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Newsletter
Volume XIII, No. 3 April 2001 Who Am I? Or What ís in a Name? The terms “Indian”, “artist”, “Indian artist” have been bandied about as long as NAASA has been in existence, and some might argue are “old hat” and ought to be “laid to rest.” Perhaps so, but the search for an identity, a sense of place, a community locus, is becoming increasingly important as the world continues its breakneck rush towards the “global village.” Artists, writers and performers continue to investigate questions of identity in their lives and their work. On a personal level, many are moving back to family land, returning to reservations, building homes and putting down roots. In their creative work many are asking questions about who they are and where they belong. Some have looked at questions of tribal identity created by the pressures of “being enrolled” and laws that attempt to define Indianess. Others have looked to their communities, their families, their histories to help focus and refine their sense of identity. This session invites panels, discussions, films/videos and performance pieces by artists, writers and historians on and around the concept of identity in contemporary Native North American art. Submit abstracts for this session by May 15th directly to either: Lee Anne Wilson Amy Trevelyan |