lecture 36: resurgence and reconciliation

contemporary indigenous scholars include: (8)

• gina starblanket

• dallas hunt

• heide kiiwetinepinksiik stark

• aimee craft

• kiera ladner

• jeff corntassel

• john burrows

• taiaiake alfred

kent monkman: (5)

• contemporary indigenous artist

• extremely rich renaissance style

• lots of sexual ambiguity with miss chief eagle testikal

• cree from fisher river MB

• reverses art history’s colonial gaze, especially those pieces that depict the vanishing indian

robert houle: (3)

• contemporary indigenous artist

• saulteaux painter from st. bonifacr

• started as an abstract artist of shapes and colours later moved to representational themes

christi belcourt: (5)

• contemporary indigenous artist

• metis artist from ontario

• does a lot of installation works

• inspired by metis beadwork

• commemorative window for residential schools in the parliament building in ottawa

books from indigenous writers:

• billy ray belcourt - the wirld is a wound, indian coping mechanisms, a history of my brief bidy

• david a robertson - black water: family, legacy and blood memory, plus tons of kids books and graphic novels

• katherena vermette - the break, north end love songs

• richard van camp - the moon of letting go, godless but loyal to heaven, tons of cute baby books

• eden robinson - monkey beach

• cherie dimaline - marrow thieves

• wabgeshig rice - moon of crusted snow

• jessica johns - bad cree

• kyle edwards - small ceremonies