Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank H. Goodyear
The International Journal of the History of Sport, vol. 23, no. 2, March 2006, pp. 138-153
Description
Comments on a series of ball-play paintings that provide an opportunity to investigate Euro-American perceptions of Native American ball-play or lacrosse in the early nineteenth century.
Navajo Sandpainting: From Religious Act to Commercial Art
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Louise Lamphere
American Ethnologist, vol. 12, no. 4, November, 1985, p. 811–812
Description
Book review of: Navajo Sandpainting by Nancy. J. Parezo.
Navajo Sandpaintings: From Religious Act to Commercial Art
Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Jean Parezo
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 1981.
Navajo Sandpaintings: The Importance of Sex Roles in Craft Production
Alternate Title
Navajo Sand Paintings: The Importance of Sex Roles in Craft Production
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Parezo
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 1/2, Spring-Summer, 1982, pp. 125-148
Description
A look at the commercialization of art form and how the Navajo's flexible division of labor allowed for both men and women to participate in its productions for economic gain.
Navajo Traditions in the Works of David K. John
Theses
Author/Creator
Marinella Lentis
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2006.
Navigating First Nations Identity Through Portraiture, Then and Now
Alternate Title
Canadian Portraits
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Samantha Henman
Description
Portraits and accompanying material from virtual exhibition of First Nations people.
Neal Ambrose-Smith: The Artistic Modernity of Indianness
Theses
Author/Creator
Erik Parker
Description
Art and Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Mexico, 2015.
The Nebraska Museums: Omaha & Lincoln, Nebraska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Don Lorkowski
Saori Lorkowski
Whispering Wind, vol. 40, no. 3, Issue 277, September-October 2011, pp. 24-25
Description
Describes collection of Plains Indians art at the Joslyn Art Museum, the University of Nebraska State Museum and the Nebraska History museum.
The Necessity of Jimmie Durhan's Jokes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Shiff
Art Journal, vol. 51, no. 3, Recent Native American Art, Autumn, 1992, pp. 74-80
Description
Discusses the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 (United States) and the artist's response, as illustrated in his art, is that "authenticity" is another concept designed to keep Native Americans enclosed in "their world" through a label imposed by Euro-Americans.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
The New Catalog of Maya Hieroglyphs: Volume Two, The Codical Texts
Alternate Title
Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 264
The New Catalog of Maya Hieroglyphs: Volume 2, The Codical Texts
The New Catalog of Maya Hieroglyphs. Vol. 2, The Codical Texts
E-Books
Author/Creator
Martha J. Macri
Gabrielle Vail
The New Generation: A Radical Defiance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Kardosh
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 4, Winter, 2008, pp. 20-30
Description
Highlights the unconventional prints by emerging Inuit artists featured in the portfolio Nine Works by Seven Artists.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 20.
A New Inuit Childhood and Home: The Drawings of Annie Pootoogook
Alternate Title
Picturing Children and Youth: A Canadian Perspective
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anna Edell
Description
Inuit artist's reality of culture and life in Canada's Arctic.
Newspaper Artists Impression of Riel and His Followers
Images » Photographs
Description
Negative of a black and white sketch of Metis leader Louis Riel and his followers. Riel is on horseback in a fur cap and buckskin jacket, surrounded by traditionally dressed men of indigenous and metis descent.
Niitsitapi Pi’kssíí (Blackfoot Fancy Beings)
Alternate Title
TREX SW Travelling Exhibition
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Society of Artists (ASA)
Description
Student guide for art exhibition featuring depictions of animals by Blackfoot artists Ryan Jason Allen Willert and Kalum Teke Dan. Each image is accompanied by a brief description of the animal's territory, habitat, food, and conservation status as well as interesting facts. Includes discussion questions and activities for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
Nineteenth Century Images of Native Clergy and Indian Missions
Alternate Title
Native Images: Nineteenth Century Images of Native Clergy and Indian Missions
Images » Photographs
Native Studies Review, vol. 4, no. 1 & 2, pp. 167-169
Description
Black and white archival photographs and drawings.
No Beginning, No End: The Sami Speak Up
Alternate Title
Circumpolar Research Series ; no. 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kirsti Paltto
Kerttu Vuolab
Eino Guttorm
Inger-Mari Aikio
Nils-aslak Valkeapää
Elina Helander
Kaarina Kailo ... [et al.]
Noble Savage: Depictions of Native Americans throughout U.S. History
Alternate Title
Native America: Understanding the Past through Things
[Yale National Initiative National Seminars]
Curriculum Units by National Fellows of the the Yale National Initiative ; 2006, Volume IV
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Teresa Tansey Pardee
Description
Unit involves students reading and evaluating images by Theodor DeBry, Simon van de Passes, Mathaeus Merian, D.F. Blanchard, George Catlin, John Gast, and Walter Ufer and contemporary photographs.
The North American Indian Reframed: The Photography of Edward S. Curtis in Context with American Art and Visual Culture
Theses
Author/Creator
Marie Teemant
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2016.
North Country: The Making of Minnesota
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Catherine Denial
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, 2012, pp. 213-216
Description
Book review of: North Country by Mary Lethert Wingerd.
Review located by scrolling to page 213.
The North West Rebellion Diary of Lieutenant R.L. Wadmore - Transcribed by David Ross. - 1987.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Ross
David
R. Lyndhurst Wadmore
Description
David Ross, Military Curator of Parks Canada, writes that "this diary ...was donated to Fort Battleford National Historic Park, Parks Canada in 1973 by Lieutenant Wadmore's grandson Dennis E. Harris of Victoria, B.C. along with his N. W. Canada Medal. It is one of the many items of historical interest acquired by the Fort during the long and distinguished tenure of Mrs. Mabel Simpson as Superintendant of the Park.
Northwest Coast Indian Art
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Linda Holoboff
Description
15 images (three scanned here) of Tom Jones putting up a display of prehistoric Northwest Coast art in Saskatoon on November 26, 1980.
Norval Morriseau and Medicine Painting
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Paula Giese]
Description
Information on the Ojibwe artist (1932-2007). Includes links to biography, genesis of medicine or legend painting, images of artworks, a short bibliography of Morriseau, Woodland painting and painters.
Norval Morrisseau: Artist as Shaman
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Barry Ace
Description
Author tries to look beyond the public facade the famous Ojibway painter presented to the world.
Norval Morrisseau: Grandfather of the Woodland Style of Painting
Alternate Title
Shining the Light on Aboriginal Art
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lucy McKenna
Description
Provides curriculum to examine and interpret the life and times of Norval Morrisseau through dance, drama, music and visual arts experiences.
Norval Morrisseau: Life and Work
E-Books
Author/Creator
Carmen Robertson
Norval Morrisseau: Recent Work
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Nisenholt
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1983, pp. 225-227
Description
Review of his 1983 Thunder Bay exhibition with an illustration of his giant wall-length scroll.
Norval Morrisseau: Return to the House of Invention
Book Reviews
Canadian Art, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2006, p. 33
Description
Book review of: Norval Morrisseau: Return to the House of Invention by Norval Morrisseau.
Notes on the Historical Source Material in the Ayer Collection on the North American Indian Presented by Edward E. Ayer to the Newberry Library, Chicago.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Newberry Library
Description
Notes on the Edward E. Ayer collection, located in The Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois.
Historical note:
"In 1911 Edward E. Ayer, a Chicago businessman, presented to The Newberry Library his collection of historical source material relating chiefly to the discovery, exploration and colonization of North America and to the native races of North America, the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippine Islands. It contains at present about 49,000 volumes, bound pamphlets, manuscripts, documents and other accessioned pieces."Nunatsiavummi Sananguagusigisimajangit / Nunatsiavut Art History: Continuity, Resilience, and Transformation in Inuit Art
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather Igloliorte
Description
Cultural Mediations Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carlton University, 2013.
Nuvisavik: The Place Where We Weave
E-Books
Author/Creator
Deborah Hickman
Cathleen Knotsch
July Papatsie
Maria Von Finckenstein
Ojibway Nature Center Colouring Book
Alternate Title
[Healthy Headwaters Lab Publication ; 3]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mariah Alexander
Ojibway Nature Centre
Description
Each picture is introduced with a story which includes words in the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibway) language.
Old Punk Rockers Never Die, They Just Do Installation Art: A Profile of Artist Mary Anne Barkhouse
Alternate Title
UBC Museum of Anthropology Pacific Northwest Sourcebook Series
[MOA Sourcebooks]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Dysart
Tanya Bob
Description
Artist, who works in jewelry, mixed-media visual arts, and installations describes the influences and inspirations behind her creations.
On Cultural Commons and Commoning in Aboriginal Street Art Murals: The Case of 7th Generation Image Makers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Wade MacInnis
Political Economy of Communication, vol. 4, no. 1, 2016, pp. 102-125
Description
Focuses on a Toronto-based arts organization which, every summer, produces murals centred on Aboriginal teachings and stories and connected with communities and the local environment.
On The Cover: Ernie Scoles
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 30, no. 2, Spring, 2000, p. 23
Description
Brief interview provides some insight into his art and motivation to be an artist.
On the Edge of a Knife: Robert Davidson's Art Walks a Fine Line Between the Personal and the Political, the Aesthetic and Anthropological
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Off
Canadian Art, vol. 11, no. 1, Spring, 1994, p. 28
Description
Reviews an exhibition spanning three decades, entitled Eagle of the Dawn that featured carving, painting, printmaking and engraved works .
On the Work of a Contemporary American Indian Painter
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fritz Scholder
Leonardo, vol. 6, no. 2, Spring, 1973, pp. 109-112
Description
Artist discusses his life and the thinking behind his artistic practice.
Once Were Pacific: Maori Connections to Oceania
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sherrie L. Stewart
College Literature, vol. 41, no. 1, Native/Asian Encounters, Winter, 2014, pp. 199-200
Description
Book review of: Once Were Pacific by Alice Te Punga Somerville.
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Stereotypes: A History of Native Culture and Imagery in American Cinematic Cartoons
Theses
Author/Creator
Dustin Devore
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017.
One Moon Gallery: The Art of Darlene Gait
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Darlene Gait
Description
Highlights artist's works through wildlife, native and mixed media galleries and includes brief video of artist explaining the inspirations for her art.
Opposing Views: The Story Of Custer's Defeat Depends On Who Is Telling It
Articles » General
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, pp. 30-31
Description
Article contains two pieces of art depicting, 'opposing views' of the 1876 Battle of Greasy Grass or the Battle of Little Bighorn involving George Custer.
Oskisihcikêwak / New Traditions in Cree Two -Spirit, Gay and Queer Narratives
Theses
Author/Creator
June Scudeler
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2016.
The Otherings of Miss Chief: Kent Monkman's Portrait of the Artist as Hunter
Theses
Author/Creator
Roland Maurice
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2007.
Our Roots: Stampede School
Alternate Title
Our Roots: Canada's Local Histories Online
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website explores connection between the Treaty 7 First Nations and Calgary Stampede.
Painter Sought Emotional Response from Viewers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dianne Meili
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 10, January 2010, p. 30
Description
Brief article on artist Joane Cardinal-Schubert who combined the symbols of her Canadian Plains people with her own life experience, creating a history of personal and cultural significance.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.
"Painting by R. Lindemere of an Indian dance costume."
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Richard Lindemere
Description
A black & white photograph of Richard Lindemere's painting of an Aboriginal person in ceremonial dress. The person wears a fur [bear] robe and a [wolf] mask and carries a hand drum and a large spear.
Painting Culture: The Making of Aboriginal High Art
Alternate Title
Objects/Histories
E-Books
Author/Creator
Fred R. Myers
Painting Native America in Public: American Indian Artists and the New Deal
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicolas G. Rosenthal
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 3, Native Narratives of Indigenous History and Culture, 2018, pp. 47-70
Description
Article considers American Indian artists from the New Deal era and stresses Indigenous engagement with modernity and the role played by Indigenous peoples in the creation of modern American culture and society.
Painting of Indian.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Nicholas Grandmaison
Description
A colour photograph of a painting of an Aboriginal man by Nicholas Grandmaison
Historical note:
Painting, Resisting, Giggling: An Interview with George Littlechild
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ezra Winton
George Littlechild
Description
Interview with a painter and collage artist whose work is featured in the book George Littlechild: The Spirit Giggles Within.