"Sixty seven Nunavut Elders were interviewed extensively during the ten years it took to produce the twelve books made available online on the Listening to Our Past web site. Ten scholars were involved with the editing of the books, and dozens of Nunavut Arctic College students participated in the interviews, over many years. Numerous interpreters, translators and proof readers were also involved."
Isuma.
"Our name Isuma means 'to think' – as in Thinking Productions. Young and old work together to keep our ancestors' knowledge alive."
Creating local connections Canada.
"TakingITGlobal.org is an online community that connects youth to find inspiration, access information, get involved, and take action in their local and global communities."
2008 Paddle To Cowichan and Indigenous Games
"The largest-ever Tribal Journeys Canoe Voyage is set to mark the beginning of the 2008 Indigenous Games.
As many as 80 traditional ocean-going canoes, from a variety of canoe cultures and nations, will make a two-week journey to Cowichan..."
"Nunavut is in the process of writing its own official languages act, one that could give the Inuit language - which includes its regional dialects - equal status with English and French...
Though its draft versions are less radical than Bill 101, many Inuit are looking to Quebec's strict language laws as an example of how legislation can strengthen a minority language within Canada."
Raccoon meat making inrods in Chicago.
"the kitchen of Moto, a cutting edge Chicago restaurant, where chef Homaro Cantu prepared it to look like roadkill, with a yellow stripe across the plate."
Searching for atonement in the Arctic.
"A $2-million truth commission will begin travelling around Nunavut today in an attempt to shed light on a dark chapter in Inuit history and also solve a long-standing mystery: Who killed thousands of their sled dogs?... Some elders have even alleged the RCMP - either acting alone or with the federal government -deliberately murdered up to 20,000 of their sled dogs to help officials control the Inuit and speed up the process of assimilation."
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More exciting content from Broken Vulture Art!
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Brickstitch beaded baubles, bait and stuff [pics click to enlarge]:
Lemon and cobalt glass beads with 'Tigereye' stone chips on small glass specimen jar; necklace hardware included.
Gold and violet pearl glass beads and garnet chips on small glass specimen jar; necklace hardware included.
Grass-green, gray and pearl glass beads, with pink (limestone?) chips on small glass specimen jar; necklace hardware included.
Silverlined pastel, black, scarlet and violet pearl glass beads on small glass specimen jar. Necklace: Blue glass beads, tigereye and moss agate stone chips on nylon-coated steel wire.
Glass beads and horsehair on steel fish hook.
Glass beads, embroidery floss and "daredevil spinners" on steel fish hook.
Various glass beads, malachite stone chips and lether on steel fish hook.
Various glass beads and "snowflake obsidian" chips on 'disposable' razor.
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Another "sturgeon Hunt" sculpture idea sketch.
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Native Artstuff:
Ronald Roybal Music Portal
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Uqqurmiut.
"Situated on the leeside of a mountain (uqqurmiut, prounced oo-koo-me-oot, is an Inuktitut word that means “the people of the leeside”), the Uqqurmiut Centre is an Inuit arts facility conceived and constructed more than ten years ago to serve the Inuit artists and community of Pangnirtung. The Centre provides an effective way to present Inuit fine art and fine craft to southern markets, and this website is an extension of that idea.
Visitors to this website will, of course, be familiar with Inuit art. Sometimes still referred to as Eskimo art, this world-famous genre is known for its striking soapstone sculpture..."
Northwest Native Culture TV
Cherokee potter: Art keeps culture alive.
"Our North Carolina partners have taught us how to use the old traditional paddle-stamping method," she said. "In doing so, we are a reviving 3,000-year-old tradition. This is something that, by the early 1800s, had completely disappeared..."
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Airport's lethal light.
"After the expansion of Stevens International Airport in 2004, the airport's collection was moved into a new art gallery in a light-saturated mezzanine. Works made of natural materials and dyes began to suffer. The state conservator reported in January that if these sensitive pieces aren't moved or protected somehow, within five years they will be ruined..."
Stevens airport art slideshow.
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A great homage to Norval Morriseau, the Norval Morrisseau Blog.
Native Networks.
"In 2001 the NMAI has launched the Native Networks Website to welcome you to the field of Native media throughout the Americas. The site provides information about new productions and media makers, current areas of special interest and accomplishments in the field..."
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Explore Mirador
"Located deep in the heart of the Maya Biosphere Reserve, the Mirador Archaeological and Wildlife Area is home to the earliest and largest Preclassic Maya sites in Mesoamerica. Ancient cities including El Mirador, Nakbe, Tintal, Wakna, and Xulnal are offering valuable information to the study of Maya society and culture. Leading experts now herald the Mirador area as being the Cradle of Maya Civilization."
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