Stories of Resilience presented by Nīa MacKnight (Hunkpapa Lakota and Anishinaabe)
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- National Museum of the American Indian
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- 238
- Video Title
- Stories of Resilience presented by Nīa MacKnight (Hunkpapa Lakota and Anishinaabe)
- Description
- Nīa MacKnight is a photographer and educator in the greater Los Angeles area. Through monochromatic imagery, Nīa MacKnight highlights the power of the spirit within times of social unrest. MacKnight explores themes such as urban Indigeneity, experiences of youth, and the kinship between humans and non-human beings within the natural world. MacKnight studied photography at San Francisco Art Institute, holds a BA in psychology from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and an MEd in education from California State University, Long Beach. Her work has been featured on National Public Radio and in the New York Times. She is of Lakota/Anishinaabe/Scottish-American heritage and is descended from the Standing Rock Sioux and White Earth Chippewa tribes. MacKnight’s presentation is followed by a conversation with Editha Mesina, an assistant arts professor at the Department of Photography and Imaging at NYU Tisch. Mesina is also a photographer whose work mines the various concerns of portraiture, its private and public spheres, to speak of individual and collective identities. Mesina has both exhibited and lectured on her work and photography internationally. Affiliated with GABRIELA New York, a progressive grassroots organization, Mesina is the group’s photographer and archivist. She is also an Alex G. Nason New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in photography. She received an MFA from Mason Gross School of Art, Rutgers University, and a BA in studio art at NYU.
- Video Duration
- 54 min 53 sec
- YouTube Keywords
- Native American Indian Museum Smithsonian "Indigenous Peoples" "Smithsonian Institution" "Smithsonian NMAI" "National Museum of the American Indian"
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- 2023-03-24T18:53:12.000Z
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- Lectures
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- Education
- Topic
- Native Americans;American Indians
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- yt_UKjGmyJNJ6w
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