Bead Talk : Indigenous Knowledge and Aesthetics from the Flatlands by Carmen L. Robertson, Judy Anderson, Katherine Boyer (Eds.) - Stó∶lō Gift Shop
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Bead Talk : Indigenous Knowledge and Aesthetics from the Flatlands by Carmen L. Robertson, Judy Anderson, Katherine Boyer (Eds.)

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Indigenous beadwork has taken the art world by storm, but it is still sometimes misunderstood as static, anthropological artifact. Today’s prairie artists defy this categorization, demonstrating how beads tell stories and reclaim space and cultural identi...Read more

In Bead Talk, editors Carmen Robertson, Judy Anderson, and Katherine Boyer gather conversations, interviews, essays, and full-colour reproductions of artwork from expert and emerging artists, academics, and curators to illustrate the importance of beading in contemporary Indigenous arts. Taken together, the book poses and responds to philosophical questions about beading on the prairies: How do the practices and processes of beading embody reciprocity, respect, and storytelling? How is beading related to Indigenous ways of knowing? How does beading help individuals reconnect with the land? Why do we bead?

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