Eric Tippeconnic Essay

Rather than being called "Native American," which he feels is a "guilty white liberal term," he prefers to be called Indian. He is a Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Indian, in fact, and grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, Washington. To avoid being picked on by the other reservation kids, he spent most

Geronimo Stilton is a publisher at The Rodent's Gazette, the most famous newspaper on Mouse Island. Someday when he arrived in his house, He noticed a package that is sending to him. Once he opened the box, he was a little disappointed, the package contains bicycle handlebars. He was little confused, who had sent them to him? And was he going to do with bicycle handlebars, since he is not sports mouse and his favorite hobby is reading and writing a good book.

Every artist's dream is to create something that leaves a lasting impression. The Last Conquistador follows the story of a sculptor who does exactly that. John Houser spent nearly a decade painstakingly crafted a 34-foot tall equestrian statue featuring the infamous Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate y Salazar. Following in the footsteps of his father who assisted in the carving of Mount Rushmore, Houser's fantasy of leaving his mark in one of the largest bronze equestrian statues in the world finally became a reality (Valadez). However, what an artist attempts to express and what message is truly received may not be one and the same. While the Hispanic elite of El Paso praised (and funded) the magnificent piece, the Acoma were horrified by the towering symbol of oppression and genocide looming overhead. This film not only provides a window into the conflict and controversy surrounding Houser's work, but also showcases several aspects of Texas political culture and highlights the dismissive attitude toward Native American culture that is still prevalent today.

Artworks have played an indelible work to the lives of humanity. The creative nature in Artists is a complex matter to define. The uncertainties in the intrinsic nature in art lay difficult aspects that can only be answered by values, themes and skills depicted in an artist artwork. Apart from playing the intricate psychological effect on humans, the artworks have been used as a tool of expression that has been revered and uniquely preserved for future generation. Among some of the most revered modern forms of artwork has included Chicano Art that had a core relationship to Las Carpas, Indigenismo, rascuachismo and other forms of performance art.

Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun is a contemporary Indigenous artist from Kamloops British Columbia. (Griffin, 2016) He attended the Emily Carr School of Arts and Design, graduating with an honours degree in painting. (Yuxweluptun, 2016) Yuxweluptun’s paintings often deal with issues such as corporate greed, environmental destruction and colonialism in an abstract contemporary way. He was referred to in the Vancouver Sun as an artist who, “can speak truths many would rather not hear.” (Griffin, 2016) This is exactly what Yuxweluptun is trying to do with his artwork, reveal the brutal truth that is too often swept under the rug. Yuxweluptun believes that the passion he holds for all of the issues he bases his work on was influenced by his parent’s involvement in social activism while he was a child. In an article for Straight he shares: “they were

Wohaw draws himself with color pencils in Between Worlds, standing in traditional garb, a loincloth made of two long strips of cloth that reach his ankles. He wears his hair long and holds out a tomahawk in boths hands holding off a buffalo and a bull. One of his feet stands on a miniaturized house and field while his other foot stands on miniaturized herd of buffalo. On that side of the page there stands a teepee --which is much larger than the house, reaching his to thigh in height. Above his drawn self who faces the bull he has written his name, above which he has drawn a stylized sun. In the left side of picture on the side of the buffalo is the moon and star. The bull and buffalo seem to be blowing at Wohaw and he seems to be holding them off. Though the picture is not drawn with much technical skill the meaning behind it is potent. Caught between cultures of a Plains tribe and the Euro-American dominating society. The picture seems to indicate that he identifies, or is being identified more strongly with his Native American heritage, yet both sides to be actively at odds. There is no indication of peace to be for between the two. Euro-Americans were invasive and made decisions for Native American peoples without their consent, this reflects in Native American art.

I enjoy all kinds of art. When I was a kid, I went to multiple art exhibits (unfortunately, I do not have much time to do that anymore). On the other hand, I am not good at making art. In addition to enjoying art, I also enjoy history. I watch T.V. shows relating to history as much as I can. I have always excelled in history classes. In this essay, I will compare and contrast Tenochtitlan and the figurehead of Andrew Jackson. These two artifacts are very much unlike each other.

Art defines us for who we are and it is our job to preserve our culture. Virgil Ortiz is a renowned ceramicist, fashion designer, graphics artist from Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. He's an artist who uses contemporary ideals to blend historical events with futuristic aspects of his imagination. Ortiz strives for cultural awareness to inform the whole world that Cochiti art is still alive and thriving. Inspired by the Pueblo Revolt, Ortiz constructs clay figurines made from native clay and paints. He expresses intentions of conserving his ancestral traditions and techniques that were once suppressed by foreign settlers. Moving towards preserving a dying culture and letting the whole world know that Cochiti pottery will continue to flourish in

Erdrich introduced the Native American lifestyle by explaining the significance of the two brothers owning a red convertible, the mention of Susy with her long hair and moccasins, and the two brothers enjoying their surroundings while on a road trip. “The branches bent down all around me like a tent or a stable” (Erdrich 307). Yet Erdrich brings in the historical side, that her father taught her, while talking about the tornado that hit and the emotional trauma of a soldier after the Vietnam War. “He sat in his chair gripping the armrests with all his might, as if the chair itself was moving at a high speed and if he let go at all he would rocket forward and maybe crash right through the set” (Erdrich

William’s parents and both sets of his grandparents immigrated to the United States from Sweden. His forebears on his father’s side of the family resided in southern Sweden and those on his mother’s side hailed from further north near the geographic center of the country.1 Due to the dense population of the south, in contrast to the sparsely inhabited regions near and within the Arctic, the geographic center of the country is generally considered northern Sweden.2 The earliest known records for William’s ancestry begin with the two sets of his maternal grandmother’s grandparents, living in Brunflo parish, within the Jämtland historical province of Sweden situated in the remote interior and near the center of

As a famous painter, Leroy Clarke practices a form of art using strong symbolism to be used as a method of expression in the African Utamawazo. Leroy Clarke hated limits and could not accept being restricted to only one form of art. This included the artistry for painting, poetry and dance, which are all conformed, in some way, to one mode of expression that was originally created by the dominating forces of the early European philosophies. Painting and writing are, for Clarke, ritual acts of redirection of the original and historical Suffering of the Caribbean peoples. Clarke’s goal was to transform the unspeakable and the unbearable into visual comprehensions.

The effort put in the creation of the mural can be immeditley be conveyed by the precise details of all three natives on the boat. Furthermore, Anton’s style of simplicity by primarly painting in a one-dmesional plane, and using shadows and volumes with colors such as yellow, brown, gray, white, and red to evoke emotions is very apparent in this mural. Rather than focusing on the mural itself, the viewer is forced to anaylze the subject matter. In this mural the matter revolves around the death of almost 250,000 natives due to “general mistreatment, massacere, disiese, disposesssion, and other indigitinieites.” The mistreatment of natives throughout American history has always been problemtic. This mural once again remids indivudals how the land we are standing on was once theirs and setters took it away. In order to expand and grow as a nation, setterls took it the land, sometimes by brute force, from peaceful families like the one in the

TXT- Bravo worked with surrealist photographs that were influenced by Mexican culture with religion to create symbolic images that are expressive emotionally and psychologically in the composition. Page 256

The concept of postcolonialism reveals an approach, in an effort to offer some closure, for individuals and cultures oppressed by the western white rule. In an attempt to somehow reestablish the cultural diversity that involves both art and literature, the postcolonial theory of practice came into existence. The underlying belief that is encompassed within these postcolonial ideals focuses on using very specific and detailed points of reference. These references involve different factors, specifically including the culture and traditions of indigenous people and customs, practices, and areas of origin in an effort to somehow give back their actual and true heritage in a way that can be truly understood and appreciated. This thought process

Before finishing first grade, P. Fields moved from Arkansas, New Mexico as a family group with much of her immediate family. This involved her father, maternal grandparents, and