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From 1900, and especially during the inter-war period, French colonial governments in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia experimented with initiatives aimed at “renovating” or reviving the production of North African arts and crafts. This dissertation charts the history of this “nativ…

On Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe (JST) is enacting contested approaches of reclaiming tribal histories threatened by persistent 19th century settler colonial narratives of ethnic erasure. Legally exiled from their capital village in 1871 as a resu…

This dissertation compares and contrasts the performance works of two Indigenous transdisciplinary artists who have historically been discussed as dancers or choreographers: Yup’ik artist Emily Johnson and Seneca artist Rosy Simas. By considering their dance works alongside thei…

This thesis focuses on Indigenous and contemporary cultural representation expressed in the art of Wendy Red Star, Lisa Telford, and Jamie Okuma as presented in their clothing, shoes, and jewelry. These artists challenge marginalization through their works while also showcasing …

What does it mean to look Native and what do the stereotypes of Indigenous appearance have to do with actually being Indigenous in the 21st century? This dissertation examines embodiment as a concept and an artistic strategy utilized by four contemporary Indigenous artists—Fiona…