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Beaded Rosettes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anita Walker
Bill Walker
Whispering Wind, vol. 42, no. 5, Issue 291, May-June 2014, pp. 10-16
Describes the three main types of stitches used, material needed, and instructions for creating a rosette. Includes photographs.
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Beading Offers Women Chance to Change Lives

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leisha Grebinski
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 6, June 2011, p. 19
Comments on a group working to help women escape from abuse and poverty by offering a support system that includes meeting weekly to learn moccasin making and traditional beading. Article located by scrolling to page 19.
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Beads on Fur! From the North American Subarctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Green
Whispering Wind, vol. 38, no. 3, Issue 265, January-February 2009, pp. 8-10
Looks at beaded articles made by the Innu from seal skin with the fur left on. Includes photographs.
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Beadwork and the Iroquois

Alternate Title
Across Borders: Beadwork in Iroquois Life
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
McCord Museum of Canadian History
Images of items featured in the McCord Museum's exhibition Across Borders: Beadwork in Iroquois Life.
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Beadwork Masterpieces: Native American Bandolier Bags

Alternate Title
Nebraska State Historical Society Brown Bag Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tom Myers
Discusses Native American art and compares essential elements and designs of beaded bags in northern and southern styles. Uses bandolier bag in Benjamin Rush's painting, Death of General Wolfe as one example. Duration: 45:11.
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Beadwork Mats on Display

Images » Photographs
Aboriginal beadwork mats on display at the Saskatoon Arts and Crafts Display. Date unkown.
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Bearclaw Gallery

Web Sites » Organizations
Features original paintings by aboriginal artists, inuit sculptures, and traditional crafts and artifacts. Brief artist's biographies are available....
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Bearman AUTHENTICS

Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katie K. MacLeod
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Brief business case study of jewelry-maker Clifford Paul from the Membertou First Nation.
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Bibliography of Kate Peck Kent

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Batkin
Museum Anthropology, vol. 13, no. 2, May 1989, pp. 35-36
Bibliography of published works and two major unpublished manuscripts by Kate Peck Kent regarding her work on southwest textiles.
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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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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 Blackfeet Buckskin Shirt

Alternate Title
[Kaahsinnooniksi Ao'toksisawooyawa: Our Ancestors Have Come to Visit: Reconnections with Historic Blackfoot Shirts]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anna Bullshoe
Lesson plan developed in conjunction with exhibition of Blackfoot shirts loaned from the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, to the Glenbow and Galt Museums in Alberta. Can be adapted for all age groups.
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[Book Reviews]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sue Kesteven
Aboriginal History, vol. 7, no. 2, 1983, pp. 196-200
Book reviews of 5 books: Service Delivery to Remote Communities edited by P. Loveday. Service Delivery to Outstations edited by P. Loveday. Aboriginal Arts and Crafts and the Market edited by P. Loveday and P. Cooke. The NAC Election in the Northern Territory 1981 by P. Loveday and D. Jaensch. Yugul: An Arnhem Land Cattle Station by Steven Thiele. Review located by scrolling to page 196.
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Building Aboriginal Economies

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Ruth McVeigh
Edwinna von Baeyer
Wendy MacIntyre
Richards Landis
Diane Koven
Tara Lee Wittchen
Fred Favel
Inaugural edition of the Building Aboriginal Economies magazine, which features short articles dealing with individuals and groups in the arts field.
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Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade Two

Alternate Title
First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Anne Goodfellow]
Focuses on rules within the home, school and community. Chapter Two from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.
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Button Blanket Math: A Primary Unit, Grade 2

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Donna Walker
Pam Holloway
Joanne Windsor

Resource for teaching number, pattern and space/shapes by incorporating images and forms used in First Nations art. Includes black line masters.

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Capturing the Experiences of FASD Prevention Workers Through Quilting

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erin Atkinson
Jenelle Job
Jacqueline Pei
Cheryl Poth
Teresa O'Riordan
Lin Taylor
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 8, no. 1, Special Issue: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), 2013, pp. [122]-130
Focuses on the quilting process as a means to capture the social world and experiences of the participants.
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The Changing Symbolism of Flags in Plains Indian Cultures

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael H. Logan
Douglas A. Schmittou
Whispering Wind, vol. 37, no. 4, Issue 260, March-April 2008, pp. 4-12
Interprets the use of the American flag in Indian art and daily life. Includes photographs.
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Cheyenne Moccasin Analysis--Revisited

Alternate Title
MoccasinCorner: Cheyenne Moccasin Analysis --Revisited
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Kostelnik
Whispering Wind, vol. 35, no. 2, March-April 2005, pp. 44-46
Summarizes design features of classic South Cheyenne style moccasins in color photographs. Highlights some of the more interesting features.
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Cheyenne Moccasins - Thunderbird and Underwater Panther Designs: Part 9

Alternate Title
MoccasinCorner: Cheyenne Moccasins - Thunderbird and Underwater Panther Designs: Part 9
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Kostelnik
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 6, Issue 274, [January-February] 2011, pp. 21-33
Looks at a unique pair of men's moccasins that uses 16/o faceted (cut) beads. Includes photographs.
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Cheyenne Moccasins With Thunderbird Designs: Part 1

Alternate Title
MoccasinCorner: Cheyenne Moccasins With Thunderbird Designs: Part 1
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Kostelnik
Whispering Wind, vol. 38, no. 3, Issue 265, January-February 2009, pp. 12-17
First part in series on Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbol in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Contains photographs of moccasins from the Bata Shoe Museum, displaying typical toe designs and other examples of Thunderbird use.
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Cheyenne Moccasins with Thunderbird Designs: Part 2

Alternate Title
MoccasinCorner: Cheyenne Moccasins with Thunderbird Designs: Part 2
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Kostelnik
Whispering Wind, vol. 38, no. 4, Issue 266, [March-April] 2009, pp. 17-[?]
Looks at the Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbol in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Photographs of moccasins from the Bata Shoe Museum.
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Cheyenne Moccasins With Thunderbird Designs: Part 3

Alternate Title
MoccasinCorner: Cheyenne Moccasins With Thunderbird Designs: Part 3
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Kostelnik
Whispering Wind, vol. 38, no. 5, Issue 267, [May-June] 2009, pp. 24-26
Looks at the Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbol in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Photographs of moccasins from the Bata Shoe Museum.
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Cheyenne Moccasins with Thunderbird Designs: Part 4

Alternate Title
MoccasinCorner: Cheyenne Moccasins with Thunderbird Designs: Part 4
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Kostelnik
Whispering Wind, vol. 38, no. 6, Issue 268, [September-October] 2009, pp. 24-26
Looks at the Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbols in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Photographs of moccasins from the Bata Shoe Museum.
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Cheyenne Moccasins with Thunderbird Designs: Part 5

Alternate Title
MoccasinCorner: Cheyenne Moccasins with Thunderbird Designs: Part 5
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Kostelnik
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 1, Issue 269, January-February 2010, pp. 17-19
Looks at the Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbol in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Photograph of moccasin from the Bata Shoe Museum.
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Cheyenne Moccasins with Thunderbird Designs: Part 6

Alternate Title
MoccasinCorner: Cheyenne Moccasins with Thunderbird Designs - Part 6
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Kostelnik
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 2, Issue 270, May/June 2010, pp. 18-21
Looks at the Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbol in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Photographs of moccasins from the Bata Shoe Museum.
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Cheyenne Moccasins with Thunderbird Designs: Part 7

Alternate Title
MoccasinCorner: Cheyenne Moccasins with Thunderbird Designs: Part 7
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Kostelnik
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 3, Issue 271, 2010, pp. 20-23
Looks at the Cheyenne use of the Thunderbird symbol in the beadwork of men's moccasins. Photographs of moccasins from the Bata Shoe Museum.
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Clara Pratt Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Clara Pratt
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where she shares general reminiscences of her life.
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Collecting Contemporary Native Arts in the Boreal Forest of Western Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William A. Tracy
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 28, no. 1, Art and Material Culture of the North American Subarctic and Adjacent Regions, 1991, pp. 101-109
Discusses factors that influence value and output such as provenance, market location, and producer-collector (consumer) interactions.
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Commercialization and Marketing of Women’s Indigenous Knowledge Products: A Case Study of Maasai Body Ornamental Products in Arusha, Tanzania

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jehovaness Aikaeli
Beatrice Kalinda Mkenda
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 5, June 2019, pp. 41-75
Discusses the traditional knowledge and skills used by Maasai women in their creation of accessories and other handcrafted goods; explores how these skills might be translated into income in both domestic and tourist markets.
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The Contemporary Living Art

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mattiusi Iyaituk
Theresie Tungilik
Natar Ungalaq
Charlie Kogvik
Joseph Suqsluk ... [et al.]
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 1, 10th Anniversary Issue, Spring, 1996, pp. 4-14
Interviews with eight Inuit artists: Mattiusi Iyaituk, Theresie Tungilik, Natar Ungalaq, Charlie Kogvik, Joseph Suqsluk, William Gruben, John Terriak, and Charlie Inukpuk. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 4.
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