Indigenous Communities and the Strength of Storytelling

Making Meaning

English - November 09, 2021 05:25 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratings
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Writer and visual artist Melissa Melero-Moose talks about fostering creativity during the pandemic on the Reno-Sparks Indian colony in Hungry Valley, NV. Eric Hemenway, director of the Department of Repatriation, Archives and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, explains how storytelling can uncover misrepresentations about Native communities.

Explore Melissa Melero-Moose’s work, read her Nevada Humanities essay, and find out more about the Great Basin Native Artists. Learn more about the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians.

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