Canada's First People : A Celebration of Contemporary Native Visual Arts

Lunn offers brief comments on the dichotomy faced by Canada's Amerindian artists and recent curatorial attempts addressing Native art. Includes statements by the 27 Southern Canada artists in the exhibition, as well as biographical notes

New Territories : 350/500 Years After : An Exhibition of Contemporary Aboriginal Art of Canada

Seven authors bear witness to the political stakes and artistic problems underlining the de-folklorization of Native art. Includes a history of Native art since 1960, a discussion of the links between Native politics and contemporary art in the works of the 43 participants, an analysis of interactions between contemporary Native and Quebecois art, a consideration of traditional Native philosophies, and an account of the socio-economic factors tied to contemporary Inuit art. With an afterword by Robert Houle on self-determination and artists' statements. Biographical notes. 40 bibl. ref