Artist Credits
Eaglechild, 2012
Stewart Steinhauer of Saddle Lake Cree Nation
Photo by Richard Siemens
The Eaglechild story is a post‑apocalyptic narrative where a sole human survivor, an infant, is rescued, nurtured, and transformed into a part-eagle part-human creature and educated in the cultural teachings of their human ancestors, by non‑human forces. It is an example of oral transmission of cultural knowledge, in the cycle of creation stories from which it comes.
kiskinohawmatok, 2018
ᐊᐢᑭ ᑲᐱᒧᑕᑕᐟ
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
University of Alberta Museums
2018.4.1
Beadwork depicting the artist's interpretation of the University of Alberta crest at centre, encircled with sweetgrass and floral motifs, including wild rose, wild strawberry flowers, and blueberries.
More About the Artist
Beading Red: The Red Paper Through Generations (documentary featuring the artist)
Untitled, 1981
Embroidered duffel; felt and thread
Victoria Mamnguksualuk
Born Garry Lake near Back River area, Nunavut, 1930
Died Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake), Nunavut, 2016
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
University of Alberta Museums
The Clifford E. Lee Collection
1983.44.17
A depiction of hunters travelling across the land. This work uses a technique of overlapping stitched fabric called appliqué.
Photo by Fredrik Boberg/Getty Images
A Birch forest.
Photo by John Ulan, July 2015
Lawyer and Inuit throat singer Jenna Broomfield, a U of A grad, at a performance with Tanya Tagaq at the Interstellar Rodeo in Edmonton.
Photo by John Ulan, January 11, 2017
Roxanne Tootoosis, Masters student in the Faculty of Nursing (Psychotherapy & Spirituality), speaks about the history of Indigenous Round Dance ceremony and the significance of the give away, during Open Conversations: Lessons on the Round Dance & Give Away Ceremony.
Photo Getty Images
Fountain grass in Autumn.
Photo by Sean Buchanan, October 31, 2012
The U of A's first Indigenous Artist In Residence, Jordan Bennett in his campus studio on.
Provincial Archives of Alberta, B882, April 1919
An encampment on Rossdale Flats.
Photo by Jordon Hon
Students in Main Quad.
Photo by Arsan Buffin
Ribbon-wrapped eagle feather, sweetgrass, and Métis sash in the Indigenous Gathering Space at Enterprise Square. Eagle feathers are one of the highest honours and symbols of respect in many plains Indigenous cultures. Sweetgrass is a traditional medicine, used in smudging and other ceremonies. The Métis sash is a finger-woven, multipurpose belt that references the historical connection to the voyagers.
Photo by John Ulan
Sweetgrass braids.
Photo by Peter Garrard Beck/Getty Images
Teaching traditions to children.
Photo by Charlotte MB/Getty Images
Jade Tootoosis, Fancy Shawl dancer and Program Co-ordinator in the Faculty of Native Studies.
Photo by StphaneLemire/Getty Images
Inuit walking and fishing on the ice in Wakeham Bay, Nunavik.