Students from the Lawrence University ETST 336 “Decolonization, Activism, & Hope” course will be sharing their interdisciplinary final research projects with a goal of actively engaging with our community. In addition to exploring the damaging effects of colonial patterns of representation on Native American culture throughout history, this course also highlights four main themes: Remembrance, Resistance, Redemption, and Reconciliation. Free and open to the public. Please swing by the WCC gallery anytime between 12:30-2:30pm Thursday, May 30 to join us!
Titles of Research:
“Daughters of the Land: The Effects of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women on Traditionally Matriarchal Indigenous Communities” (Taneya Garcia)
“Afro-Native Allyship: How To Be An Ally When You Need An Ally” (Jordyn Plieseis)
“Colonization and the Creation of Borders: Vietnam’s Indigenous Khmer Krom and Remembering What It Means To Be Khmer” (Charlie Burns-Bahruth)
“The Indigenous Caribbean: Perspectives of Historical Erasure in Contemporary Society”
(Ann Pyram)
“Examining the Issue of Indian Mascots in America: Ending the Era” (Jeanette Adams)
“Forgotten Voices: A True Narrative of Standing Rock”
(Harry Rivas)
“Bursting the Stereotypes: Contemporary Effects of Colonization of Native American Women” (Ayomide Akinyosoye)
“Historical Amnesia: Exploring the Effects of How Native American Culture Is Often Overlooked In School Curriculum” (Promise Addy)