Charlotte's First Nations and Indigenous Studies Blog

Prospectus

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PROSPECTUS My “Big Idea” focuses on Indigenous artists and their work portraying social issues faced by the Indigenous peoples in Canada. I have specifically been concentrating on Indigenous artists from British Columbia, including Susan Point, John Logan and Sonny Assu. In the past, I have studied visual arts and focused on the portrayal of social issues in the Western world. Thus, I was inspired to continue my studies and broaden my knowledge on how artists from differing cultural and artistic backgrounds reflect on social issues in their work. As a…read more

Mar.15
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Evidence Analysis

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Evidence Analysis/Close Reading My first piece of evidence is a painting by Metis artist Jim Logan, titled Look Out Kids, Here Comes Another Kind of Small Pox.  I came across this painting when I was looking through various books on Indigenous art at the Xwi7xwa library on UBC’s campus. This piece is part of Jim Logan’s “Classical Aboriginal Series”, which lets “the mainstream know what is happening in the villages.” (Williams) This painting relates to my big idea, which is the portrayal of Indigenous issues through visual art, because it…read more

Mar.09
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Literature Review

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FNIS 100 Literature Review Option 2: Annotated Bibliography   Proposed title: Analysis of the representation of Indigenous issues through Indigenous Art   The purpose of my project is to analyse the artistic works of Indigenous artists native to British Columbia, through which they express the social issues faced by Indigenous peoples and communities, as a result of European colonisation. So far, I have decided to investigate the works of Jim Logan, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Susan Point and Sonny Assu. To do so I shall consult a diverse variety of sources,…read more

Mar.09
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