With the widespread use of the idea of resilience across disciplines, it has become a buzzword in today’s world and the meaning has constantly been expanded and updated. Based on the theoretical framework of resilience, this dissertation adopts multiple methodologies in three es…
Museums and art institutions are the shoulders to lean on regarding any subject regarding human history, including the natural sciences, art, or any other subject that is enticing to a certain demographic. These institutions serve modern societies and local communities in expand…
The purpose of this dissertation is to ascertain, explore, and document how music and dance have been used as a means and method of healing, survival, and celebration in Native American communities. This work does not focus solely upon one Nation or tribe of Native American peop…
Native methodology in social science research encompasses an “agenda based on Indigenous epistemology” wherein reciprocal relationships between investigators and community members are essential (Kurtz, 2013, p. 222). However, Western scholars have often misrepresented Native per…