INDIGENOUS CLOTHING RESEARCH
It is common practice and highly encouraged to include an indigenous consultant on any production involving indigenous or indigenous-inspired costuming or content.
Contemporary Resources
Resources available now and/or having to do with current Indigenous fashion and clothing.
VPL - Central Branch - Books Available:
Identity by Design*
Tradition, Change, and Celebration in Native Women's Dresses
Book, 2007
*includes pieces up to 2007
Native Fashion Now
North American Indian StyleKramer, Karen, 1971-Kramer, Karen, 1971-Book, 2015
Contemporary Indigenous/First Nations Publishers in Canada: https://guides.library.ubc.ca/indigenouspublishers/publishers
Online Resources
The Encyclopedia of Canada
Indigenous Regalia in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Tv/Film representation
The history of Indigenous representation in film and television - The Queen's Journal (queensjournal.ca) Supporting and developing the Indigenous screen-based industry in Canada - Canada Media Fund (cmf-fmc.ca)
website dedicated to publishing diverse books on first nations stories
Indigenous Fashion is more than tradition- Vogue
Indigenous Cinema
Free online Indigenous films
Indigenous cinema at the NFB - Indigenous Cinema - NFB
Indigenous Cinema- Button Blanket construction
Vistas: Button Blanket by Zoe L. Hopkins, Dora Hopkins - NFB
Indigenous Cinema- Snowshoe construction
Snowshoes by Alanis Obomsawin - NFB
Indigenous Cinema- Picturing a People: George Johnston, Tlingit Photographer
Picturing a People: George Johnston, Tlingit Photographer by Carol Geddes - NFB
Classes and Workshops
Beading Classes- Moonstone Creation