of the few First Nations comic book artists.
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Coming Out From Behind the Rocks: Constructs of the Indian in Recent U.S and Canadian Cinema

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Appleford
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 1995, pp. 97-118
Description
Looks at films as social barometers of attitudes and ideologies; films discussed: Dances With Wolves, Black Robe, Thunderheart, Clearcut, Loyalties, Company of Strangers, Where the Spirit Lives, Spirit Rider, and Powwow Highway.
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