Displaying 1 - 50 of 251

"The 7-11 of My Dreams": Pop Culture in Sherman Alexie's Short Fiction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Gordon
Studies in Popular Culture, vol. 24, no. 2, October 2001, pp. 29-36
Focuses on short stories in the collection The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Discusses treatment of mainstream misrepresentations of Native Americans and issues of identity.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Aboriginal Journalists Bring Unique Perspective To Media

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chris Tyrone Ross
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 6, June 2008, p. 13
Comments on three First Nation journalists who cover a variety of stories, including First Nation issues, on the radio, television and newspaper. Article located by scrolling to page 13.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Official website of APTN, a national TV network in Canada, where programming is dedicated to First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples, including documentaries, news, drama, education and entertainment. Some programs are in Indigenous languages including Cree, Dene and Inuktitut with occasional use of subtitles and French.

Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Aboriginal Perspectives General Lesson for the Web Site

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Perspectives General Lesson
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Gatin

Lesson plan for Grades 7-12 uses excerpts from five documentaries: The Caribou Hunters, Kanata : Legacy of the Children of Aataentsic, You Are on Indian Land, Riel Country and Circle of the Sun.

Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Aboriginal Perspectives Unit Guide for the Theme Sovereignty and Resistance

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Perspectives: Thematic Unit Sovereignty and Resistance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Gatin

Lesson plan for Grades 7-12 uses excerpts from four documentaries: You Are on Indian Land, Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, Our Nationhood, and Dancing Around the Table, Part 1.

Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Achievement Award Recipients Announced

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 10, January 2008, p. 23

Outlines the award recipients recognized by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundations for their contributions in various sectors including education, media and health. Marie Ann Battiste, from the College of Education, at the University of Saskatchewan, received an award in the education category.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.23.

Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Adam Beach

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Catherine Solmes
Biography and filmography of young Saulteaux actor who has appeared in North of 60, Windtalkers and other movie and television roles.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Adventures in Rainbow Country and the Narration of Nationhood

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Macfarlane
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 40, no. 3, Fall, 2006, pp. 100-119, 221
Discusses contradictions of a harmonious co-existence of anglophone, francophone, and Indigenous populations in the adventure series, Adventures in Rainbow Country.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Agecoutay Captures and Shares The World's Stories

Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 10, October 2007, p. 18
Brief interview with CBC videographer, Richard Agecoutay, describing career highlights and tips for pursuing a career as a journalist. Article located by scrolling to page 18.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Agecoutay Experiences a Growth Spurt

Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 5, May 2009, p. 14
Profiles Creeson Agecoutay and his goals for the future including pursuing an Indian Communictions Arts certificate. Article located by scrolling to page 14.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

American Indian Artists

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 16, no. 1, October 1976, pp. [27-29]
Reviews six-part TV series about Southwestern artists produced by KAET at the Arizona State University campus.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Anik I and Isolation: Television in the Lives of Canadian Eskimos

Alternate Title
Anik 1 and Isolation: Television in the Lives of Canadian Eskimos
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary 0. Coldevin
Journal of Communications, vol. 27, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 145-153
Discussion of a case study done in Frobisher Bay, NWT (now Iqaluit, Nunavut) that centers on the variables of: availability, exposure patterns, preferences in programming and language, knowledge of Canadian facts, perceptions and attitudes towards dominant information sources, leisure activities, and socioeconomic aspirations.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Anti-Hero Avengers and the Not-So-Lone Ranger

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathleen Buddle
Canadian Dimension, vol. 41, no. 1, Indian Country, January/February 2007, pp. 48-51
Focuses on activism in film and media arts, highlighting the ImagineNATIVE Film and Arts Festival and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN).
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

APTN Speaking Your Language at the Olympics

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Public Television Network Speaking Your Language at the Olympics
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 2, February 2010, p. 26
Describes the 36 member broadcast team that will cover the Olympics in English, French, and eight Aboriginal languages. Article found by scrolling to page 26.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Assignment Beijing

Alternate Title
Heavy Military Presence Evident in Beijing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Agecoutay
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 9, September 2008, p. 1,19
Comments on the experience of filming the 2008 Summer Olympics in China. Article found on page 1 and by scrolling to page 19.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

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
Looks at film and television actor Adam Beach, and his bumpy road to success. Article found by scrolling to page 12.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Bernard Wheeler: Pioneer in Aboriginal Journalism

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Canadian Dimension, vol. 39, no. 6, Nov/Dec 2005, p. 25
Brief biography of the late, distinguished journalist (1937-2005), giving praise for her commitment to her native land.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

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-[?]
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.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Biidaaban

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anonymous
BC Studies, no. 205, Spring, 2020, pp. 5-6
An introduction to Amanda Strong and her animated series Biidaaban used on the cover page.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Bringing APTN Into Focus

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Candis Callison
Canadian Literature, no. 209, Spectres of Modernism, Summer, 2011, pp. 161-162
Book review of: Indigenous Screen Cultures in Canada edited by Sigurjon Baldur Hafsteinsson and Marian Bredin.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Buck Naked Neechies Revel in Bare Truths

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Braden Dupuis
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 6, June 2011, p. 12
Looks at a comedy program recorded by the CBC for National Aboriginal Day designed to look at the brightside of hardship and suffering. Article located by scrolling to page 12.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Building Trust and Accountability: Report on Eligibility in the Indigenous Screen Sector

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Screen Office
APTN
Archipel Research and Consulting
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.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Case Study: Reporting in Indigenous Communities

Alternate Title
Transforming Relations: A Collaborative Collection
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brodie Ferguson
Brief discussion of portrayals of Aboriginals in the news media and the descriptive website developed by Duncan McCue.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

CBC Aboriginal

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Includes links to arts & culture, biographies, archives and current headlines.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

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
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.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Chief Takes Plight of Natives to Oprah

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joe Paraskevas
Winnipeg Free Press, February 25, 2007, p. A1
Chief Terry Nelson, Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation, believes missing Aboriginal women and child prostitutes should become topic of an Oprah Winfrey TV episode.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Children and Adolescent Exposure to Alcohol Advertising During Bathurst 1000

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sondra L. Davoren
Craig A. Sinclair
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2012, pp. 90-91
Investigation suggests that alcohol advertising during sporting broadcasts reaches children and young people during a time period that normally doesn't allow alcohol advertising.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Choosing and Using Indigenous Film Resources

Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Julie Ship

Contains links to lists of: film for screening; production/media; film festivals; curricular supports; projects/others and check list for assessing films.

Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Colorism’s Effect on the Presentation of Performative Justice for Indigenous Women in Video News Media

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sarah Bernal
Mundi: Global Studies Society Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Global Connections, 2020, pp. 1-33
Using a comparative case study to examine the unequal mainstream media coverage of murdered Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in Mexico. The findings show that non-Indigenous cases are given more and longer media coverage that provides those cases a "higher profile" for law enforcement.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Consultation Process: Indigenous Eligibility Requirements for Funding: Final Report

Alternate Title
[Building Trust and Accountability: Report on Eligibility in the Indigenous Screen Sector: Plain Text]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Screen Office
APTN
Archipel Research and Consulting
Goal of project was to analyze, explore and make recommendations about considerations such as citizenship and membership in community, connections and accountability to community, reconnecting to community, appropriate supporting documents, approaches to reviewing applications, and processes for identifying and remedying fraudulent claims.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Contemporary Dynamics of Sámi Media in the Nordic States

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lia Markelin
Charles Husband
Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy, no. 149, Indigenous Media Practice, November 2013, pp. 70-81
Comments on the challenges of developing a Sami mediascape due to diversity in language, culture, and area of residence.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Subscribe to Film &Television