Kamloops BC Canada

Kamloops: An Angler's Study of the Kamloops Trout by Steve Raymond

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North American Indian Art: It¿s a Question of Integrity by Alfred Young Man

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An important contribution to First Peoples scholarship, Young Mans work addresses a broad range of issues concerning the relationship between Native and non-Native culture. He explores contemporary art created by First Peoples artists in relation to dominant Western models and looks at stereotypes perpetuated through popular culture. Illustrated with images of contemporary art as well as historical newsclippings and film stills.0 points

Resistance and Renewal: Surviving the Indian Residential School by Celia Haig-Brown

One of the first books published to deal with the phenomenon more...0 points

One of the first books published to deal with the phenomenon of residential schools in Canada, Resistance and Renewal is a disturbing collection of Native perspectives on the Kamloops Indian Residential School(KIRS) in the British Columbia interior. Interviews with thirteen Natives, all former residents of KIRS, form the nucleus of the book, a frank depiction of school life, and a telling account of the system's oppressive environment which sought to stifle Native culture. Winner of the Roderick...0 points

Kyozon: Mariko Mori, Takashi Murakami

An insightful look at eight contemporary Japanese more...0 points

An insightful look at eight contemporary Japanese artists whose work is imbued with the reality of change. Influences discussed range from manga (Japanese comic strips), traditional performance art as well as George Segal and Cindy Sherman. But the resemblance between Japanese and Western art can be misleading. In a society renowned for its ability to copy Western products, resemblance typically remains on the surface. With five essays.0 points

The Small Cities Book: On the Cultural Future of Small Cities

When we think of Culture (with a capital C), big city more...0 points

When we think of Culture (with a capital C), big city life comes to mind. Yet as The Small Cities Book demonstrates, what constitutes culture in a small city is just as rich.In these twenty-five essays, poems, stories, and visual pieces, the authors of The Small Cities Book explore what it means to live in a smaller community during the era of global megacities. The impact of globalization has heightened concerns around cultural sovereignty, and has raised new issues regarding national and regional...0 points

A Guide to Some Common Plants of the Kamloops Region, British Columbia by Karen Angove

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