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Shamanism (2) : the Abilities of a Shaman Named Bear Hat

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells the story of a medicine man named Bear Hat (later renamed Curlew). He tells how Bear Hat was revived after serious injury and how Bear Hat healed a young man wounded in a battle.
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Shamanism, the Abilities, Etc., of a Shaman Named Crane

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells the story of a boy given supernatural powers by the bears and of his subsequent success as a healer of his own wounds and those of other people or animals.
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Sharing the Circle: [Contemporary Work by First Nations Artists]

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Jane Turnbull Evans
Joyce Whitebear Reed
Gerald McMaster
Exhibition mounted by the Saskatchewan Arts Board. Includes two essays, a list of works and artist's statements, biographies and a digital re-creation of the exhibition. Artists exhibited: Richard Agecoutay, Bob Boyer, Dennis Bruce, S. Ruth Cuthand, Sherry Farrell, Ray Keighley, Ann McLean, Janice M. Morin, Sheila Orr, Edward Poitras, Celina Ritter, Kathleen Wasacase-Janzen, Jerry Whitehead.
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Shaunee Casavant - Backstory: Nuuchaanulth Ceremonial Curtains and the Work of Ki-Ke-In

Alternate Title
Global Encounters Initiative, University of British Columbia
Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame March 4-6, 2010 University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Media » Film and Video
Chief Councilor of the Hupacasath Nation shares her story, place of being and knowledge about ceremonies, designs on Ceremonial Curtains and her own Ceremonial Curtain. Duration: 1:03:13.
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"A Sign of the Crimes"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vicki Grieves
Adam Hill
Australian Humanities Review, no. 42, August 2007, p. [?]
Interview with a political artist, visionary, and critic of Australian whiteness.
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The Sioux War Panorama and American Mythic History

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Bell
Theatre Journal, vol. 48, no. 3, October 1996, pp. 279-299
Exploration of the themes represented in the travelling performance popular in the 1860s and 1870s.
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Sleeping Children Awake

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Rhonda Kara Hanah
Documentary on residential schools. Total duration: 51:48 in 6 parts.
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Sociological IMAGES: What is "Indian Art"?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gwen Sharp
Lisa Wade
Contexts, vol. 9, no. 3, Thrill Ride! Sex Over the Life Course, Summer, 2010, pp. 76-77
Describes the term "Indian art" to include the background of the artist as well as the artistic product with an identifiable style and set of themes.
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Sovereign Graffiti on Haida Gwaii

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hilary Morgan Leathem
Joseph Weiss
BC Studies, vol. 214, Summer, 2022, pp. 9-27
Examines graffiti on a former military base on Haida Gwaii as a symbol of sovereignty and an expression of what it means to be from Haida Nation.
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The Spiritual Legacy of the Ancient Ones

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Robert Houle
Discusses the importance of Indigenous world views in the production of works by contemporary artists. Essay from the exhibition catalogue for Land, Spirit, Power: First Nations at the National Gallery in Canada.
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Squint Eyes: Artist & Indian Scout

Alternate Title
Squint Eyes: Artist and Indian Scout
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Museum of Natural History
Description and display of paintings and drawings by Cheyenne artist, Squint Eyes (Tichkematse).
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States of Beam

Alternate Title
States of Beam: Remembering Carl Beam
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ryan Rice
Canadian Art, vol. 23, no. 3, Fall, 2006, pp. 120-123
Discussion of the works of the Anishinabe artist.
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Stories and Song: Anishinaabemowin Colouring Book

Alternate Title
Mamanaw Pekiskwewina = Mother Tongues: Dish with One Spoon Territory
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sabrina Fontaine
Mem Ireland
Sheri Osden Nault
Skye Paul
Michael Tiggelman

Designs by artists from the Dish with One Spoon Treaty territory feature animals from the region and are labelled in Ojibway and English.

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The Story She Held Inside; Her Métis Spirit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Goulet
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 59-61
Author describes how her art is a form of discovery and recovery and includes two pictures.
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A Student for Life: Kevin Red Star

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daniel Gibson
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 2, Workforce Development, Winter, 2014
Discusses the journey of Native American painter Kevin Red Star.
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Studied Naïveté: The Art of Ted Harrison

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Tuele
Ted Harrison
Northern Review, no. 1, Summer, 1988, pp. 90-104
Interview with artist, author, poet, and member of the Order of Canada.
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Sun Dance: Why & How They Have the Sacrifice Altars

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Joanne Greenwood
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells the story of the origin of the first Holy Lodge. (A continuation from AA.027) He also tells of the modifications to the Holy Lodge ceremony, the origins of the Group Smoking ceremony and gives the story of Po-Po who foresaw the death of a young man at a Holy Lodge.Note: Dave Melting Tallow, interpreter. Joanne Greenwood, transcriber.
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Surrender of White Cap's Warriors

Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Sketch showing the surrender to French's Scouts, led by Lord Melgund, General Middleton's chief of staff. Sketch caption : "Three Dakota scouts told their captors that they had been forced to join Riel." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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Susan Point: Works on Paper

Alternate Title
Showing the Wealth on Paper, Echoing the Archaeological Past
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Dale Croes
Susan Point
Gary Wyatt
Artist's statement and introduction to book of same name.
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Taonsayontenhroseri:ye’ne: The Power of Art in Indigenous Research with Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kawennakon Bonnie Whitlow
Vanessa Oliver
Kim Anderson
Kari Brozowski ... [et al.]
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 180-189
Describes an arts based research project which uses graffiti art to make Haudenosaunee symbols and images accessible and relevant for Indigenous youth. Discusses cultural bridging and exchange, decolonization, identity, cultural values, and Indigenous solidarity.
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"These Paintings Have Spirit": Voices Found in Childhood Artwork from Indian Residential Schools

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Adele Bibault
Discusses the repatriation and exhibition of paintings produced at the Alberni Indian Residential School and the Mackay Indian Residential School by exploring the views of a Survivor, Mark Atleo, and Intergenerational Survivor, Lorilee Wastasecoot. Anthropology Honours Paper (B.A.)--University of Victoria, 2019.
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Three Indians In Snow Scene

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marie-Paule Robitaille
Canada's History, vol. 95, no. 6, December-January 2015, pp. 14-15
Brief description of a painting attributed to Peter Rindisbacher and completed in the early 1800s in present day Manitoba.
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