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Thunder Bay is a 4-part documentary which exposes the deaths of Indigenous teens in Thunder Bay.

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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

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NSERC – CCI guide for research involving Indigenous Peoples and communities

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CCI guide for research involving Indigenous Peoples and communities

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https://gevik.com/product-artist/bob-boyer/

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Bob Boyer (1948-2004) - Biography

Although he lived his entire life in Saskatchewan, Bob Boyer's work was inspired by his extensive travels throughout North and Central America, Asia, Europe and Scandinavia. Boyer began his artistic career in the late 1960s, painting highly representational portraits and landscapes. By the late 1970s, he experimented with large-scale abstract oil paintings, using vibrant colours informed by personal experiences and the artistic traditions of Northern Plains Aboriginal people.

Boyer graduated from the Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Education (Art) in 1971. The late 1960s and early 1970s were a time of great change and intense activity within the Art Department at the University. Studio courses fostered creative experimentation, and encouragement from professors, such as Ted Godwin, led Boyer to develop his own personal aesthetic approach.

Following his graduation from the University, Boyer lived and worked for several years in northern Saskatchewan. His time in northern Saskatchewan was pivotal to the future direction of his art. He traveled extensively to many remote communities, frequently by floatplane, and learned to tan hides and build birch-bark canoes. These early journeys throughout northern Saskatchewan began a process of travel and exposure to different approaches in art, materials, and landscapes which would become central to Boyer's formation as an artist. In this environment, where forests obstruct the horizon line, his stylistic approach changed dramatically, and his paintings became less representational and more complex in their ideas.

Boyer's knowledge of the design, philosophy, and spiritual meanings of traditional First Nations art increased enormously after he joined Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC) in 1978. His paintings from this time reflect an evolving conceptual transition that propelled him completely into abstraction. By the mid-1990s, Boyer's work had become looser and more introspective, filled with whimsical and, at times, playful images readily identifiable as birds, fish, people, angels, and other figurative elements. At the same time, his work becomes more personal, drawing on his own life stories. Memories of travel, dancing, conversations, and late nights on the powwow trail inspired much of Boyer's art until his untimely death while performing in the summer of 2004.

Major Exhibitions:
Horses Fly Too, Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, 1984.
Bob Boyer: A Blanket Statement organized by the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, 1988.
In the Shadow of the Sun, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Ottawa, 1988.
Shades of Difference: The Art of Bob Boyer, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, 1991.
Indigena, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Ottawa, 1992.
Bob Boyer: His Life's Work, MacKenzie Art Gallery in collaboration with the Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2009.

Public Collections:
National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa)
Winnipeg Art Gallery
University of Saskatchewan
MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina)
Mendel Art Gallery (Saskatoon)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Regina),
Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (Ottawa)

Artist Specialization - Abstract / Colour Field Painting - As a Métis artist, Bob Boyer's painting bears the mark of a dual cultural perspective, one that alternates between the Plains Indian imagery of his Native heritage and the European tradition that provides him with the vocabulary of abstraction. Boyer's work has been informed by colour field painting, specifically by the non-representational and experimental work of the Regina Five group in the 1960s. His first works were painterly, semiabstract depictions of ceremonial and everyday objects used by Native people, borrowing design elements of traditional hide painting and beadwork. Boyer has used a variety of media throughout his career, although he is probably best known for his blanket paintings. In the 1980s he replaced the traditional canvas surface with that of a blanket, addressing the political issues of Native history in Canada, painting scenes alluding to injustice, betrayals, defeats, and environmental destruction. By the mid-1990s Boyer had shifted his focus, choosing instead to encourage the perpetuation and celebration of Native culture. He believes that the time has come for Native people to look beyond the conflicts imposed by Western culture.

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Although he lived his entire life in Saskatchewan, Bob Boyer's work was inspired by his extensive travels throughout North and Central America, Asia, Europe and Scandinavia. Boyer began his artistic career in the late 1960s, painting highly representational portraits and landscapes.

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Learn About 8 Indigenous Dances | CBC Kids

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Home to the Residential School Museum

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National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada

The National Indigenous Residential School Museum is uniquely located within the former Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School. It is situated on the urban land of the Long Plain First Nation, adjacent to the city of Portage La Prairie. The National Indigenous Residential School Museum was created to have "a place where people can learn, share, heal and move forward with a greater understanding of the forces that shaped and forever changed multiple generations of First Nations people." The purpose is to both create a memorial to those who went through the experience, to honor them and to help many of the survivors with their journey of healing. The museum plays an integral role in conveying the legacy of the Residential School era through its displays, pictures, artifacts, and stories of an once government sponsored and church run residential school system imposed on Indigenous peoples. Their assimilation efforts focused on destroying their identities, cultures, languages. The Museum also showcases the Indigenous history, the vibrant culture, stories, languages through exhibits, artifacts, pictures and displays. It is looking back where we came from, the present and where we are going. It is preserving knowledge, wisdom, and experiences of the past. It is moving ahead in our healing journeys from the traumas we endured. It is also a place to showcase our culture, our unique dance regalia. Even the small arrowhead speaks volumes of how we survived on the land. It is a place where history and culture meet for all nations. Museums serve a purpose in our communities.

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National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada | Travel Manitoba

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The National Indigenous Residential School Museum is uniquely located within the former Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School. It is situated on the

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faculty of native studies ( alberta uni )

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faculty of native studies ( alberta uni )

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AGO’s collection of close to 95,000 works ranges from cutting-edge contemporary art to European masterpieces; from the vast collection by the Group of Seven to works by established and emerging Indigenous Canadian artists.

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https://www.nfb.ca/film/angry_inuk/

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https://www.theribbonskirtproject.ca/whatisaribbonskirt

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Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri - Artist Biography

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Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri was the son of Papalya Nangala and Waku Tjungurrayi, an old man who had three wives (Papalya and two of her sisters). They lived out in the desert,

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Artwork by Norval Morrisseau

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Artwork of him and his daughter