Matt Nuqingaq opening the Cerny Inuit Collection Exhibition
Faces of the Arctic under the high patronage of the Geneva
United Nations Director General S. Ordzhonikidze at Palais des Nations,
United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland from August 13th - 30th, 2002
Our special thanks goes to the Permanent Mission of Canada to
the United Nations Office in Geneva and the Permanent Mission of
the Russian Federation to the United Nations Office in Geneva for
their endorsement.
In addition, we would like to thank the following the participants
for their valuable contributions:
from Switzerland:
Professor H.-G. Bandi, archaeologist and author; the Historical
Museum of Berne;
from Canada:
Dr. C. Saucier, anthropologist and author; the Territory of Nunavut,
Mr.M. Nuqingaq, drummer and artist; the Northwest Territories, Mr.
B. Nasogaluak, sculptor and painter;
from Russia:
Dr. M. Bronshtein, ethnologist, from the State Museum of Oriental
Art in Moscow; the Khanty-Mansijsk Autonomous Region, Mr. A. I.
Rayshev, Deputy Chairman of the Government on aboriginal small-in
number peoples' policy; Ms. Z. Loziamova, master of decorative and
applied art of Russia, singer and researcher; Mr. A. Vaditchoupov,
master, specialised in making folk musical instruments and Mr. A.
Surgutskov, translator; the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region, Ms.
N. Taligina, artist; the Evenkia Autonomous Region, Ms. M. Sokolov,
Chairman of the Department of International Connections and Public
Relations of Evenkia, Ms. E. Batygina, representative from the Evenkia
Moscow Office; Mr. V. I. Donchenko, artist; singers, Ms. T. Shubina,
Mr. E. E. Nikiforova, Ms. K. E. Nikiforova, and Ms. O. Espek; Osiktokan
Performers; Ms. O. S. Sukhenko and Ms. O. V. Kostina from Moscow;
and sponsor representative, Ms. T. N. Ismailova.
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Dr. C. Saucier’s book, Guardian of Memory and Dr. M. Bronshtein’s
book, Bone Carving of Uelen. the Folk Art of the Chukchi Peninsula
are available, as well as, the Cape Dorset 2003 Kananginak Pootoogook
calendar. Contact us. |
