November 2015
More than Just a Trend: Beyond Buckskin and Native American Fashion
Stemming from enduring appropriation of Indigenous material culture, Dr. Jessica R. Metcalfe (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), will speak about how her blog Beyond Buckskin applied creative entrepreneurship as a platform to address local and global social issues. Dr. Metcalfe is a graduate of Dartmouth College and holds a Ph.D. in American Indian Studies from the University of Arizona. She is the main author of the website, Beyond Buckskin, which focuses on all topics related to Native American fashion, and is the…
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Stories of Access / Stories of Denial
Stories of Access/Stories of Denial is a year-long investigation of Civil Rights history by youth at Riverzedge Arts. A group of young artists who specialize in making art in the public sphere looked at how various communities -- African American, Latino, Southeast Asian, LGBTQ and Native American – experience marginalization and resist with resilience. We invited educators and speakers, watched documentary films, mined archives and reflected through blogging. Stories of Access/Stories of Denial spurred discussions about social justice, activism and…
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