Crafts
Enabling Women to Live the Life They Choose: Women’s Work
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the benefits of fair trade crafts made by the San Bushmen women of southern Africa.
Eva Owl Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eva Owl
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives a lengthy discourse on Indian medicines. She also gives a description of basket making and an account of being lost in the woods.
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 images - "Learning Saddlery and Bootmaking, St. Albert School, 1898"
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
[Birth of the West: History Teaching Pictures]
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles W. Mathers
Description
Black and white photograph of a class of Indigenous youths learning saddlery and bootmaking at the St. Albert industrial school. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
First Nations Effective Practices: Getting Things Done in Aboriginal Communities, Businesses and Organizations
Alternate Title
Research and Analysis Directorate Reports
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Research and Analysis Directorate
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Compilation of 14 case study reports of initiatives in areas of education, economic development, community problem-solving, environmental and organizational management, service delivery, housing, and conducting negotiations.
Folk festival activities
Images » Photographs
Description
Eight images of Saskatoon Folkfest taken 30 January 1967. The Canada Centennial Flag can be seen in background in several of the pictures. They show Folk festival activities that involve Aboriginal people, their ceremonial dress and their art. Includes head-dresses, beaded clothing, Inuit carvings, Red River Cart and a Dramatic production.
From Breath to Beadwork: Lessons Learned From a Trauma- Informed Yoga Series With Indigenous Adolescent Girls Under Youth Protection
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica W. G. Barudin
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 21-37
Description
Examines the use of culture with yoga and meditation as means to help at-risk Indigenous youth.
From Quilts to Fish Stories
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen Hendrie
Inuktitut, no. 100, Spring, 2006, pp. 1-2
Description
Introduction to the articles of Issue 100, Spring 2006 and the cover story concerning sewing art of Esther Bryan. Issue also includes articles on physical fitness and mental health, learning the language, and fish stories from Jose Kusugak.
A Future with a Past: Hazel Pete, Cultural Identity, and the Federal Indian Education System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cary C. Collins
The Pacific Northwest Quarterly, vol. 92, no. 1, Winter, 2000/2001, pp. 15-28
Description
Discusses the life of Washington's prominent teacher and artist, including her time at Tulalip Indian School.
Havasupai Ethnography
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 29 pt. 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Leslie Spier
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 29 (p.81-392).
How "They" See "Us": Native American Images of Tourists
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deirdre Evans-Pritchard
Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 16, no. 1, 1989, pp. 89-105
Description
Uses jokes and stories to illustrate common stereotypes the Southwest Indian artisans have about the non-Indian tourist.
"How Will I Sew My Baskets?": Women Vendors, Market Art, and Incipient Political Activism in Anchorage, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Molly Lee
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3, Urban American Indian Womens Activism, Summer/Fall, 2003, pp. 583-592
Description
Describes how through the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) crafts fair women are adjusting to urban living and that the fair, in addition to the money, is a place where social bonds are created and women learn to feel more empowered.
Image as Text, Text as Image: Quilts and Quiltmaking in Eric Gansworth's Mending Skins
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Weagel
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. 70-95
Description
Argues that author uses metaphor of sewing patches together for creating networks of relationships and reintegrating various aspects of an individual's life.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page 70.
Imitation Native Art
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Virginia Watt
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 1, Spring, 1993, pp. 48-50
Description
Discusses the history of the ongoing issue of real versus "fake" sculpture, carvings and other art forms.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 48.
Improving Literacy is in the Bag
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 4, August 2001, p. 22
Description
Promotes the concept of Storysacks, a technique developed in England, and how First Nations in Canada have adapted it.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.
"In Her Memory and in the Spirit of Our Ancestors"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Olsen Williams
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 8, no. 3, Margaret Laurence: A Celebration, 1987, pp. 10-12
Description
Author talks about inspiration for her quilts and combining two cultures in her designs.
In Pursuit of Dancing the Indian Way: Part 1
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark G. Thiel
Whispering Wind, vol. 4, no. 5, February 1973, pp. 11-14
Description
Commentary looks at historical influences Native American culture had on the prevailing society.
In Pursuit of Dancing the Indian Way: Part 2
In Pursuit of Dancing the Indian Way: Part 3
In Pursuit of Dancing the Indian Way: Part 2
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark G. Thiel
Whispering Wind, vol. 6, no. 6, March 1973, pp. 10-14
Description
Commentary looks at historical influences Native American culture had on the prevailing society.
In Pursuit of Dancing the Indian Way: Part 1
In Pursuit of Dancing the Indian Way: Part 3