Galt Museum & Archives Exhibits: Everett Soop

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2009 TEMPORARY EXHIBITS: Everett Soop

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Everett Soop Journalist, Cartoonist, Activist

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Everett Soop: Journalist, Cartoonist, Activist

An Exhibition on the Life and Work of Everett Soop

Everett Soop referred to himself as "the pit bull terrier of native journalism." Well-known historian Dr. Hugh Dempsey described him as "one of Canada's notable political cartoonists …a gifted writer, artist, and illustrator."

Soop, a member of the Kainai Nation, was a tenacious and determined critic of native issues at the local and federal levels and he expressed his opinions in cartoons and essays published in the Kainai News and many other native and non-native publications. He suffered from muscular dystrophy from the time he was a teenager and so it followed that he became an advocate for people with disabilities. Everett Soop died in September, 2001 at the age of 58.

This exhibit features original cartoons on loan from Glenbow Museum, photograps, reading materials, memorabilia, Everett's wheelchair and hats.

Organized and circulated by The Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary. Curated by Heather Devine and Geraldine Chimirri-Russell. Funded with support from the
Museums Assistance Program, Department of Canadian Heritage

OPENING RECEPTION
Fri JAN 30.09 | 7:00 pm [by invitation]

programs

events

Sat JAN 31 | 10:00-4:30

Free admission and special activities throughout the day, including:.

2:00 Bearing Witness: Luke Melchior

Everett Soop suffered from muscular dystrophy and spent much of his life in a wheelchair. This NFB documentary highlights the life of Luke Melchior who, at 26, has lived longer than most people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive wasting of the muscles. NFB, 2003, 51 min

Sat APR 11 | 10:00 to 2:00

Meet Paralympian Joanne Kelly, learn cartooning from Brian & Company, try
our wheelchair obstacle course & more!

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FEB 10		Redskins, Tricksters and Puppy Stew NFB

MAR 10		As A Trickster with Blanche Bruised Head

APR 14		Breaking Through Stereotypes with Geoff Meyering

FEB 07-APR 25
[not APR 11: Eggstravaganza]

Everett Soop was a journalist, cartoonist and activist. Without the hard-work and dedication of people, southern Alberta and Canada would be a much poorer place. Join us over the next several Saturdays to learn about some local people who helped build our community.


The Curator Presents...
What Makes a Hero? Geraldine Chimirri-Russell Wed APR 08 \| 7:00 - 9:00 Ask any person for a definition of a hero and you are likely to find these are rarely the same. From Hercules to pop stars, from firefighters to athletes, heroes take many forms. Sometimes it is hard to fit a person comfortably into the the mold of a hero. Everett Soop was such a person. Looking at his life through his works it seems that he was irascible, tenacious, scathing, and courageous. If we believe that a hero does not need to be perfect, can it be that Everett Soop, aboriginal activist who did so much to improve the lot of the handicapped, is a true hero? *Geraldine Chimirri-Russell* is a curator at The Nickle Arts Museum at the University of Calgary. Her main responsibility is for the numismatic collection held at the museum. However, she has also curated interdisciplinary exhibitions, including Everett Sooop: Journalist, Cartoonist, Activist. She has written a chapter in the upcoming book in a series of Museum Studies volumes entitled "Representing Disabilities" that relates to the Everett Soop exhibition. admission fees apply [incl. access to the exhibit] \| free to pass holders

on the web...

WHO WAS
EVERETT SOOP?

[10:27]

JAN 28, 2009: Michale Lang, Curator for the Whyte Museum in Banff, talks about Everett Soop's contribution to Canadian journalism.

Every Wednesday Michale digs up Alberta's rich historic past with the story of a true Alberta Maverick for the CBC Radio One program Wild Rose Country.


BLOOD TRIBE ADMINISTRATION REVIEW newsletter features Soop exhibit

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