Research Catalog

Title

Heartbeat of the earth : a First Nations artist records injustice and resistance / 'Wii Muk'willixw (Art Wilson) ; foreword by Buffy Sainte-Marie.

Author

'Wii Muk'willixw

Publication

• Gabriola, B.C. ; New Haven, CT : New Society Publishers, [1996]
• ©1996

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Details

Additional Authors

Sainte-Marie, Buffy

Description

95 pages : color illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

• The drum is an instrument common to many land-based peoples. Sometimes it is referred to as the "Heartbeat of the Earth." During times of happiness the drum beats faster, and during times of sadness it beats slowly. The front cover depicts a crying clearcut hillside, and the sorrow felt by all First Nations people about the present state of the Earth. Drums are beating slowly everywhere ...
• Heartbeat of the Earth is a striking collection of red and black prints that chronicle the struggles for justice of First Nations people everywhere - from Canada and Wounded Knee, to Chiapas and Nigeria. It also records the peoples' spirited resistance to oppression. Art Wilson's unique blend of traditional northwest coast symbolism with modern-day images is a rich and memorable expression of First Nations' consciousness.

Subject

• 'Wii Muk'willixw
• Wilson, Art, 1948-
• 'Wii Muk'willixw
• Gitxsan Indians > Government relations
• Culture conflict in art
• Indians of North America > Canada > Government relations
• Indigenous peoples
• Indigenous peoples in art
• Autochtones dans l'art
• Gitksan > Relations avec l'État
• Premières Nations > Relations avec l'État
• Indigenous peoples in art
• Indians of North America > Government relations
• Indigenous peoples
• Canada

ISBN

• 0865713502
• 9780865713505
• 0865713510
• 9780865713512

LCCN

98191498

OCLC

• ocm35971835
• 35971835
• SCSB-368529

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library