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Socials 9: First Nations Study

Information About Aboriginal Myths

First Peoples - The Legends: consists of over 1400 stories and legends, divided by tribes.

Animal Stories, Legends, and Teachings: useful for individual mythological figures.

Salish Indian Legends

Native Languages of the Americas

Information About Specific Artists

Biography in Context from Gale provides articles on many First Nations artists.

 The Canadian Encyclopedia: search this online encyclopedia for articles about a specific artist or  First Nations Group.  Be sure to scroll down to the end of the page to find more links on the topic.

 

Information About First Nations History and Culture

Canada's Native Peoples: from HIstorica, a brief introduction to the beliefs and culture of Northwest Coast, Plateau, Plains, Eastern Woodland Hunters, Eastern Woodland Farmers, Sub Arctic, and Arctic peoples.  An interactive map introduces the various groups.

First Nations of the New France Era an online exhibition from the Canadian Museum of Civilization.  Includes a brief description of the Plains, Inuit, Algonquians up to and including first contact.

Four Directions Teachings focusing on five original North American nations, this multi-media production introduces essential beliefs and teachings.

 
Information About First Nations Art

Native Art from the Canadian Encyclopedia: This is a great place to start your research.  The article provides a brief introduction and then discusses various First Nations Groups.  The article finishes with a discussion of contemporary artists.

More links to specific areas

Northwest Coast


"First Nations in British Columbia" from the BC Archives Time Machine provides a brief, useful introduction.

"Northwest Coast Native Art,"   The Canadian Encyclopediahttp://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/northwest-coast-native-art

Okanagan First Peoples:http://www.okanaganfirstpeoples.ca/visual_arts.cfm

Central First Nations Artisans Catalogue
  
Plains
"Native People: Plains" an article from the Canadian Encyclopedia Online:

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/native-people-plains​


Eastern Woodland

"Native People Eastern Woodland from the Canadian Encyclopedia

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/native-people-eastern-woodlands​

"Native People Eastern Woodland from the Canadian Encyclopedia
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/native-people-eastern-woodlands


Subarctic


 http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/native-people-subarctic​



Arctic

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/inuit-art

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Teacher Resource:http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/k_12/curriculum/OurWords/o02.pdf
More links to specific artists

Northwest Coast

Brian Jungen
http://www.gallery.ca/en/see/collections/artist.php?iartistid=25208

http://www.ccca.ca/artists/artist_info.html?languagePref=en&link_id=1898&artist=Brian+Jungen

Susan Point

http://www.susanpoint.com/


Plains 
Gerald R. McMater:http://www.ccca.ca/artists/artist_info.html?languagePref=en&link_id=2&artist=Gerald+R.+McMaster

George Littlechild (Cree)

http://www.georgelittlechild.com/1.htm

Allen Sapp (Cree)

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/allen-sapp

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/allensapp/

http://www.allensapp.com/


Eastern Woodland

C.J. Taylor
http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/profiles/taylor.html

http://www.papertigers.org/gallery/CJ_Taylor/index.html​Bonnie Devine (Ojibwa) http://www.ccca.ca/artists/artist_info.html?languagePref=en&link_id=2006&artist=Bonnie+Devine 
See "Smallpox Blankets and "Book of Transformation"

Norval Morriseau (Ojibwa):http://www.kinsmanrobinson.com/dynamic/artist.asp?ArtistID=11

Alan Syliboy
http://alansyliboy.com/

http://www.native-art-in-canada.com/alansyliboy.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpEhCcmz6bI&noredirect=1

Subarctic

Alex Janvier
Alex Janvier Gallery.  The gallery offers a selection of works that are for sale.  Be sure to click on the Archives tab to find a overview of the artist's paintings, from 1950 to the present.

Canada House Gallery:
View Alex Janvier's painting titled "Indian Residential School" on the website  of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada http://www.trc-cvr.ca/janvier.html

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/alex-janvier​



Arctic

Kenojuak Ashevak
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/women/030001-1152-e.html

http://www.ccca.ca/artists/artist_info.html?languagePref=en&link_id=2010&artist=Kenojuak+Ashevak

Agnes Nanogak
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/agnes-nanogak

http://www.ccca.ca/artists/artist_info.html?link_id=5245

Jessie Oonark
http://www.ccca.ca/artists/artist_info.html?languagePref=en&link_id=2012&artist=Jessie+Oonark

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/jessie-oonark​

West Vancouver School Library Learning Commons are located on the territories of the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. 
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