Designing culture: intersections of Indigenous culture at the First Peoples House, University of Victoria.

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dc.contributor.authorProverbs, Wendy Marjorie
dc.contributor.supervisorWalsh, Andrea N.
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-22T17:54:02Z
dc.date.available2011-12-22T17:54:02Z
dc.date.copyright2011en_US
dc.date.issued2011-12-22
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Anthropology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractIn 1997 the University of Victoria began to develop a vision for a First Peoples House with the objective of constructing a welcoming Coast Salish home on the university campus. This vision was realized in 2009 when the First Peoples House opened to the university community and public. Goals stemming from early discussions of a First Peoples House included a house that would support Indigenous culture, community events, and showcase Indigenous art. The First Peoples House represents a case study of how Indigenous artists and their material culture intersect with new Indigenous architecture. This paper is a supporting document to accompany a documentary film showcasing Indigenous artists and key players who participated in the development of the First Peoples House. The purpose of this paper and film is to document developmental stages of the First Peoples House that includes material culture—“art”—embedded within the architecture of the house. Nine interviews include the artistic vision of six artists whose work is represented in the house, and three individuals who were involved in early developmental and current phases of the First Peoples House. The research is placed in a historical context respecting the relationship between Indigenous architecture, residential schools, space and place and material culture. Film adds another dimension to the scope of this paper. Together, the paper and film form a visual and critical analysis highlighting historical shifts along with contemporary understandings of cultural narratives, material culture, Indigenous culture and architecture as integrated within the First Peoples House at the University of Victoria.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/3763
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectfirst peoples houseen_US
dc.subjectCoast Salish peoples and territoryen_US
dc.subjectCoast Salish artistsen_US
dc.subjectKwakwaka'wakwen_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectCoast Salish architectureen_US
dc.subjectresidential school architectureen_US
dc.subjectmaterial cultureen_US
dc.subjectcultural narrativeen_US
dc.subjectcolonialismen_US
dc.subjecthistorical development of first peoples houseen_US
dc.subjectspace and placeen_US
dc.subjectfilm documentation of first peoples houseen_US
dc.subjectindigenous filmen_US
dc.titleDesigning culture: intersections of Indigenous culture at the First Peoples House, University of Victoria.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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