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Visual Sovereignty and Indigenous Film Festivals: A Case Study on The Native Crossroads Film Festival
(2019-05-10)
This thesis is an ethnographic documentation of the Native Crossroads Film Festival, an annual multi-day cultural event in Norman, Oklahoma that features a selection of indigenous films. I argue throughout this thesis that ...
Green Aspirations: Complex Issues Surrounding Marijuana Legalization in Tribal Contexts and the Discussions that Follow
(2020-07)
Marijuana legalization is becoming increasingly common throughout the United States. Several individual states are legalizing cannabis in one form or another. This situation is leaving American Indian tribes and tribal ...
Repurposing the Comparative Method for Pawnee Language and Dialect Revitalization
(2016-08)
A member of the Caddoan language family, Pawnee is a nearly extinct language with few living fluent speakers. However, there is an active, community-led revitalization movement. Community members involved in revitalization ...
Remembrance and Perseverance in History of the Native American Church in Oklahoma
(2019-05-10)
In this thesis, I examine the concepts of Native sovereignty, authenticity, (invented) tradition, indigeneity, and cultural heritage as these are applied to the context of the Native American Church (NAC, Peyotism, or the ...