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A press release from Pitt Gallery promoting the exhibition "First Ladies" curated by Dana Claxton and Mike MacDonald. (Item sourced from the Pitt Gallery Networking File)
A press release from Pitt Gallery promoting the exhibition "First Ladies" curated by Dana Claxton and Mike MacDonald. (Item sourced from the Pitt Gallery Networking File)

Presence – A Recent Guide to Indigenous Material at the CDMLA

Networking Files

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Please take care when navigating the guide and when accessing any archival resources. You may encounter outdated or actively harmful terminology , and other materials may depict or reflect harmful perspectives and exclusions. Videos cover multiple decades and include both Indigenous and non-Indigenous creators and contributors. You can contact us with questions, needs or concerns at library@vivomediaarts.com.

Title
Dates mentioned
Communities Mentioned
Places & Presences mentioned
Events mentioned
Organizations
Physical Description
Description
Languages
Art Against Racism1989VancouverFear of Others/Art Against RacismSatellite Video Exchange Society, United Native Nations, Native Education Centre, Union of BC Indian Chiefs1 folder containing correspondence and promotional materialscontains schedule, contributing artists list, submissions form, correspondence between Satellite Video Exchange Society and Art Against Racismenglish
ArtspeakVancouverHard Weed, Racing Through SpaceArtspeak1 folder containing promotional materialscontains exhibition pamphlets and flyers - including Racing through Space (1994) featuring Dana Claxton among others & Hard Weed (1990) feat Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birdsenglish
Active Artifacts1992Kwa'guitlActive Artifacts1 folder containing posterscontains posters with the Active Artifacts billboard series featuring the work of various artists
Art City1984Art City1 folder containing correspondence, grant materials, and exchange agreement formscontains correspondence related to an 1984 programming proposal of collaboration between Video In and Art City, exchange agreements as tapes of that
Art comm1984KathaumixwSpirit Song Theatre Project1 folder containing correspondence and annual report for arts council associationcontains correspondence and annual report featuring community profiles including one for Spirit Song Theatre Project, sponsored by the Native Indian Youth Advisory Society
also mentions Choral Kathaumixw will take place July 3-6 1984b
Burnaby Art Gallery - Vancouver Area Art Gallery1992BurnabyBurnaby Art Gallery1 folder containing ephemera, newsletters, correspondences postersVideobag correspondence, paper bag newsletters, various exhibition posters and flyers
including feature at Burnaby Art Gallery of Jim Logan and Alistair Bell in 1992
english
Carnegie Centre Vancouver BC1984VancouverCarnegie Centre1 folder containing correspondence, press releases, newsletterscontains correspondence and programing updates
including Native Films as as weekly event - featuring Cesars Bark Canoe, Age of Buffalo, Charlie Squash Goes to Town
Coqualeetza Media Production CentreCoqualeetza Media Production Centre, First Nations House of Learning1 folder containing order formorder form for a ten minute video called "language is culture" produced by Coqualeetza Media Production Centre,
Contemporary Arts Society of Vancouver1992VancouverContemporary Arts Society Vancouver1 folder containing press releasescontains many press releases for various exhibits , including one from Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptunenglish
Doxa2000Representing Ourselves with Piercing Beauty (Doxa Festival)1 folder with bookletcontains a 2000 program including curation by Cleo Reece
General Information: Native P1986Saskatchewan, Vancouver5th Annual International First People's Cultural Festival, Sixth International Indian Treaty ConferenceUrban Native Indian Education Society, Native Education Centre, International Indian Treaty Council1 folder with booklet and postercontains event information for 5th Annual International First Peoples' Cultural Festival by the Urban Native Indian Education Society, Margo Kane MCs (Metis Indian Film)
"Re Fall Gathering" report on the Sixth International Indian Treaty Conference, discussing concerns related to Uranium Mining in so-called Saskatchewan Uranium mining
english
La Quena CoffeehouseVancouverHistory of Resistance: Autonomous Peoples' SeriesLa Quena Coffeehouse1 folder with flyerscontains flyers for an event at La Quena Coffee as part of their History of Resistance Autonomous Peoples Series
event: Update on Leonard Peltier, with video screening of the Longest Ride
General Vancouver pre-19951991VancouverPeace Land and Bread Cabaret/Dance, "Eagle Rising/Setting Son"""1 folder with many postcards, brochures, posterscontains many flyers and posters
including one for Mayworks 1991 which features an event on May 4 1991 with Gitksan & Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs; Lil'wat peoples movement "Peace Land and Bread Cabaret/Dance"

5th Annual Mayworks "Eagle Rising/Setting Son" Leonard Fisher Performance

Writing Thru Race 1994 Conference for First Nations Writers & Writers of Color

2nd Annual First Nations Women's Gathering "Bringing the Medicine Back to Women" Squamish Reserve

poster for Wildlife, Wilderness and Wisdom public a/v presentation
english
Vancouver Misc pre 1995Gitskan, Squamish, Wet'suwet'enVancouverBig Mountain Film BenefitBroken Rainbow, Incident at Restigouche1 folder with many postcards, brochures, posterscontains many flyers and posters including one for "Big Mountain: Film Benefit" showing Broken Rainbow and Incident at Restigoucheenglish
Open Space Gallery Victoria BC pre 19951994Vancouvermined cultures: contemporary artists & postcolonialism in the commonwealthOpen Space Gallery1 folder with many postcards, posters, flyercontains main flyers
including one for june 23-25 1994 mined cultures: contemporary artists & 'post' colonialism in the commonwealth
english
BC1993BurnabySecret Flowers1 folder with many flyerscontains assorted flyers and posters, primarily from the lower mainland

including secret gardens installation by Mike MacDonlad in Metrotown
Mayworks '891990Ute1 folder with flyers and programscontains programming and promotion for Mayworks

including Workers of the World - Rewind featuring videoworks including by Indigenous producers
Pitt Gallery1992VancouverFirst Ladies: Group Exhibition of Contemporary and Traditional Art by Aboriginal Women1 folder with event press releases and posterscontains a variety of press releases
including one for First Ladies: Group Exhibition of Contemporary and Traditional Art by Aboriginal Women curated by Dana Claxton and Mike MacDonald, consultant Margo Kane
english
Alberta1988BlackfootAlberta, Pincher CreekIndian Summer World Festival of Aboriginal Motion Pictures1 folder with submissions forms and schedules for a variety of festivalscontains programs and submissions for various festivals, primarily Banff Television Festival
Indian Summer World Festival of Aboriginal Motion Pictures Sept 21 to 25 1988
english