Between 1965 and 1975, thousands of American migrants traded their established lives for a new beginning in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. Some were non-violent resisters who opposed the war in Vietnam. But a larger group was inspired by the ideals of the 1960s counterculture and the New Left and, hoping to flee the restrictive demands of their parents’ world and the pressures of city life, they set out to build a peaceful, egalitarian society in the Canadian wilderness. Once they arrived, they began to build communities according to these ideals -- finding allies in the Quakers and Doukhobors who had taken refuge there years before, and working through confrontations with those in the area who resented the transformative influx of young, idealistic Americans. Even today, their success is evident, as values like equality, sustainability, and creativity still define community life. This fascinating history draws on interviews and archival records to explore the root causes of this and its role in creating a region that continues to be a hotbed of social and environmental experimentation. Welcome to Resisterville is both an important look at an untold chapter in Canadian history and a compelling story of enduring idealism.
Contents
Welcome to Resisterville -- Identity and the American migration -- Taking root : brokering friends and allies in the West Kootenay counterculture, 1965-73 -- Acting together and resisting together : building a countercultural haven, 1968-79 -- "We were even stranger than other strangers" : conflict, contestation and boundary negotiation in the formation of the West Kootenay counterculture, 1968-79 -- The birth of environmental consciousness and the rise of the environmental critique, 1973-91 -- Leadership, legacy, and reconciliation -- Forging a "long tradition."
Pertains to Alma (LaPalme) Mills who performed as a cellist as part of the Musical Art Quartet in 1920 and was a pupil of Charlotte White. Alma LaPalme was married to Ike Mills and they resided in Banff (Chapter 3, page 60)
Contents
The First Flowering--At the Organ -- The "Lady Violinists" and Other String Players -- Seated at the Keyboard -- The First "Lady Composers" -- Apartheid--The All-Women's Orchestras -- American Composers in European Idioms -- Grass Roots--Composers in American Idioms -- Opera Composers and Conductors -- Contemporary and Postmodern Idioms--After 1950 -- Electronic Music, Mixed Media, Film, Performance Art -- Today's Orchestras, Conductors, and Instrumentalists -- Teaching Music -- Angels and Advocates -- Women Musicians in Thirteen Major U.S. Orchestras.
"Sarah Carter's "Imperial Plots: Women, Land, and the Spadework of British Colonialism on the Canadian Prairies" examines the goals, aspirations, and challenges met by women who sought land of their own. Supporters of British women homesteaders argued they would contribute to the "spade-work" of the Empire through their imperial plots, replacing foreign settlers and relieving Britain of its surplus women. Yet far into the twentieth century there was persistent opposition to the idea that women could or should farm: British women were to be exemplars of an idealized white femininity, not toiling in the fields. In Canada, heated debates about women farmers touched on issues of ethnicity, race, gender, class, and nation. Despite legal and cultural obstacles and discrimination, British women did acquire land as homesteaders, farmers, ranchers, and speculators on the Canadian prairies. They participated in the project of dispossessing Indigenous people. Their complicity was, however, ambiguous and restricted because they were excluded from the power and privileges of their male counterparts. Imperial Plots depicts the female farmers and ranchers of the prairies, from the Indigenous women agriculturalists of the Plains, to the land army women of the First World War."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Narrowing opportunities for women : from the indigenous farmers of the Great Plains to the exclusions of the homestead regime -- "Land owners and enterprising settlers in the colonies" : British women farmers for Canada -- Widows and other immigrant women homesteaders : struggles and strategies -- Women who bought land : the "bachelor girl" settler, "Jack" May, and other celebrity farmers and ranchers -- Answering the call of empire : Georgina Binnie-Clark, farmer, author, lecturer -- "Daughters of British blood" or "hordes of men of alien race"? : the homesteads-for-British-women campaign -- The persistence of a "curiously strong prejudice" : from the First World War to the Great Depression.
"Since the early days of the silent era, Native Americans have been captured on film, often in unflattering ways. Over the decades, some filmmakers have tried to portray the Native American on screen with more balanced interpretations -- to varying degrees of success. More recent films such as The New World, Flags of Our Fathers, and Frozen River have offered depictions of both historical and contemporary Native Americans, providing viewers with a range of representations. Here, Michael Hilger surveys more than a century of cinema. Drawing upon his previous work, From Savage to Nobleman, Hilger presents a thorough revision of the earlier volume. The introductory material has been revised with updated information and examples and also adds discussions of representative films produced since the mid-1990s. Now organized alphabetically, the entries on individual films cover all relevant works made over the past century, and each entry contains much more information than those in the earlier book. Details include a film summary, nation represented, image portrayal, production details, and DVD availability. Many of the entries also contain comments from film critics to indicate how the movies were regarded at the time of their theatrical release. Supplemented by appendixes of image portrayals, representations of nations, and a list of made-for-television movies, this volume offers readers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of hundreds of films in which Native American characters have appeared on the big screen."--Publisher's description.
Contents
Traditional images of Native Americans -- Representative movies from silent films to the present -- Images of contemporary Native Americans -- Entries A-Z -- Appendix A: Films by nations -- Appendix B: Image portrayals of Native Americans -- Appendix C: Television films -- Appendix D: Films in chronological order.
Pertains to Elsie Park Gowan who was an adjudicator and instructor at the Banff School of Fine Arts between 1930 and 1958.
Contents
Homestead -- The hungry spirit -- Back to the kitchen, women! -- The last caveman -- High green gate -- Breeches from Bond Street -- Woman in the twentieth century -- The freedom of Mrs. Rodway.
ISBN
0-920897-19-3
Accession Number
p2019-07
Call Number
05.3 Da33t
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Biographical information found in the Canadian Encyclopedia
Chapter One - the print; the traditional Japanese method - scope of the wood-cut in color - gradations and hard edges - the subject
Chapter Two - wood - preparation of wood - transfer of tracing to wood - wood substitutes - cutting tools - how deep to cut - islands - broken lines - impressions from the key block - planning color-blocks
Chapter Three - printing ; paper - sizing - paper - a brush for sizing - pigment - medium - brushes - other necessities for printing - blind printing - the oriental printer - printing - gradations - drying the prints - editions - marketing - prints - epilogue
Contains images selected from the 1911 joint expedition by the Alpine Club and the Smithsonian Institute including the first circuit of Mt. Robson and the country around Mt. Robson, Yellowhead Pass, and Maligne Lake.
Contents
Introduction
Portfolio of images
Image captions
Dedication
Notes
Printed in a limited ed. of 200 hand-numbered copies.
Crows, Cranes and Camellias: the Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945 is the first publication in a Western language to discuss his corpus of work, and it has drawn upon the private Jan Perree collection (now housed in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) for inspiration. First published In 2001, this new edition features an additional chapter on Koson's oeuvre and designs which have been discovered since the original publication of Crows, Cranes and Camellias. Including an overview of Koson's life and artistic career, augmented by a checklist of the majority of his work, select seals and signatures, this book is a valuable source for Koson collectors. --Book Jacket.
Contents
Forward
Preface
Acknowledgements
A flock of myriad hues : the enduring art of Ohara Koson
