Reclaiming Indigenous Identity through Animal Advocacy in Art
The buffalo is an animal of utmost importance in many Plains Indigenous tribes that holds great historical and spiritual significance. This paper analyzes the representation of the buffalo in the artworks of First Nations artists Adrian Stimson and Dana Claxton, with excerpts from an exclusive inter...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2ead4edf29de4f77bc26f1219c27ea2e 2023-11-12T04:17:10+01:00 Reclaiming Indigenous Identity through Animal Advocacy in Art Luba Stephania Kozak 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.52537/humanimalia.9502 https://doaj.org/article/2ead4edf29de4f77bc26f1219c27ea2e EN eng Humanimalia https://humanimalia.org/article/view/9502 https://doaj.org/toc/2151-8645 doi:10.52537/humanimalia.9502 2151-8645 https://doaj.org/article/2ead4edf29de4f77bc26f1219c27ea2e Humanimalia, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2019) Anthropology GN1-890 Zoology QL1-991 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.52537/humanimalia.9502 2023-10-22T00:41:12Z The buffalo is an animal of utmost importance in many Plains Indigenous tribes that holds great historical and spiritual significance. This paper analyzes the representation of the buffalo in the artworks of First Nations artists Adrian Stimson and Dana Claxton, with excerpts from an exclusive interview with Stimson. Through an observation of cross-species encounters in the work of Stimson and Claxton, this paper demonstrates how art can be used as a medium for animal advocacy by situating the non-human within a cultural context, which contributes to the concept of human identity and illustrates alternative Niitsapi perspectives. Posthumanist thought, as well as Indigenous perspectives on human and non-human relations that challenge the decolonizing of posthumanist ideals, will frame the arguments posed in this paper to explore issues of colonial trauma, Indigenous identity, and animal rights. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Humanimalia 10 2 69 94 |
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The buffalo is an animal of utmost importance in many Plains Indigenous tribes that holds great historical and spiritual significance. This paper analyzes the representation of the buffalo in the artworks of First Nations artists Adrian Stimson and Dana Claxton, with excerpts from an exclusive interview with Stimson. Through an observation of cross-species encounters in the work of Stimson and Claxton, this paper demonstrates how art can be used as a medium for animal advocacy by situating the non-human within a cultural context, which contributes to the concept of human identity and illustrates alternative Niitsapi perspectives. Posthumanist thought, as well as Indigenous perspectives on human and non-human relations that challenge the decolonizing of posthumanist ideals, will frame the arguments posed in this paper to explore issues of colonial trauma, Indigenous identity, and animal rights. |
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Reclaiming Indigenous Identity through Animal Advocacy in Art |
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