Régions: Gwich'in Settlement Area, Dehcho Region, North Slave Region, South Slave Region
étiquettes: knowledge transfer, traditional knowledge, ethnography, beadwork
| chercheur principal: | Edge, Lois E. (4) |
| Nᵒ de permis: | 14500 |
| Organisation: | University of Alberta |
| Année(s) de permis: |
2009
2008
2007
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| Délivré: | avr. 08, 2009 |
| Équipe de projet: | University of Alberta (University of Alberta) |
Objectif(s): The objective of this research is to conduct interviews with elderly Aboriginal women in Alberta and the Northwest Territories about their experiences with beadwork
Description du projet: Objectives of this research include (a) share experience as Visiting Researcher to the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, to study a pair of moccasins made by the researcher’s grandmother, Mrs. Joanne Edge, at her home in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories in 1942 (completed); (b) facilitate a beading circle with urban Aboriginal women in Edmonton, Alberta to document the contribution of beadwork to Aboriginal women's health status (completed); and (c) conduct interviews with elderly Aboriginal women in Alberta and the Northwest Territories about their experiences with beadwork. Project methods include Indigenous knowledge and research methodologies, ethnographic and critical inquiry, visual arts and representation, and qualitative, participatory and community-based research methods. A series of 2-4 interviews, 2-3 hours in length, will be conducted with 4-8 women in each community. Consent for use of content an... Plus de résultats
