Crafts

Measures the importance of a traditional economy in the community of Sanikiluaq, Northwest Territories.

Looks at the ethnic boundary art world by using publications on Southwest textiles, especially those done by the Navajo. In this way material culture in general can be studied.

Non-standard approach to investigating the ceramic style differences of the Woodland Indians

A table of Aboriginal handicrafts at the Trappers Convention in Prince Albert, SK, 1961.

Cherokee painter and pipemaker.

Explores the historical and cultural significance of silk ribbon and its creative and innovative use by the Great Lakes Indian women.

1995 Margaret Laurence lecture at Trent University by the artist and quilt maker Alice Olsen Williams. The version given here has been adapted, revised and edited.

Transcript of speech give by quilter Alice Olsen Williams relating her background, inspirations, and spiritual beliefs.

Explains method used to make the components and put them together to make a buffalo bulls tail or "wicasa". Includes photographs.

Discusses the culturally specific context of expressing grief and hope through material art.

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Ethnologist-in-Charge by F. W. Hodge An Introductory Study of the Arts, Crafts, and Customs of the Guiana Indians by Walter Edmund Roth

He talks about traditional lifestyle while growing up in northern Saskatchewan and compares life today with life when he was a child.

Discusses how a series of quilts were created to give a historical account of the residential school experience, help people to heal, and encourage reconciliation between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginal Canadians.

Book review of: A Time of Gathering edited by Robin K. Wright. Scroll down to page 77 to read review.

Interview by Larry Abbott with the Osage artist; also itemizes several exhibitions of her work.

Interview with the Cherokee / Mescalero Apache artist.

Consists of an interview about the tipis of the Blood Indians; hide preparation, cutting of poles, erection, decoration, furnishing. Also includes some information on transportation by horse and travois.

Briefly describes the only known example and how each item was used.

Textiles and Clothing Thesis (M.A.)--Iowa State University, 2008.

Series of brief documents which provide information on issues and topics relating to intellectual property, genetic resources, and traditional cultural expressions and knowledge.

Documents the full circle of learning that takes place within the building of drums.

Website for traveling exhibition includes links to two curatorial essays and biographies and works by 24 artists from the collection of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

Human Development Thesis (Ph.D.)--Fielding Graduate Institute, 2004.

Reviews the historical use of this stone as a decorative and symbolic gemstone in North American Indian cultures.

Description of design elements and photographs of pipe bags made to honor Indian soldier's exploits in the first world war.

"This article provides a case study of decolonial counter-memory in contemporary Indigenous artist Alan Michelson's 2009 Third Bank of the River."

Features 19 artists, including biographies, contact information and up to six examples of their works.

Presents a condensed version of sessions, held for 3 days in Ottawa, in which artists describe problems of adequate supply of carving stone, mass production of "souvenir" Inuit carvings, and being involved in marketing of their art. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 24.

Describes artifacts author gathered from the Lenápe or Delaware peoples in Ontatrio in1907. Includes images of Muncey Treaty wampum belt and some traditional items.

American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2014.

Catalogue to accompany exhibition of the same name held January 30-February 28, 2004 at the Trout Gallery, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.

Provides timeline and lists other resources relevant to the film. Access the film: Waban-Aki: People From Where the Sun Rises.

Website chronicles the over 600 reported missing indigenous women in Canada and the United States through a commemorative art installation.

Looks at the significance and use of wampum beads in the diplomatic process during the French and British periods at Fort Niagara. Shows beads found there were produced at Albany.

Directions for constructing a horn-based war club.

Book review of Warriors of the Plains by M.S. Tucker and Joe W. Rosenthal.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 1998.

Comparison of the careers of the Zuni potter and weaver and the Navajo medicine man and artist, both important historical figures.

Comments on the influence of James Houston on Inuit people to become artists. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 24.

Presents Kathie Bird's paintings, stained glass, photography, and poetry.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1991.

Presents examples with detailed descriptions of Northeastern pincushions made of moosehair with embroidered designs. Includes photographs.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1995.

Program of exhibition of birch bark bitings made by Angelique Merasty of Beaver Lake, Manitoba. Includes information and a bibliography on birch bark biting.

Historical note:

Reviews terms of reference for new Provincial Arts and Crafts Advisory Committee, formed to achieve more direct input in the Arts and Crafts Program being implemented by Indian Affairs.

William and Helen Trudeau discuss the traditional ways of gathering, preserving and storing food. They also talk about the origins of some traditional stories. Interpreter : E. Debassigae ; transcribed by J. Greenwood.

Show examples of artist's work and discusses meaning behind the designs.

Comments on an exhibition which presents a visual record of Inuit life and social history by highlighting the work of 12 textile artists. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 4.