Tag Archives: Buffy Sainte-Marie

FOUR INDIAN MAGI: PAINTING THE NOBLE SAVAGE MYTH

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Dave

“You know that these two nations are at war over a few acres of snow near Canada, and that they are spending on this little war more than all of Canada is worth.” ( Voltaire,Candide) “A few acres of snow” … Continue reading →

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The Big Ones Get Away

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Dave

When Franklin Roosevelt assumed the Presidency in 1932, he pronounced that the ”the money changers were still in the temple”. Obama took a few swings or  rather hacks at the issue, but the result was more  Arthur Koestler’s Darkness at … Continue reading →

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Digital Art Sets The Great Spirit Free

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Dave

Combining the intitive with the empirical, native Cree Buffy Sainte-Marie has created some  digital art that reflects the deeply ingrained social relationship that First nations peoples have with nature and the land. Consumption of nature is seen as a social … Continue reading →

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