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Arts, Drama & Music: Featured Titles in our Library
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Pushing up the Sky : seven Native American plays for children by Joseph Bruchac; Teresa Flavin (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780803721685
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
From acclaimed Native American storyteller Joseph Bruchac comes a collection of seven lively plays for children to perform, each one adapted from a different traditional Native tale. Filled with heroes and tricksters, comedy and drama, these entertaining plays are a wonderful way to bring Native cultures to life for young people. Each play has multiple parts that can be adjusted to suit the size of a particular group and includes simple, informative suggestions for props, scenery, and costumes that children can help to create. Introductory notes and beautiful, detailed illustrations add to young readers' understanding of the seven Native nations whose traditions have inspired the plays.
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Th'owxiya : the hungry feast dish by Joseph A. DandurandISBN: 9780369100238
Publication Date: 2020-04-07
This play includes a study guide (pages 59-90) for teachers. Similar to "Hansel and Gretel" and the northwest First Nations stories about the Wild Woman of the Woods, Th'owxiya--which integrates masks, song and dance--is a tale of understanding boundaries, being responsible for one's actions, forgiving mistakes and finding the courage to stand up for what's right.
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Indigenous peoples in arts and musicISBN: 9781773083483
Publication Date: 2019
Introduces the art and music of Indigenous Peoples from across Canada.
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The Huron Carol by Frances Tyrrell (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780802852632
Publication Date: 2004-09-01
This book relates the story of Father Jean de Brbeuf (1593-1649), a Jesuit missionary who lived and worked among the Huron Indians and composed Canada's most beautiful Christmas carol. Full color.
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Powwow: a celebration through song and dance by Karen Pheasant-NeganigwaneISBN: 9781459812345
Publication Date: 2020-04-21
Journey through the history of powwow culture in North America, from its origins to the thriving powwow culture of today. As a lifelong competitive powwow dancer, Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane is a guide to the protocols, regalia, songs, dances and even food you can find at powwows from coast to coast, as well as the important role they play in Indigenous culture and reconciliation.
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Music of the first nations : tradition and innovation in native North America by Tara BrownerISBN: 9780252090653
Publication Date: 2009
This unique anthology presents a wide variety of approaches to an ethnomusicology of Inuit and Native North American musical expression. Contributors include Native and non-Native scholars who provide erudite and illuminating perspectives on aboriginal culture, incorporating both traditional practices and contemporary musical influences
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North American Indian Music by Rick Ench; Jay CravathISBN: 9780531117729
Publication Date: 2002-03-01
Delving into early American history, the authors trace the uses of music by Native Americans since ancient times and explains the unique beat, rhythm, and melody that characterize much Indian music. Full color.
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Weave Little Stars into My Sleep: Native American lullabies by Neil Philip (Editor); Edward S. Curtis (By (photographer))ISBN: 9780618088560
Publication Date: 2001-08-17
These beautiful and tender lullabies combine Native American themes with universal concerns of parenthood. Collected from the Native American peoples of the Northeast (Ojibwa), the Plains (Arapaho, Kiowa, Pawnee, Crow), the Southwest (Hopi, Acoma, Yuma), the Northwest (Kwakiutl, Haida, Tsimshian), and the Arctic (Inuit), the lullabies are illustrated with the gorgeous photographs of Edward S. Curtis, printed in duotone. Simply expressed yet deeply felt, these brief poems offer an intimate look at Native American family life.
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Pushing up the Sky : seven Native American plays for children by Joseph Bruchac; Teresa Flavin (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781984814838
Publication Date: 2019-08-27
From acclaimed Native American storyteller Joseph Bruchac comes a collection of seven lively plays for children to perform, each one adapted from a different traditional Native tale. Filled with heroes and tricksters, comedy and drama, these entertaining plays are a wonderful way to bring Native cultures to life for young people. Each play has multiple parts that can be adjusted to suit the size of a particular group and includes simple, informative suggestions for props, scenery, and costumes that children can help to create. Introductory notes and beautiful, detailed illustrations add to young readers' understanding of the seven Native nations whose traditions have inspired the plays.
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- Canadian drama Indian authors
- Theater Canada
- Painters Canada
- Indians in art
- Indian art North America
- Indians of North America Songs and music
- Inuit music
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