CANS 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Pow Wow, Beadwork, Christi Belcourt
21 Nov 2015
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**show--maria hupfield stay golden oct 10-nov 14, galerie hugues charbonneau. Metis technically squatters on hbc of land. When govt came in, did not consult metis. Gov"t surveyor syst--prefered square plots, metis prefered long plots w/ access to water. Second time, not as successful riel ultimately hanged. Metis were native people who were no longer native--according to indian act. Shows how metis can b both cowboy and traditional pow-wow dancer. Guilt at being associated w/ eur executors. David garneau how the west was (1998) Full comic narrative, composed of cutout collage pieces from pop culture narratives. Refers to how the west was won . Entire work 26"x6", each panel on page is a separate canvas. Interruption of images w/ other image underneath. Notable that garneau grew up on these images. Metis excluded from indian act, hav no solid land rights, his that has been swept under carpet by cowboys/indian dichotomy. David garneau (metis) cowboys and indians (and metis) (2002)
