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*A small boy basket stands in for all of the first N i f a r
craft that has survived colonialist destruction.
< Jbtatela explores notions of m i , performance art ami
First Nations traditions in new and contsmporsr^ ways.
It is botn a meditation m mediation, se* y g iturg a
messages erting hope and renewal
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j one of the sacred elements of prater and ceremonial practices, teformance artist DanaQmim
weaves bear grass In the performance as the sounds of voices, waterdrums and gourds contribute
to a compelling meditative element throufhoyi Abfeia was performed live in Vancouver on
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A CD/CD ROM of Dana Oaxton's performance, includes video dps of the
performance, music by Verdell Wmeaux and Johnny Mm, a pho^gali^ essays,
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I Dana Claxton An interdisclp!inary artist in film, video, photography and performance ari? whose
artwork has been shown in tmdz mi the United Sates, t& nsta lat HI wurks
m held in the permanent collections of the Vancouver Art Gallery,:% Winnipeg
Art Gallery and the I M e n i i e Art Gallery, ft Oaxton is the winner of the Mfl]
VIVA Award, given each yearfaythe Vancouver Institute of Visual Arts.
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Peyote singers Vertteli Primeauir and Johnny Hike of the Native American Church,

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Or, Sea Medicine, Lakota elder mi internationally krcai a^ropolccist
contributes m essay on the Lakcta v>ew of art m & # * £<res#< DC Medicine
is a Professor of Anthropology and Native Studies at Brandon Hmm^i and
Professor Emeritus of Anthropology it the California State University in
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