Skeppartorp Film - Peoples House is a cinema situated along the canal in the city of Torshälla just north of Eskilstuna. The city has 10 000 inhabitants and is currently lacking a cinema. The building has three auditoriums with 96, 52 and 40 seats where the larger auditorium also can be used for theater. There is also an open outdoor cinema on the ground floor. Except for the auditoriums there are studios for film and foto that can be used by both amateurs and professionals. Next to the studios there is an exhibition area with screens where studio creations can be viewed. This area is passed by visitors before they enter an auditorium. The building consists of wood and concrete and has a copper facade on the two upper floors. / Skeppartorp Film - Folkets hus är en biograf placerad längs kanalen i staden Torshälla strax norr om Eskilstuna. Staden har 10 000 invånare och saknar i nuläget biograf. Byggnaden har tre salonger om 96, 52 respektive 40 sittplatser där den större salongen även kan användas för teater. På markplan finns också en öppen utomhusbiograf. Utöver biosalongerna erbjuder byggnaden tre studiolokaler för kreativt arbete inom film och foto för både amatörer och professionella. I anslutning till dessa finns en utställningsyta med bildskärmar där det som skapas i studiolokalerna kan visas upp. Denna yta passeras dessutom av biobesökare med syfte att uppehålla människor i byggnaden. Byggnaden har en stomme i trä och betong och har på de två övre planen en fasad i koppar.

In 1997 the University of Victoria began to develop a vision for a First Peoples House with the objective of constructing a welcoming Coast Salish home on the university campus. This vision was realized in 2009 when the First Peoples House opened to the university community and public. Goals stemming from early discussions of a First Peoples House included a house that would support Indigenous culture, community events, and showcase Indigenous art. The First Peoples House represents a case study of how Indigenous artists and their material culture intersect with new Indigenous architecture. This paper is a supporting document to accompany a documentary film showcasing Indigenous artists and key players who participated in the development of the First Peoples House. The purpose of this paper and film is to document developmental stages of the First Peoples House that includes material culture—“art”—embedded within the architecture of the house. Nine interviews include the artistic vision of six artists whose work is represented in the house, and three individuals who were involved in early developmental and current phases of the First Peoples House. The research is placed in a historical context respecting the relationship between Indigenous architecture, residential schools, space and place and material culture. Film adds another dimension to the scope of this paper. Together, the paper and film form a visual and critical analysis highlighting historical shifts along with contemporary understandings of cultural narratives, material culture, Indigenous culture and architecture as integrated within the First Peoples House at the University of Victoria. / Graduate