ERIC Number: EJ1039596
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep-6
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 20
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-1529-8094
Native Resistance through Art: A Contestation of History through Dialogue, Representation, and Action
Writer, Jeanette Haynes
International Journal of Education & the Arts, v14 spec iss 2.4 Sep 2013
Beginning November 2006, and continuing through December 2007, Oklahomans were alerted to the promotions of the Oklahoma Centennial. For Indigenous Oklahomans, this was a problematic marking of a historical event. The Centennial's grand-narrative advanced a story privileging the "pioneers" who "settled the land" as the official story of Oklahoma's past. This article deconstructs the manufactured Oklahoma history advanced through the Centennial by identifying and examining, utilizing Critical Race Theory and Tribal Critical Race Theory, the counterstory put forth in the "Current Realities: A Dialogue with the People" art show produced by Oklahoma Native artists in the OklaDADA collective. "Current Realities" functioned as social justice--providing all Oklahomans with a comprehensive history of Oklahoma by telling Indigenous Oklahomans' history and reality through art.
Descriptors: American Indians, Resistance (Psychology), Art, Critical Theory, Race, Exhibits, Social Justice, Case Studies, Artists, American Indian History, United States History
International Journal of Education & the Arts. 1310 South 6th Street, Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 402-472-9958; Fax: 402-472-2837; Web site: http://www.ijea.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Oklahoma

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