Crafts

Book review of: Quilt Culture edited by Cheryl B. Torsney and Judy Elsley. Click on link to read review.

Describes the 8 week Arctic tour of Invitation: the Quilt of Belonging, which involved the transport of a16 person team and the120 feet long, 10 feet high quilt with 263 blocks, one for each nation of the world.

Consists of an interview where she gives an account of a wolf killing the pet dog when she was a child.

Review of an exhibition at the Inuit Gallery of Vancouver from April 30 to May 20, 1994. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 30.

Description of case and material used in construction and beadwork style. Includes photographs.

Discusses contemporary icons such as "dream catchers".

Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2017.

Outlines the commercial and First Nations use of non-timber forest products including wild mushrooms and other wild foods, botanical medicinals, arts and crafts, floral greenery, bio-fuels, and forest recreation/tourism based on the forest botanical resources.

Uses the institution as an example of changes in museums' attitudes towards, and collection policies for, works by Aboriginals; from exclusion, to increased acquisition and more frequent exhibition.

Looks at Australia's involvement in International exhibitions held in Britain and the United States.

Brief account of the time John Maclean worked among and wrote about the Canadian Blackfoot in the 1880's.

Book reviews of: Powhatan's Mantle: Indians in the Colonial Southeast edited by Peter Wood. Navajo Textiles: The William Randolph Hearst Collection by Nancy J. Blomberg. Utmost Good Faith: Patterns of Apache-Mexican Hostilities in Northern Chihuahua Border Warfare, 1821-1848 by William B. Griffen. The Confederate Cherokees: John Drew's Regiment of Mounted Rifles by W.

Interview includes a general account of Rose Bertha Fleury's life.

Rosella Carney discusses birch bark biting and counting in Cree. Duration: Video 1: 2:40. Video 2: 2:53.

This file contains a presentation by Tom Uvloriak expressing frustration with the inability of his group to secure substantial funding to continue selling crafts made by local artists. Uvloriak seeks assistance with locating the proper government department for arts funding.

Looks at the chronology of the project and the hurdles that needed to be overcome. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 52.

Comments on the four elements which are influential in the development of Indigenous tourism: habitat, history, handicrafts, and heritage.

Looks at the framework for the work that is needed in the next five to seven years to ensure the arts in Nunavut thrive and continue to contribute to the economics of the territory.

Discusses problems of non-status Indians and Sandy Jacobs' life as a trapper.

Discussion of statues of saints which are described as a primitive form of Christian art executed by early converts.

Reports on Angelique Merasty, the last known person who performs the traditional craft of birch bark biting.

Examines the conflicting ways in which artifacts and cultural heritage of First Nations are understood and how contradictory positions are to be reconciled.

Book review of: Selling the Indian edited by Carter Jones Meyer and Diana Royer.

Cultural Mediations (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2021.

Discusses exhibition of the same name. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 25.

Discusses the competing perspectives in the movement among Anglo women to revive and preserve paintings and pottery of Native American Indians.

Forms part of Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, v.17 (p.381-498).

Brief profile of the textile artist and her work. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 26.

Brief interview with the textile artist. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 36.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he explains the importance of the eagle in Blackfoot ceremonialism.

Traces the history of programs which determined and regulated what could be sold as "authentic".

Record of the collection complete with photographs.

Describes the initiative designed to increase knowledge of the impact of violence against Indigenous women.

Discusses totem poles and tourist art and looks at specific miniature wooden and argillite models from the Pitt Museum. Includes photographs.

Book review of: Small Spirits: Native American Dolls by Mary Jane Lenz. Scroll to page 441 to read review.

Four part video presentation.Two trappers from Stanley Mission demonstrate the process from raw wood to stringing. Shaping and Setting the Wood. Measuring and Drilling. Stringing.

Review of: Soapstone and Seed Beads by Annalisa R. Staples and Ruth L. McConnell.

Book review of: Soapstone and Seed Beads by Annalisa R. Staples and Ruth L. McConnell. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 34.

Comments on a selection of wall-hangings produced over a four year time span. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 30.

Comments on a 27 year old pair of moccasins that were reconditioned for a new owner.

Describes characteristics of style and discusses how living in close proximity to the Southern Cheyenne influenced the Kiowa's designs.

Summary of attributes of moccasins originating with the Southern Cheyenne, Kiowa, and Comanche, and brief explanation of women's styles for each group.

Quilting artist explains the influences on her work and discusses individual quilts and wall hangings.

Brief article about program for teaching students how to quilt star blankets.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2017.

Social Work Thesis (MSW)--University of Victoria, 2020.

Discussion of the commemorative installation comprised of embellished moccasin vamps or tongues created in memory of missing and murdered women. Project was initiated by artist Christi Belcourt and currently consists of over 1700 pairs.