Maria Campbell<\/h4>\n
Campbell uses a variety of media to bring stories into communities, anticipating the release of a CD in the near future. \u201cAuthenticity is a word that travels with M\u00e9tis people,\u201d Campbell says, pointing to the expectations that have come from without and within Indigenous communities. She highlights that her people come in many colours and speak many languages, but there are those who appoint themselves the “gatekeepers” of membership, supported by government and educational institutions, who impose restrictive definitions on communities. Campbell affirms that it is the artists and storytellers who define a nation, those who freely incorporate disparate elements into new forms. In her efforts to turn the childhood story \u201cJoseph\u2019s Justice\u201d into a film, Campbell had to prove the historical truth of the narrative to secure funding, demonstrating the imposition of outside definitions of authenticity. Considering herself a novice storyteller, Campbell emphasizes that stories belong to communities, not individuals. To commit a narrative to paper is tragic, she affirms, for stories were traditionally shared orally within communities: Campbell\u2019s uncle told this story on the night of the first snowfall. In \u201cJoseph\u2019s Justice,\u201d a M\u00e9tis man resists the theft and abuse of the Batoche soldiers at the time of the Riel Rebellion. In a contemporary context, Campbell highlights that most Canadians are unaware of M\u00e9tis people and their history, which she partially attributes to resistance from First Nations and settlers alike in acknowledging a relationship that would blur the boundaries of self and other.<\/p>\n
Phoebe and Warren Sutherland<\/h4>\n
As proprietors and chefs of Sweetgrass Aboriginal Bistro, Phoebe and Warren Sutherland have introduced the first Indigenous fine dining establishment to Ottawa. Raised on a small Cree reserve near James Bay, Phoebe learned traditional methods of food preparation. As a child, she dreamed of opening a restaurant of Indigenous cuisine with her father. Phoebe pursued post-secondary education at Algonquin College in the hotel restaurant management program, designing the themes, menu, d\u00e9cor, and music for an Indigenous restaurant as a project, which would later become the business plan for the bistro. Realizing that culinary art was her main interest, she attended to the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont, where she was given the opportunity to experiment with East Coast and Southwest cuisine. Phoebe and Warren met at the Institute, and shortly thereafter, they began working on a business plan. Sweetgrass Aboriginal Bistro opened on November 15, 2003, showcasing a seasonally based fusion of traditional North American Indigenous cuisine, as well as using the venue to display Indigenous visual arts and culture. Making a distinction between craft and art, Warren explains that Phoebe was able to teach him the methods of preparing Indigenous cuisine because he already had the artistic passion for food preparation. Having been born in Jamaica, Warren also shares Indigenous roots with Phoebe, pointing to cross-cultural similarities in cuisine. Emphasizing that authentic cuisine comes from a person\u2019s heart, heritage, soul, and experience, Sweetgrass balances authenticity with financial viability, incorporating modern food preparation techniques and styles alongside traditional recipes. They hope to create satellite projects in Indigenous communities in the future.<\/p>\n
Jason Ryle<\/h4>\n
\u201cCanadians are more likely to see an alien on TV than an Aboriginal person,\u201d Ryle quotes from a Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission report, stressing the need to increase visibility of Indigenous peoples. Hoping to foster an economy in film for Indigenous artists, the Centre for Aboriginal Media established the international imagineNATIVE festival in 2000, which provides workshops for filmmakers in pitching, marketing, and distributing their work. Restricted to Indigenous producers, writers, and directors, the festival provides a venue for marginalized artists, selecting work based on artistic excellence, innovation, and relevance to the Indigenous community. While the films are not required to have overt \u2018Indigenous content,\u2019 many of the filmmakers view their work as an evolution of oral tradition. In conjunction with the festival, an annual tour of selected films is shown to remote Indigenous communities in Ontario. In past festivals, artists have used documentary, short drama, and experimental film to explore issues ranging from the loss of language and culture in Jeff Barnaby\u2019s From Cherry English<\/em> to homosexuality in Jason Friesen\u2019s Potato Man<\/em>. Bently Spang\u2019s experimental film\u00a0Boutique of the Damned<\/em>\u00a0demonstrates the perseverance of Indigenous peoples, while Corey Allison\u2019s Interview with Alice McCabe<\/em> is an intimate portrayal of her grandmother\u2019s struggles with dementia. Working in animation, Joseph Lazaar creates a humorous science fiction film in Mind of the StarChaser. <\/em>As the Canadian Indigenous film community becomes better established, Ryle is optimistic that opportunities and funding will increase.<\/p>\n M\u00e9tis\/Finnish actress, singer, songwriter, and puppeteer Jani Lauzon explores the limits of \u2018authenticity\u2019 in a historical and contemporary context. As co-founder of the Turtle Gals Performance ensemble, Lauzon is researching Indigenous performers from the early 1900s to the present day for a project entitled The Only Good Indian,<\/em> which addresses the transformation of tradition to withstand the systemic violence of the colonial period. In the early 20th century, Chickasaw actress Mary Thomson assumed the persona of storyteller and folklorist Princess Te Ata Fisher after unsuccessful attempts to work in the theatre, which held no place for Indigenous actors beyond the stereotypes of the Wild West Shows. At the same time, traditions were being transformed in Indian clubs, as Indigenous students filtered their cultural practices through the lens of patriotism to make them acceptable to White society. This was also the period of the Indianists: white composers who took music from Indigenous communities and harmonized the melodies to piano. While relying on the stereotyped images popular at the time, Te Ata recognized that her words would be viewed through a \u201ccultural prism,\u201d referring to the role of cultural context in determining perception, and decided to use her talents as a performer to bring people together by \u201ctransforming racism into light and beauty.\u201d While contemporary Indigenous artists have greater freedom to define their own audiences, Lauzon points to the stereotypes and tokenism that persist today, referencing experiences working on the television show Destiny Ridge<\/em> and in performing at the M\u00e9tis Music Festival. In challenging these depictions, Lauzon stresses that she may have less opportunities to work, but by maintaining her integrity and authenticity, she can broaden the next generation\u2019s range of choices as her predecessors did for her.<\/p>\n Synopses by Anna Eyler<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please note:<\/strong> All presentations have been archived on DVD and can be borrowed individually from 杏吧原创 University’s MacOdrum Library.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A presentation of the New Sun Chair in Aboriginal Art and\u00a0Culture, P r e s e n t a t i o n s Ron Noganosh Ojibwa multimedia sculptor Ron Noganosh \u201cblends tears and laughter in a unique way,\u201d with work in several major exhibitions and a touring solo retrospective exhibition entitled It Takes Time: The Art of Ron Noganosh. 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