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Family walks and hikes in the Canadian Rockies. Volume 1 : Bragg Creek - Kananaskis - Bow Valley - Banff National Park

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25204
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Nugara, Andrew
Publisher
[Victoria, BC] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
Call Number
02.6 N89f Vol. 1
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Author
Nugara, Andrew
Responsibility
Andrew Nugara
Publisher
[Victoria, BC] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
xx, 156 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Hiking
Travel
Banff National Park
Kootenay National Park
Highways
Highways - Alberta
Kananaskis Country
Maps
Lake Louise
Lake Louise - Roads & Trails
Abstract
Family Walks and Hikes is an exciting new series of books written specifically for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. These accurate, attractive guides feature expertly curated routes, informative maps, and colour photographs. The first book for the Canadian Rockies in the series brings together an inspiring collection of comfortable walks and spectacular hikes for visitors and locals looking for unique, guided wanderings in a number of diverse locations in the Rockies, including: Elbow Falls Powderface Ridge Troll Falls Elbow Lake Grotto Canyon Grassi Lakes Tunnel Mountain Johnston Canyon Stanley Glacier Plain Of Six Glaciers Bow Summit Ranging from charmingly easy to moderately challenging, these hikes are all accessible from reliable roads and popular staging areas. In addition, each hike is accompanied by a clear, colourful map, step by step directions, and full-colour photographs. Each route includes: detailed directions to trailheads colour maps and photographs seasonal information round-trip distances trail commentary difficulty ratings (from Rocky Mountain Books website)
Contents
Introduction
Area Maps
Highway 66, The Elbow
Highway 40 South, Kananaskis Trail
Highway 1, Bow Valley, Canmore, Highway 742 South
Banff
Kootenay National Park
Lake Louise
Icefield Parkway (Highway 93 North(
Important Contacts
Acknowledgements
ISBN
9781771602242
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
02.6 N89f Vol. 1
Collection
Archives Library
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Family walks and hikes in the Canadian Rockies. Volume 2 : Bragg Creek , Kananaskis , Moraine Lake , Yoho , Icefields Parkway , Jasper

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25205
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Nugara, Andrew
Publisher
[Victoria, BC] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
Edition
First
Call Number
02.6 N89f Vol. 2
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Author
Nugara, Andrew
Responsibility
Andrew Nugara
Edition
First
Publisher
[Victoria, BC] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
volumes : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 22 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Hiking
Travel
Kananaskis Country
Maps
Highways
Highways - Alberta
Banff
Moraine Lake
Yoho National Park
Jasper
Abstract
amily Walks and Hikes is an exciting series of books written specifically for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. These accurate, attractive guides feature expertly curated routes, informative maps, and colour photographs. Andrew Nugara’s second book for families looking to experience the splendour of the Canadian Rockies describes additional trips in Bragg Creek, Banff, and Kananaskis that were not included in Volume 1 due to redevelopment of these hiking hotspots since the dramatic Alberta floods of 2013. As well, Volume 2 includes several new areas for family exploration, including Moraine Lake, Yoho, the north section of Highway 93 North, and Jasper. Some of the comfortable walks and spectacular hikes in this new volume are: Forgetmenot Ponds Nihahi Ridge King Creek Canyon Canadian Everest Trail Picklejar Lakes Yamnuska Ha Ling Peak Sunshine Meadows Paget Peak Lookout Takakkaw Falls Parker Ridge Athabasca Glacier Sunwapta Falls Maligne Canyon Ranging from charmingly easy to moderately challenging, all of these hikes are accessible from reliable roads and popular staging areas. In addition, each hike is accompanied by a clear, colourful map, step by step directions, and full-colour photographs. Each route includes: detailed directions to trailheads colour maps and photographs seasonal information round-trip distances trail commentary difficulty ratings (from Rocky Mountain Books website)
Contents
Introduction
Area Maps
Highway 66, the Elbow
Highway 40 South, Kananaskis Trail
Highway 1, Bow Valley, Canmore, Highway 742 South
Banff Area
Moraine Lake
Yoho National Park
Icefields Parkway (Highway 93 North)
Jasper
Important Contacts
Acknowledgements
Disclaimer
ISBN
9781771603058
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
02.6 N89f Vol. 2
Collection
Archives Library
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Finding home : an affordability crisis threatens the vitality of mountain towns

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19819
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
May 2019
Author
Stuart, Ryan
Publisher
Crowfoot Media
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Stuart, Ryan
Publisher
Crowfoot Media
Published Date
May 2019
Physical Description
p.60-65
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Housing
Abstract
Pertains to the housing crisis in mountain towns with focus on Banff, Jasper, Fernie, Whistler, Nelson, and Revelstoke in Canada and Aspen in the United States. Includes statistics, specific problems and suggested solutions.
Notes
In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.04, May 2019
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P
Collection
Archives Library
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Website for Crowfoot Media - publishers of Canadian Rockies Annual
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Fisher Peak chronicles : real stories from a tall mountain -- the legacy of Mount Fisher

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Powell, Keith G.
Publisher
Cranbrook, British Columbia : Wild Horse Creek Press
Call Number
01.4 P87f
  1 website  
Author
Powell, Keith G.
Responsibility
Keith G. Powell
Publisher
Cranbrook, British Columbia : Wild Horse Creek Press
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
230 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Canadian Rockies
History-Canada
Abstract
One of the most photographed landmarks in the Kootenay region, Mount Fisher holds the fascination of locals and visitors with its majestic vista and relatively easy access. It is our own little Mt. Everest, and scaling it has become a rite-of-passage for many outdoor enthusiasts from near and far. Fisher Peak Chronicles captures the heritage, culture and legacy of Mount Fisher through a series of real adventure stories from contributors and historical sources.
Contents
Introduction: Fisher Peak is everyone's own little Mount Everest (pg. 7)
Chapter 1 - Living in the shadow of Fisher Peak - the missing chapter - 1883 (pg. 12)
Chapter 2 - Early Explorations: David Thompson - 1807 (pg. 18)
Chapter 3: Young John W. Sullivan Spies Mount Fisher from a distance - 1859 (pg. 22)
Chapter 4: More Wild Horse discoveries -1865 (pg. 26)
Chapter 5: The mountaineering Account of T.G. Longstaff in the Rockies - 1911 (pg. 30)
Chapter 6: No man has reached the summit - 1899 (pg. 40)
Chapter 7: Aurthur Nicol and George Lum credited with first ascent of Mount Fisher - 1910 (pg. 44)
Chapter 8: Scaling Mount Fisher becomes a popular pastime - 1930's (pg. 48)
Chapter 9: Fisher Peak scaled by amateur climbers - 1934 (pg. 54)
Chapter 10: Fisher Peak again tamed by climbers - 1934 (pg. 60)
Chapter 11: Fisher Peak visited by more parties - 1936 (pg. 66)
Chapter 12: The Ryckmans - a pioneer family of the East Kootenay (pg. 70)
Chapter 13: Mother's Day on the mountain -1967 (pg. 76)
Chapter 14: Mount Fisher log book entries 1981 - 1983 (pg. 84)
Chapter 15: Hiking Trails of the East Kootenay - Mount Fisher by Ian Bennett - 1982 (pg. 118)
Chapter 16: More Mount Fisher adventures and log book entries -1994 and 1999 (pg. 122)
Chapter 17: How I survived my solo climb and a broken leg - 2000 (pg. 140)
Chapter 18: Mount Fisher, a pinnacle in a Hall of Fame hockey career - 2000 (pg. 148)
Chapter 19: A mother's anguish - 2001 (pg. 154)
Chapter 20: I still pine for my CBC coffee mug - 2002 (pg. 162)
Chapter 21: Fond memories of Nak Nakahara and Mount Fisher - 2008 (pg. 166)
Chapter 22: Fisher Peak - the first peak in our next stage of life - 2009 (pg. 170)
Chapter 23: Some final thoughts on climbing Mount Fisher - 2012 (pg. 174)
Chapter 24: Remember the risks of climbing Mount Fisher - 2012 (pg. 178)
Chapter 25: Trial by vertigo by Dan Mills - 2013 (pg. 184)
Chapter 26: Question and answers with Bruce WIlliams - 2013 (pg. 188)
Chapter 27: Chasing the light on Fisher Peak - by Janice Strong 2013 (pg. 192)
Chapter 28: Meet Danny Kerr, a true man of the mountains - 2013 (pg. 196)
Chapter 29: Bob O'Brien - legend of Mount Fisher - 2011 (pg. 200)
Chapter 30: Elvin Townsend - a man on the move - 2013 (pg. 206)
Epilogue (pg. 210)
Bibliography (pg. 214)
Special Thank you (pg. 215)
Mount Fisher photos (pg. 216-223)
Personal climbing record (pg. 224-228)
Notes
The front inside cover has been annotated by the author. Annotation reads, "Keith G. Powell"
ISBN
9780981214634
Accession Number
2019.62
Call Number
01.4 P87f
Collection
Archives Library
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Forgotten warriors

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Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Published Date
2014 NFB
1997 film
Author
Todd, Loretta
Publisher
Canada : National Film Board of Canada
Call Number
06.3 F48w DVD
  1 website  
Author
Todd, Loretta
Responsibility
Directed by Loretta Todd; written by Loretta Todd; produced by Carol Geddes, Michaeldoxtater, Jerry Kerepakavich
Narrated by Gordon Tootoosis
A National Film Board of Canada production
Publisher
Canada : National Film Board of Canada
Published Date
2014 NFB
1997 film
Physical Description
1 videodisc (51:05 min:sec) : sound, color
Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Abstract
Although they could not be conscripted, when World War II was declared, thousands of Canadian Indigenous men and women elisted and fought alongside their non-Indigenous countrymen. While they fought for freedom for others, ironically the Indigenous soldiers were not allowed equality in their own country. As a reward for fighting the Canadian Soldier Veteran's Settlement Act allowed returning soldiers to buy land at a cheap price. However, many of the Indigenous solders were never offered, nor told about the land entitlelement. Some returned home to find the government had seized parts of their own reserve land to compensate non-Indigenous war veterans. With narrator Gordon Tootoosis providing a historical review, Indigenous veterans poignantly share thier unforgettable war memories and their heailing process. We join them as they travel back to Europe to perform a sacred circle for friends left behind, but not forgotten,in foreign grave sites.
Accession Number
2019-109
Call Number
06.3 F48w DVD
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
June 8, 2018
Author
Mykytyshyn, Brent
Publisher
Calgary Herald
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Mykytyshyn, Brent
Publisher
Calgary Herald
Published Date
June 8, 2018
Physical Description
p.20-25
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Art
Exhibitions
Artists
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Whyte, Peter
Abstract
Pertains to how the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies contracted Jarvis Hall of Jarvis Hall Gallery in Calgary, Alberta to make 35 frames in the style of Peter Whyte's original frames for the 50th anniversary of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies exhibition Artistry Revealed
Notes
In Swerve, June 18, 2010
Accession Number
TBD
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Website for Jarvis Hall Gallery
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Fred Herzog : photographs

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2011
Author
Herzog, Fred
Coupland, Douglas
Wall, Jeff
Milroy, Sarah
Gochmann, Claudia
Publisher
Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre
Call Number
06.4 H34f
  1 website  
Author
Herzog, Fred
Coupland, Douglas
Wall, Jeff
Milroy, Sarah
Gochmann, Claudia
Responsibility
Fred Herzon
Douglas Coupland
Jeff Wall
Sarah Milroy
Claudia Gochmann
Publisher
Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre
Published Date
2011
Physical Description
197 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Photographers
Photography
Vancouver
Streets
Abstract
Born in Germany, Fred Herzog came to Vancouver in 1953. Since that time, he has produced a substantial body of photographs, taking urban life in Vancouver—second-hand shops, vacant lots, neon signage and the crowds of people who have populated the city’s streets over the past fifty years—as his primary subject. Herzog has self-consciously drawn upon documentary traditions in photography while incorporating something of an outsider’s idiosyncratic sensitivity to a new environment into his work. Within his images, bodily gesture, the detritus of consumer culture and the architecture of the street take on a heightened resonance, as the impact of modernity becomes visible in the everyday life of the city. Much of Herzog’s work was produced on Kodachrome, a colour slide film that was difficult to work with in a spontaneous fashion. Herzog’s use of colour was unusual in the 1950s and 60s, a time when art photography was almost exclusively associated with black and white imagery. In this respect, his photographs can be seen as a pre-figuration of the “New Colour” of photographers such as Stephen Shore and William Eggleston, which received widespread acclaim in the 1970s, and the work of contemporary Vancouver photographers such as Roy Arden, Arni Haraldsson, Karin Bubaš and Christos Dikeakos. Herzog has been active in Vancouver’s art scene for more than forty years, while working as a medical photographer from 1957 to 1990. During that time he participated in group exhibitions at the National Gallery of Canada, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery and UBC Fine Arts Gallery (now the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery) (From Vancouver Art Gallery website)
Contents
Fred Herzog : in colour
Fred Herzog : words and pictures
Vancouver appearing and not appearing in Fred Herzog's photographs
Somebod spoke and I fell into a dream
Fred Herzog : photographs
Chronology
About the contributors
Notes
Signed by Fred Herzog
ISBN
9781553655589
Accession Number
2021.08
Call Number
06.4 H34f
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Information about 2007 exhibition via Vancouver Art Gallery
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From recognition to reconciliation : essays on the constitutional entrenchment of Aboriginal and treaty rights

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25261
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Macklem, Patrick
Sanderson, Douglas
Publisher
Toronto : University of Toronto Press,
Call Number
08.1 M11f
  1 website  
Author
Macklem, Patrick
Sanderson, Douglas
Responsibility
Patrick Macklem (editor)
Douglas Sanderson (editor)
Publisher
Toronto : University of Toronto Press,
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
vii, 522 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
First Nations
Treaties
History
Abstract
More than thirty years ago, section 35 of the Constitution Act recognized and affirmed “the existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada.” Hailed at the time as a watershed moment in the legal and political relationship between Indigenous peoples and settler societies in Canada, the constitutional entrenchment of Aboriginal and treaty rights has proven to be only the beginning of the long and complicated process of giving meaning to that constitutional recognition. In From Recognition to Reconciliation, twenty leading scholars reflect on the continuing transformation of the constitutional relationship between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian state. The book features essays on themes such as the role of sovereignty in constitutional jurisprudence, the diversity of methodologies at play in these legal and political questions, and connections between the Canadian constitutional experience and developments elsewhere in the world. (from publisher's website)
Contents
Recognition and Reconciliation in Indigenous-Settler Societies / Patrick Macklem and Douglas Sanderson -- Indigenous peoples and the ethos of legal pluralism in Canada / Patrick Macklem -- "Looking for a knot in the bulrush": reflections on law, sovereignty and Aboriginal rights / Mark D. Walters -- We Are still in the age of encounter: Section 35 and a Canada beyond sovereignty / Jeremy Webber -- The generative structure of Aboriginal rights / Brian Slattery -- A common law biography of Section 35 / P.G. McHugh -- Indigenous knowledge and the reconciliation of Section 35(1) / Dale Turner -- Military historiography, warriors and soldiers: the normative impact of epistemological choices / Jean Leclair -- Consultation and economic reconciliation / Dwight Newman -- The state of the Crown-Aboriginal fiduciary relationship: the case for an Aboriginal veto / Michael J. Bryant -- Administering consultation at the National Energy Board: evaluating tribunal authority / Sari Graben and Abbey Sinclair -- Non-status indigenous groups in Canadian courts: practical and legal difficulties in seeking recognition / Se´bastien Grammond, Isabelle Lantagne, & Natacha Gagne´ -- Liberal and tribal membership boundaries: descent, consent and Section 35 / Kirsty Gover -- Overlapping consensus, legislative reform and the Indian Act / Douglas Sanderson -- Walls and bridges: competing agendas in transitional justice / Courtney Jung -- From recognition to reconciliation: Nunavut and self-reliance: an Arctic entity in transition / Natalia Loukacheva -- Constitutional indigenous treaty jurisprudence in Aotearoa, New Zealand / Jacinta Ruru -- Constitutional reform in Australia: recognizing indigenous Australians in the absence of a reconciliation process / Megan Davis, Marcia Langton -- Legislation and indigenous self-determination in Canada and the United States / John Borrows -- The indigenous international and a jurisprudence of jurisdictions / Michael Ignatieff.
ISBN
9781584654896
Accession Number
P2020.08
Call Number
08.1 M11f
Collection
Archives Library
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From the den and back again : a year in the life of the remarkable grizzly bear

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19822
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
May 2019
Author
Wilson, Niki
Publisher
Crowfoot Media
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Wilson, Niki
Responsibility
Niki Wilson
Publisher
Crowfoot Media
Published Date
May 2019
Physical Description
p.82-87
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Bears, Grizzly
Abstract
Pertains to the activities of grizzly bears over a year period with illustrations by Taylor Odynski
Notes
In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.04, May 2019
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
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Glen Boles : mountain masterpiece

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20021
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
2014
Author
Martel, Lynn
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Martel, Lynn
Responsibility
Lynn Martel
Published Date
2014
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Art
Artists
Mountains
Mountaineers
Rock climbing
Photographers
Authors
Abstract
Pertians to the art of Glen Boles.
Notes
In Highline Magazine, Vol. 6, Iss. 2, Summer 2014, p. 20 - 21
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P
Collection
Archives Library
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The green horse : my early years in the Canadian Rockies : a park warden's story

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25013
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Portman, Dale
Publisher
[Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
08.3 P81t
  1 website  
Author
Portman, Dale
Publisher
[Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
368 pages : illustrations, map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rocky Mountains
Horses
Warden Service
Wardens
History
Autobiography
Abstract
Born in the west but raised initially in the east, Dale Portman was eight years old when his family headed back to the land of the Rockies. Growing up in Calgary, he was introduced to the Rocky Mountains at an early age and as a young man eventually found work in Banff National Park, where he spent most of his time in the saddle while working for outfitter Bert Mickle, based out of Skoki Lodge near Lake Louise. Jobs in the local tourist industry and at a couple of ski hills followed. Eventually Dale was drawn to the warden service, doing avalanche control and forecasting in Rogers Pass, with the backcountry of northern Jasper, Yoho National Park and Field, BC, eventually becoming the stage for many memorable, humorous, tragic and life-affirming moments. The Green Horse takes the reader on a journey through a time when our mountain national parks were less touristy and more substantive. When there was space for everyone to enjoy without having to line up and there was a sense of freedom and adventure in the air. (From Rocky Mountain Books website)
Contents
Foreword -- Prologue -- My youth -- Banff and Lake Louise -- Faye and Donny -- A mountain winter and a spring roundup -- Dale and the Mickles -- Lake Louise -- Rogers Pass -- Early Jasper -- Alfie and Ginger -- Jasper tales -- Blue Creek -- Yoho -- Yoho again -- Epilogue.
ISBN
9781771602266
Accession Number
P2020-2
Call Number
08.3 P81t
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Summary on Rocky Mountain Books website
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Grizzly bears get spending boost for government

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25112
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
2014
Author
Morrison, Katie
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Morrison, Katie
Published Date
2014
Medium
Library - Periodical
Abstract
Pertains to changes to grizzly bear recover plan as per the Grizzly Bear Plan Revision Workshop
Notes
In Green Notes : CPAWS Calgary-Banff Chapter Newsletter, summer 2014, page 4
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
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CPAWS publications website
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Hangdog days : conflict, change, and the race for 5.14

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25038
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Smoot, Jeff
Publisher
Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
Call Number
G513 H35 S66
  1 website  
Author
Smoot, Jeff
Publisher
Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
302 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rock climbing
History
Abstract
Hangdog Days vividly chronicles the era when rock climbing exploded in popularity, attracting a new generation of talented climbers eager to reach new heights via harder routes and faster ascents. This contentious, often entertaining period gave rise to sport climbing, climbing gyms, and competitive climbing--indelibly transforming the sport. Jeff Smoot was one of those brash young climbers, and here he traces the development of traditional climbing "rules," enforced first through peer pressure, then later through intimidation and sabotage. In the late '70s, several climbers began introducing new tactics including "hangdogging," hanging on gear to practice moves, that the old guard considered cheating. As more climbers broke ranks with traditional style, the new gymnastic approach pushed the limits of climbing from 5.12 to 5.13. When French climber Jean-Baptiste Tribout ascended To Bolt or Not to Be, 5.14a, at Smith Rock in 1986, he cracked a barrier many people had considered impenetrable. In his lively, fast-paced history enriched with insightful firsthand experience, Smoot focuses on the climbing achievements of three of the era's superstars: John Bachar, Todd Skinner, and Alan Watts, while not neglecting the likes of Ray Jardine, Lynn Hill, Mark Hudon, Tony Yaniro, and Peter Croft. He deftly brings to life the characters and events of this raucous, revolutionary time in rock climbing, exploring, as he says, "what happened and why it mattered, not only to me but to the people involved and those who have followed" (from Mountaineers Books website)
Contents
Part One. The hangdog days -- Part Two. If not now, when? -- Part Three. The renegade -- Part Four. The godforsaken rock -- Part Five. That accursed crack -- Part Six. Churning in the wake.
Notes
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019 finalist for Mountain Literature
ISBN
9781680512328
Accession Number
AC639
Call Number
G513 H35 S66
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Heart waters : sources of the Bow River

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25255
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
Van Tighem, Kevin
Van Tighem, Brian
Publisher
[Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Edition
First
Call Number
03.5 V26h
  1 website  
Author
Van Tighem, Kevin
Van Tighem, Brian
Responsibility
Kevin Van Tighem (author)
Brian Van Tighem (photographer)
Edition
First
Publisher
[Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
256 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Water
Watersheds
Rivers
Glaciers
Hydrology
Hydrology - Alberta
Bow River
Abstract
Water does not come from the river. It comes to the river. Heart Waters takes us to the sources of that water – and into the living beauty, human stories and future possibilities that also arise from the green uplands and valleys of Alberta’s Eastern Slopes, where the mighty Bow River is born. For more than a century the foothills and Front Range mountains of western Alberta have been recognized as being vital to the water supply for western Canada. Virtually all the water that sustains communities, ecosystems and the economy of prairie Canada comes from this narrow strip of land arrayed along the Continental Divide. For all its importance, however, water management decisions affecting this enormous region have ignored the significance of land health and focused almost exclusively on building dams. The result, as the author points out, is that the Bow River’s annual flows have decreased by more than a tenth, even as spring floods become more frequent and more destructive. The solutions to prairie Canada’s water challenges lie in healing the wounded landscapes of our headwaters. Heart Waters delves deeply into the history and ecology of a landscape whose critical value as a watershed is matched by its sheer beauty and diversity. A rich array of stunning images by Jasper-based photographer Brian Van Tighem complements the author’s well-researched explorations of the stories whispered by the living waters that drain from Banff National Park, Kananaskis Country and the famous ranchlands of the Bow River watershed. Kevin Van Tighem’s latest book is a deep exploration of place and an invitation to recognize that our water future depends upon knowing our headwaters better and caring for them more passionately — as our heart waters. (from publisher's website)
Contents
1. Voices in the water -- 2. River origins: Bow River -- 3. A prodigal's return: Johnson Creek -- 4. Caterpillars and cutthroats: Quirk Creek -- 5. The past and future trout: Meadow Creek -- 6. Lake of the spirits: Cascade River and Ghost River -- 7. Dammed splendor: Kananaskis River -- 8. Buck-toothed volunteers: Bateman Creek -- 9. The under-river: Middle Bow River -- 10. Water and wildness: Sheep River -- 11. Cattle in the creek: Pekisko Creek -- 12. Mountains breathing: Highwood River -- 13. Healing the headwaters -- 14. Home and heart waters -- Index.
Notes
Shortlisted for the 2016 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival award for Mountain & Wilderness Literature
ISBN
9781771601399
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
03.5 V26h
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Archives Library
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Hearts of our people : Native women artists

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Ahlberg Yohe, Jill and Teri Greeves
Publisher
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Minneapolis Institute of Art in association with the University of Washington Press
Call Number
06.1 A1h O.S.
  1 website  
Author
Ahlberg Yohe, Jill and Teri Greeves
Responsibility
Jill Ahlberg Yohe (author)
Teri Greeves (author)
Laura Silver (editor)
Publisher
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Minneapolis Institute of Art in association with the University of Washington Press
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
343 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (some color), maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Women
North America
First Nations
Catalogues
Exhibitions
Abstract
Women have long been the creative force behind Native art. Presented in close cooperation with top Native women artists and scholars, this first major exhibition of artwork by Native women honors the achievements of over 115 artists from the United States and Canada spanning over 1,000 years. Their triumphs—from pottery, textiles, and painting, to photographic portraits, to a gleaming El Camino—show astonishing innovation and technical mastery. (from website)
Contents
Introduction -- In Focus: Mi'kmaw Chair / Dakota Hoska -- In Focus: St. Lawrence Iroquoian Pot / Moira McCaffrey -- Making Our World: Thoughts on Native Feminine Aesthetics / heather ahtone -- "Encircles Everything": A Transformative History of Native Women's Arts / Janet Catherine Berlo and Ruth B. Phillips -- Legacy. Those Naranjo Women: Daughters of the Earth / Tessie Naranjo -- In Focus: 'Maria', Rose, Empowerment, and Indigenous Women Rollin' Hard / Dyani White Hawk -- "Carrying On": Gender and Innovation in Historic Pueblo Pottery Nampeyo, Maria Martinez, and Arroh-A-Och / Lea S. McChesney -- In Focus: Edmonia Lewis: 'The Old Arrow Maker' / America Meredith -- The Women Were Busy Abstracting the World / Teri Greeves -- Mary Sully: Ahead of Her Time / Jill Ahlberg Yohe -- In Focus: Christi Belcourt: 'The Wisdom of the Universe' / Dakota Hoska -- The Unsuccessful Indigenous Erasure: A Conversation with Delina White and Juanita Espinosa / Graci Horne -- In Focus: Jennie Ross Cobb: 'Cherokee Female Seminary Graduating Class, 1902' / America Meredith -- The Scientist and the Polymath: Tlingit Weavers Teri Rofkar and Clarissa Rizal / Aldona Jonaitis -- In Focus: Shelley Niro: 'Thinking Caps' / Ruth B. Phillips -- In Focus: Poemeo: 'It Was Cloudy' / Heid E. Erdrich -- Generations of Odawa Quill Art / Adriana Greci Green -- Early Native American Women Painters of Oklahoma / America Meredith -- In Focus: The Elk-tooth dress / Wendy Red Star -- In Focus: Lakota Young Man's Vest / Jessa Rae Growing Thunder -- Native Culture Endures: Basketry of the Columbia Plateau / Pat Courtney Gold and Bridget Johnson -- Relationships. In Focus: Dakota Cradleboard / Alexandra Kahsenni:io Nahwegahbow -- Mohawk Women of Kahnawake / Carla Hemlock -- Art as a Container for Culture / Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi -- In Focus: Slavey (Dene´) Dog Blanket / Heather Everheart -- In Focus: The Story of the Two Miniature Pomo Beaded Baskets / Susan Billy -- Animate Matters: Thoughts on Native American Art Theory, Curation, and Practice / Jill Ahlberg Yohe -- In Focus: Cheyenne Pipe Bag / Heather Levi -- Memory Threads / Anita Fields -- In Focus: Hupa Girl's Dance Skirt / Susan Billy -- In Focus: Stepping Out: A Jingle Dress Moves Out in the World / Dakota Hoska -- In Focus: Blackfoot Man's Shirt / Jessa Rae Growing Thunder -- Nellie Two Bear Gates: Chronicling History through Beadwork / Susan Power -- In Focus: Weaving Materials, Cedar and Spruce Root / Lisa Telford -- Descendants of This Moment: From Paint to Beads / Teri Greeves -- In Focus: Kiowa Cradleboard / Teri Greeves -- In Focus: Faye HeavyShiled: 'Aapaskaiyaawa (They Are Dancing)' / Heather Everhart -- In Focus: Mary Anne Barkhouse: 'Sovereign' / Heather Everhart -- Beadwork Conversations: Dyani White Hawk and Graci Horne / Teri Greeves -- In Focus: Ramona Sakiestewa: 'Nebula 22 & 23' / Lea S. McChesney -- Literary Arts: Native American Women Writers / Heid E. Erdrich -- Power. In Focus: Otiianehshon Ronwatiiatanhirats (The Women Raise Them Up): Women's Nomination Belt / Iakonikohnrio Tonia Loran-Gablan -- A Native Feminist Ethics in Contemporary Indigenous Art / Jennifer McLerran -- In Focus: Carla Hemlock: 'Walking Through Time' / Jennifer McLerran -- In Focus: Stacks of Generational Wisdom: Marie Watt / Dyani White Hawk -- In Focus: The Mystery Surrounding a Lakho´ta Dress / Dakota Hoska -- In Focus: Armor against the Enemy: An Otoe Faw Faw Coat / Christina E. Burke -- Acknowledging Women in Navajo Society: Leaders and Weavers / D. Y. Begay -- In Focus: D. Y. Begay: 'Na´hooko sji´ Hai (Winter in the North)/Biboon Giiwedinong (It Is Winter in the North) / Jennifer McLerran -- In Focus: Mary Kawennatakie Adams: "Pope Basket" / Carla Hemlock -- In Focus: Child's Ribbon Work Blankets / Anita Fields -- In Focus: Qingi: Robe of Wealth / Evelyn Vanderhoop -- Working to Change the Tide: Women Artists on the Northwest Coast / Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse and Megan A. Smetzer -- In Focus: 'Nacarrluk': Beaded Headdress / Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi -- In Focus: Mrs. Toussaint: Cox Leggings / Adriana Greci Green -- Seneca-style Beaded Women's Clothing / Wahsontiio Cross -- Two Early Masters / Adriana Greci Greene -- In Focus: Beaded Diplomacy: Houston-Jackson Bandolier Bag / America Meredith -- In Focus: Rosalie Favell: 'The Collector/The Artist in Her Museum' / Ruth B. Phillips -- Seven Sisters: Native Women Painters Connected through Time by Medium / Dakota Hoska -- In Focus: Light, Memory, and Belonging: Some Thoughts on the Recent Landscapes of Emma Whitehorse / Iris Colburn -- In Focus: Joan Hill: 'Women's Voices at the Council' / America Meredith -- Sustaining Traditions / Cherish Parrish and Kelly Church -- In Focus: Maria Tallchief: The Star that Danced over the Earth / Welana A. Queton -- Tuscarora Raised Beadwork and Raised Consciousness / Jolene Rickard -- Bearing Witness / Teri Greeves -- In Focus: Bax'w´ana'tsi: the Container for Souls / Marianne Nicolson. Contributors (with biographical sketches on pages 333-336): Jill Ahlberg Yohe -- heather ahtone -- D.Y. Begay -- Janet Catherine Berlo -- Susan Billy -- Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse -- Christina E. Burke -- Kelly Church -- Iris Colburn -- Pat Courtney Gold -- Wahsontiio Cross -- Heid E. Erdrich -- Heather Everhart -- Anita Fields -- Adriana Greci Green -- Teri Greeves -- Jessa Rae Growing Thunder -- Carla Hemlock -- Hapistinna -- Dakota Hoska -- Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi -- Bridget Johnson -- Aldona Jonaitis -- Heather Levi -- lakonikohnrio Tonia Loran-Galban -- Moira McCaffrey -- Lea S. McChesney -- Jennifer McLerran -- America Meredith -- Alexandra Kahsenni:io Nahwegahbow -- Tessie Naranjo -- Marianne Nicolson -- Cherish Parrish -- Ruth B. Phillips -- Susan Power -- Welana Queton -- Wendy Red Star -- Jolene Rickard -- Megan A. Smetzer -- Lisa Telford -- Evelyn Vanderhoop -- Dyani White Hawk. Contemporary women artists in Hearts of Our People exhibition, list provided by the Minneapolis Institute of Art: Keri Ataumbi, Kiowa/Comanche, born 1971 -- Mary Anne Barkhouse, Nimpkish band of Kwakiutl First Nation, born 1961 -- D.Y. Begay, Navajo, born 1953 -- Christi Belcourt, Michif, born 1966 -- Rebecca Belmore, Anishinaabe, born 1960 -- Susan Billy, Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, born 1951 -- Julie Buffalohead, Ponca, born 1972 -- Andrea Carlson, Ojibwe, born 1979 -- Kelly Church, Odawa and Pottawatomi, born 1967 -- Dana Claxton, Hunkpapa Lakota, Canadian, born 1959 -- Heid Erdrich, Ojibwe, Turtle Mountain, born 1963 -- Rosalie Favell, Me´tis (Cree/English), born 1958 -- Anita Fields, Osage, born 1951 -- Jody Folwell, Santa Clara Pueblo, born 1942 -- Pat Courtney Gold, Wasco, born 1939 -- Shan Goshorn, Cherokee, 1957-2018 -- Dorothy Grant, Haida, born 1955 -- Jessa Rae Growing Thunder, Dakota/Nakoda, born 1989 -- Joyce Growing Thunder Fogarty, Dakota/Nakoda, born 1950 -- Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty, Dakota/Nakoda, born 1969 -- Faye HeavyShield, Ka´i´nawa (Blood) Nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy, Canadian, born 1953 -- Carla Hemlock, Kanienkeha´ka, born 1961 -- Joan Hill, Muskogee Creek and Cherokee, born 1930 -- Sonya Kelliher-Combs, In~upiaq/Athabaskan, born 1969 -- Yvonne Walker Keshick (Binaakwiikwe, Falling Leaves Woman), Anishinaabe/Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Michigan, born 1946 -- Heather Levi, Southern Cheyenne/Kiowa, born 1971 -- Iakonikohnrio Tonia Loran-Galban, Mohawk, Bear clan Akwesasne, born 1965 -- Maxine Matilpi, Kwakwa_ka_'wakw, born 1956 -- Christine McHorse, Navajo, born 1948 -- America Meredith, Cherokee, born 1972 -- Nora Naranjo Morse, Santa Clara Pueblo, born 1953 -- Lou-ann Neel, Kwakwa_ka_'wakw, born 1963 -- Marianne Nicolson, Kwakwa_ka_'wakw, Dzawada_'enux_w First Nations, born 1969 -- Shelley Niro, Bay of Quinte Mohawk, Six Nations Turtle clan, born 1954 -- Jamie Okuma, Luisen~o/Shoshone-Bannock, born 1977 -- Cherish Parrish, Odawa and Pottawatomi, born 1989 -- Wendy Red Star, Apsa´alooke (Crow), born 1981 -- Jolene Rickard, Tuscarora, born 1956 -- Cara Romero, Chemehuevi, born 1977 -- Ramona Sakiestewa, Hopi, born 1948 -- Tanis S'eiltin, Tlingit, born 1951 -- Rose B. Simpson, Santa Clara Pueblo, born 1983 -- Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Nation, born 1940 -- C. Maxx Stevens, Seminole/Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma, born 1951 -- Roxanne Swentzell, Santa Clara Pueblo, born 1962 -- Lisa Telford, Haida, born 1957 -- Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie, Taskigi, Bear clan/Dine´, Tsinajinnie clan, born 1954 -- Zoe Urness, Tlingit, born 1984 -- Evelyn Vanderhoop (Kujuuhl), Haida, Gawaa Git'ans Gitanee of Massett, British Columbia, born 1953 -- Kay WalkingStick, Cherokee, born 1935 -- Marie Watt, Seneca Nation of Indians, born 1967 -- Delina White, Leech Lake Anishinaabe, born 1964 -- Dyani White Hawk, Sic ha´ gu Lakho´ta (Brule´), born 1976 -- Emmi Whitehorse, Navajo, born 1957 -- Amelia Winger-Bearskin, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) of the Seneca-Cayuga Nation of Oklahoma, Deer Clan, born 1979. Historic women artists in Hearts of Our People exhibition, list provided by the Minneapolis Institute of Art: Mary Kawennatakie Adams, Akwesasne Mohawk, Wolf clan, 1917-1999 -- Elsie Allen, Pomo, 1899-1990 -- Arroh-a-och, Laguna Pueblo, c. 1830-1900 -- Susie Santiago Billy, Pomo, 1884-1968 -- Mrs. Tall Woman (Hanska Winyan) Charging Thunder, Sihasapa (Blackfeet) Lakota, 1844-? -- Jennie Ross Cobb, Cherokee, 1881-1959 -- Mrs. Touissant Cox, Delaware, 19th century; Clara Darden, Chitimacha, 1828-1910, Louisiana -- Angel De Cora, Ho Chunk/Winnebago, 1871-1919 -- Freda Diesing, Haida, 1925-2003 -- Isabella Edenshaw, Haida, 1858-1926 -- Nellie Two Bear Gates (Mahpiya Boga Win, Gathering of Clouds Woman), Iha´ kthu wa na Dakho´ta, Standing Rock Reservation, 1854-? -- Elizabeth Hickox, Wiyot, 1872-1947; Louisa Keyser ("Dat so la lee"), Washoe, 1829-1925 -- Earth Woman, Mrs. Kipp, Mandan, c. 1810-1910 -- Edmonia Lewis, Mississauga and African American, c. 1844-1907 -- Lucy Martin Lewis, Acoma Pueblo, 1890-1992 -- Maria Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1887-1980 -- Nampeyo, Hopi/Tewa, 1859-1942 -- Ellen Neel, Kwakwa_ka_'wakw, 1916-1966 -- Daphne Odjig, Odawa/Pottawatomi, 1919-2016 -- Jessie Oonark, Inuit, 1906-1985 -- Gahano, Caroline Parker Mt. Pleasant, Tonawanda Seneca, 1824-1892 -- Mary Sully (Susan Deloria), Dakota, 1896-1963 -- Maria Tallchief, Osage, 1925-2013.
ISBN
9780295745794
Accession Number
P2019-29
Call Number
06.1 A1h O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Hearts of Our People - Native Women Artists website via Minneapolis Institute of Art
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The hidden life of trees : what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25271
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Wohlleeben, Peter
Billinghurst, Jane
Publisher
Vancouver, BC, Canada : David Suzuki Institute ; Vancouver, BC, Canada ; Berkeley : Greystone Books Ltd
Call Number
04.1 W81t
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Author
Wohlleeben, Peter
Billinghurst, Jane
Responsibility
Peter Wohlleeben (author)
Jane Billinghurst (translator)
Publisher
Vancouver, BC, Canada : David Suzuki Institute ; Vancouver, BC, Canada ; Berkeley : Greystone Books Ltd
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
xv, 272 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Environment
Environmental conservation
Trees
Conservation
Conservation areas
Abstract
Are trees social beings? In The Hidden Life of Trees forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in his woodland. After learning about the complex life of trees, a walk in the woods will never be the same again. Includes a Note From a Forest Scientist, by Dr.Suzanne Simard (from publisher's website)
Contents
Foreword / by Tim Flannery -- Introduction to the English edition -- Introduction -- Friendships -- The language of trees -- Social security -- Love -- The tree lottery -- Slowly does it -- Forest etiquette -- Tree school -- United we stand, divided we fall -- The mysteries of moving water -- Trees aging gracefully -- Mighty oak or mighty wimp? -- Specialists -- Tree or not tree? -- In the realm of darkness -- Carbon dioxide vacuums -- Woody climate control -- The forest as water pump -- Yours or mine? -- Community housing projects -- Mother ships of biodiversity -- Hibernation -- A sense of time -- A question of character -- The sick tree -- Let there be light -- Street kids -- Burnout -- Destination north! -- Tough customers -- Turbulent times -- Immigrants -- Healthy forest air -- Why is the forest green? -- Set free -- More than just a commodity -- Note from a forest scientist / by Dr. Suzanne Simard.
ISBN
9781771642484
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
04.1 W81t
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
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High times : the adventures of Jim Davies

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Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
2010
Author
Scott, Chic
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Scott, Chic
Responsibility
Chic Scott
Published Date
2010
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Davies, Jim
Helicopters
Skiing
Helicopter Skiing
History
Gmoser, Hans
Abstract
Pertains tot Jim Davies and his career as airplane and helicopter pilot
Notes
In Highline Magazine, Vol.2, Iss.1, Summer 2010, p.12-13
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Highline website
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Higher states: Lawren Harris and his American contemporaries

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19836
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Nasgaard, Roald and Gwendolyn Owens
Publisher
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada : Goose Lane Editions ; Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada : McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
Call Number
06.1 N17h
  1 website  
Author
Nasgaard, Roald and Gwendolyn Owens
Responsibility
Roald Nasgaard and Gwendolyn Owens
Publisher
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada : Goose Lane Editions ; Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada : McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
201 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 27 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Subjects
Art
Art, Canadian
Harris, Lawren
Art History
Abstract
Lawren Harris sought greater and greater heights as his career progressed; from mountains to states of mind, he aimed to go higher. This iconic Canadian landscape painter took a seemingly unexpected turn toward abstract art in 1934 – the year in which he moved to the United States, where he remained until 1940. Higher States frames Harris in the larger North American context during his years in New Hampshire and New Mexico, and features an important presentation of his US counterparts, including Georgia O’Keeffe, Arthur Dove, and Marsden Hartley. Guest curators Dr. Roald Nasgaard and Gwendolyn Owens investigate the evolution of Harris’s painting from landscape to abstraction and demonstrate his integral role in cross-border artistic developments. (Taken from McMichael: Canadian Art Collection)
Contents
Foreward and forward / Sarah Stanners -- Harris's modernity : the engineering draughtsman's instruments / Roald Nasgaard -- A high sort of seeing : Emerson, Harris, and the American moderns / Gwendolyn Owens -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- List of works -- Artist biographies / Emily Baker & Isabella Mello.
ISBN
9780864929655
Accession Number
2019.46
Call Number
06.1 N17h
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
URL pertains to the website in which the abstract was taken from
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Highway wilding : build them and they will live

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20170
Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Published Date
2013
Author
Allison, Leanne
Call Number
S918 A44 H54
  1 website  
Author
Allison, Leanne
Responsibility
Leanne Allison
Published Date
2013
Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Subjects
Wildlife
Wildlife corridors
Wildlife management
Film making
Films
Highways
Highways - Alberta
Banff National Park
Banff National Park - Roads & Trails
Abstract
Highway Wilding sets out to convince us that roads as we know them are a serious problem and make a case for doing something smarter, and achieves both beyond all doubt. Better yet, it deepens into the long-distance lives of animals and evokes that powerful sense of nature as a world operating outside of our daily understandings. Everyone will have their own moment where the film crosses over from interesting to urgent; for me, it was the story of a transplanted lynx that walked over 1500 kilometres home from America. Beautiful." - J.B. Mackinnon - author of 'The 100-Mile Diet' and 'The Once and Future World' (2013)
Notes
Banff Mountain Film Festival Finalist - 2013
Accession Number
AC637
Call Number
S918 A44 H54
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Film available online at link via youtube
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Himalaya - the tribulations of mick & vic

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25045
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Fowler, Mick
Saunders, Victor
Publisher
LULU.COM
Call Number
G512 H56 F69
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Author
Fowler, Mick
Saunders, Victor
Publisher
LULU.COM
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
267 pages : ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers, British
Himalaya Mountains
Biography
Abstract
Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders, famed British alpinists learned to know each other while winter climbing in Scotland, in all kind of weather, mostly bad: an ideal stepping stone for great Himalayan adventures. They shared three expeditions in Pakistan: The ascents of Bojohagur (7329m), Spantik (7027m) and Ultar (7388m). The tales of these selected adventures, published separately over three of their books (rewarded several times - Banff festival, Boardman Tasker), have been assembled in a new book: HIMALAYA - Mick and Vic' Tribulations. The two pals' tales are intertwined and offer two visions sometimes similar, sometimes different of the same events, with a caustic humour at the turn of every single line. This refreshing, compelling text full of funny and uncommon anecdotes is also the story of their strong friendship. Besides the amateurs of mountaineering tales, this book should please the amateurs of unconventional atmospheres. (from Lulu website)
Contents
Forward
Prelude
Part One - in Great-Britain
Part Two - Bojohaghur, 1984
Part Three - Spantik, 1987
Part Four - Ultar, 1991
Apologue
Twenty Nine Years After
ISBN
9781326804817
Accession Number
AC639
Call Number
G512 H56 F69
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Summary on LULU website
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