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Diverse Art Forms

CULTURAL PROGRAM FACILITATOR

DIVERSE NATIONS

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DIVERSE ART FORMS

Connection-Building Activities

„ Match artistic styles and media with the Nation they are from „ Guess how many Nations or languages there are in British Columbia „ Create a puzzle from a map of British Columbia, with the different

Nations as the pieces

Each Nation has unique traditional styles and media. At the same time, the styles can overlap with those of other Nations, and many artists are evolving the styles and making them their own.

You can find information about different Nations and their traditional and contemporary art forms using keyword searches on general search engines such as Google and Yahoo.

“NATION/COMMUNITY” + “INDIGENOUS” + “ART FORMS”

Examples:

Coast Salish + Indigenous + art forms OR Dené + Indigenous + beadwork

You can also find examples of the various art forms from around British Columbia by searching the BC Archives website:

search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/?_ga=2.246164420.1985333535.15850750 20768167763.1562714594

BC Archives search tips:

royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/help/atom/atom-manual-2.4.pdf?_ga=2.246164420.198533353 5.1585075020-768167763.1562714594

The First Peoples Cultural Council has also created a living resource to help find local Indigenous artists, organizations and events near you.

First Peoples Cultural Council art map: maps.fpcc.ca/art

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