Pride and
Dignity
is an exhibition of over 60 photographic reproductions (c.1846 -
c.1960) taken from the original exhibition Aboriginal Portraits
from the National Archives of Canada produced by Edward Tompkins
and Jeff Thomas, guest curator, and exhibited at the National
Archives during the spring and summer of 1996.
This exhibition
is designed to break down some of the common stereotypes surrounding
Aboriginal society. An important aspect of this process is revealing
the humanity of the people in these portraits. Outdated descriptive
words (squaw, papoose, half-breed, Eskimo) have been changed to
include more appropriate and descriptive words. The original
inscriptions provide an important comparison for the researcher and
viewer. |