Tag: Native American
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After the Conversation
While revisiting my last post, I became aware of what is a common conundrum for people of color, Jews, Natives, those with disabilities, and other marginalized groups. How are we to tell what is a microaggression, and what is simply an eddy in the swirl of social interaction? My brief conversation with Dr. Spitz took…
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My New Brace
Yesterday I was fitted for my new full-length leg brace. Although it was held together with makeshift parts, I went for a walk to test it out. The odd thing was that I LIKED it. Sure, it made clicks every time I took a step, and, yes, I did walk with even more of a…
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Dancing Between Cultures: The Art of George Morrison
Last night we watched a profound video about the Native American (Chippewa) artist, George Morrison. Jennie had given me the most recent book about his work at Christmas. We had also seen some of his work at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis. Morrison’s art is thoroughly modernist, his paintings weaving together color-field, Surrealism, and, at…
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