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The Stories Behind Cultural Artifacts

Create an historical artifact or a contemporary piece of art representative of one of the communities and tell the story behind the artifact or art.


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References

Books listed as references have not been reviewed or approved by Alberta Education.

Title: The Inukshuk Book
Description: The title refers to inuksuit (plural of inuksuk) which are stone statues that have been hand built by the Inuit for centuries. The book teaches children about the many meanings of the rock formations and comes with directions for building an inukshuk.
Author/Editor: Wallace, Mary
Published by: Toronto, ON: Greey de Pencier, 1999

 

Title: La galerie Comeau
Host: Denise Comeau
Description: This website contains information about the gallery and its Acadian owner-artist.
URL: http://www.denisecomeau.com/en/gallery.htm

 

Title: Art  in Canada: Prairie Art
Host: Artincanada.com
Description:

This website contains a database of artists specializing in prairie art. Links are provided to artists from Canada’s provinces and territories.

Navigation Tips:

Click on a link to access images of the artists work or scroll down to the bottom of the page to access artists from Canada’s provinces and territories.
URL: https://www.artincanada.com/art_categories/prairie-art/

 

Title: Peter Shostak. Canadian Artist–Prairie Artist
Host: Yalenka Enterprises Inc
Description: This website contains information about the artist and his work.
Navigation Tips: Click on the headings in the left-hand-side menu to access information and thumbnail images of the artwork. Click on each thumbnail to view in larger format.
URL: http://www.petershostak.com
Last updated: March 1, 2016 | (Revision History)
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