#001 - Diné weaving
Episode 2 - November 22, 2023
Cultural demonstration at Grand Canyon National Park - Desert View
Rose Bighorse, a Diné (Navajo) weaver, works with the Grand Canyon Conservancy through its Cultural Demonstration Series at Desert View.
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#002 - Pillows
Episode 2 - November 22, 2023
Pillows created by Rose Bighorse.
Rose Bighorse created these pillows at our request. Rose's craft is a family tradition, going back many generations. All steps in the process are done by hand - gathering the wool, dying it, making it into yarn, and weaving on a handmade loom.
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#003 - Inuit sculpture 1
Episode 2 - November 22, 2023
Canoe
Inuit sculpture, Cambridge Bay, Nunavit, Canada, ca. 2010. Bone, steatite, wood.
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#004 - Inuit sculpture 2
Episode 2 - November 22, 2023
Hunter
Inuit sculpture, Cambridge Bay, Nunavit, Canada, ca. 2010. Steatite, wood, string.
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#005 - Inuit sculpture 3
Episode 2 - November 22, 2023
Igloo, closed and open
Inuit sculpture, Cambridge Bay, Nunavit, Canada, ca. 2010. Steatite, stones, metal.
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#006 - Interactive map
Episode 2 - November 22, 2023
Interactive map of native homelands
This interactive map displays the homeland of Native American/First Nation peoples. Click the link below to visit the website.
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#007 - BlackwoodMummer
Episode 4 - December 6, 2023
Portrait of Heber Fifield as a Great Mummer
David Lloyd Blackwood (1941-2022) created these images of an idealized Mummer, which are on display at The Rooms in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
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#008 - Blackwood Mummer (text)
Episode 4 - December 6, 2023
Text for Blackwood portrait
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#009 - Mummer ornaments
Episode 4 - December 6, 2023
Mummer ornaments
These contemporary Mummer ornaments depict the scruffier garb donned these days. They were too heavy to place on the tree, and dangling them from ornament hangers made for a very unfortunate visual, so they were modified to be free standing.
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#010 - Oh Chemistree!
Episode 4 - December 6, 2023
Rob’s Chemistree in all its pyrotechnic, Fire Marshal-approved glory.
Oh Chemistree! Oh Chemistree!
How lovely are thy test tubes!
Oh Chemistree! Oh Chemistree!
How lovely are thy test tubes!
The Bunsen burner perched on high,
Our science teacher - what a guy!
Oh Chemistree! Oh Chemistree!
How lovely are thy test tubes!
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