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Aboriginal Arts Research

In progress - Survey related to Aboriginal Languages Research Project

We are currently surveying about 1400 previous grant applicants on the use of Aboriginal languages. This is one of the first steps in a research project, called “We have to hear their voices.” The goal of the project is to help us better understand the connection between Aboriginal languages and arts. Besides the survey, we’ll gather information from Aboriginal communities, focus groups, consultations with Aboriginal language experts and artists, among others. The project will result in a report on the state of Aboriginal language use in the Aboriginal arts community – to be released in spring 2010.

Final Report: Aboriginal Arts Administration Forum

This document is a report on the Aboriginal Arts Administration Forum. This two-and-a-half-day forum was hosted by the Aboriginal Leadership and Management Programs at the Banff Centre. It explored the realities of Aboriginal arts administration in Canada and the needs for training and professional development in the field. This project was funded by the Aboriginal Arts Office at the Canada Council for the Arts and the Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes.

Aboriginal Arts Research Initiative (AARI)

This document is a report on a series of consultations that were held in 2007 with Aboriginal artists, arts administrators, elders, youth and other community members. It is part of the Aboriginal Arts Research Initiative (AARI) which has been established in order to plan and undertake research which will support and inform the Canada Council’s Aboriginal Arts Action Plan (AAAP).

Contemporary Inuit Art in Canada

This 12-page fact sheet highlights some key statistical findings from a combination of research reports and statistical information from Statistics Canada including information related to: History of Inuit Arts in Canada Inuit Artists in Canada Inuit Arts Organizations Examples of Canada Council Funding Young Inuit Children and Their Families Inuit Arts and the Government Inuit Arts in Canada Today

Contemporary Aboriginal Art in Canada

This 11-page fact sheet highlights some key statistical findings from a combination of research reports and statistical information from Statistics Canada including information related to: History of Contemporary Aboriginal Arts in Canada Aboriginal Artists in Canada Aboriginal Arts Organizations Public Interest in Aboriginal Arts Aboriginal Peoples Participation in Arts Aboriginal Arts and the Government Aboriginal Arts in Canada Today