Stacey Vanek-Smith (Everybody's Business Host)
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And at one point was doing indigenous art, like hooked rugs and pottery and selling it to tourists. But she like even way back then was like, wait a minute, maybe I'm appropriating this. They didn't use that word, I'm sure. But she she stopped doing it. She was like, this is not a culture I'm a part of. So maybe I shouldn't be doing it and selling it.
And at one point was doing indigenous art, like hooked rugs and pottery and selling it to tourists. But she like even way back then was like, wait a minute, maybe I'm appropriating this. They didn't use that word, I'm sure. But she she stopped doing it. She was like, this is not a culture I'm a part of. So maybe I shouldn't be doing it and selling it.
Yeah. Yeah. Or what's Canada's version of NPR?
Yeah. Yeah. Or what's Canada's version of NPR?
Yeah. Yeah. Or what's Canada's version of NPR?
Yes. They expanded it greatly at that point. The one of the reasons that, you know, they're obviously famous because they were, you know, Canadian through and through and what they were doing and where they were living and some of them where they were from. But they in World War Two, the Canadian government got involved to do this silkscreen program where they silkscreen prints of this art.
Yes. They expanded it greatly at that point. The one of the reasons that, you know, they're obviously famous because they were, you know, Canadian through and through and what they were doing and where they were living and some of them where they were from. But they in World War Two, the Canadian government got involved to do this silkscreen program where they silkscreen prints of this art.
Yes. They expanded it greatly at that point. The one of the reasons that, you know, they're obviously famous because they were, you know, Canadian through and through and what they were doing and where they were living and some of them where they were from. But they in World War Two, the Canadian government got involved to do this silkscreen program where they silkscreen prints of this art.
And they put them up in their buildings and their government buildings and then put them up for sale. And Eric Brown was behind that as well. And that really just cemented them because all of a sudden people were like buying the stuff and putting it on their own walls as prints.
And they put them up in their buildings and their government buildings and then put them up for sale. And Eric Brown was behind that as well. And that really just cemented them because all of a sudden people were like buying the stuff and putting it on their own walls as prints.
And they put them up in their buildings and their government buildings and then put them up for sale. And Eric Brown was behind that as well. And that really just cemented them because all of a sudden people were like buying the stuff and putting it on their own walls as prints.
Yeah, because you could get it at the Spencer Gifts all of a sudden.
Yeah, because you could get it at the Spencer Gifts all of a sudden.
Yeah, because you could get it at the Spencer Gifts all of a sudden.
Yeah, for sure. It looked good on a screen print. Emily Carr was not chosen. In fact, no women were chosen. And I think no artists that painted the coastlines of Canada were chosen and no work by indigenous artists as well or work that depicted their community. So, again, some controversy surrounding that stuff. So obviously that kind of thing today would be handled a lot differently.
Yeah, for sure. It looked good on a screen print. Emily Carr was not chosen. In fact, no women were chosen. And I think no artists that painted the coastlines of Canada were chosen and no work by indigenous artists as well or work that depicted their community. So, again, some controversy surrounding that stuff. So obviously that kind of thing today would be handled a lot differently.
Yeah, for sure. It looked good on a screen print. Emily Carr was not chosen. In fact, no women were chosen. And I think no artists that painted the coastlines of Canada were chosen and no work by indigenous artists as well or work that depicted their community. So, again, some controversy surrounding that stuff. So obviously that kind of thing today would be handled a lot differently.