Ellen C. Caldwell | ECLAIRE.me

The American Counter-Narrative of Ledger Drawings

In the ledger drawings, the dispossession is multi-layered and traumatic: there is a dispossession of occupancy, property, education, and culture. Learning about this history is one step non-Native Americans can take on a path towards asking for forgiveness and making reparations.

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Edgar Heap of Birds: Challenging the Silenced History of Native Americans

Edgar Heap of Birds’ work blends European and Native North American artistic forms, practices, and mediums in order to offer a counter-narrative to many non-Native myths and stereotypes surrounding the history of indigenous American Indians.

Ellen C. Caldwell | ECLAIRE.me

The American Counter-Narrative of Ledger Drawings

Edgar Heap of Birds: Challenging the Silenced History of Native Americans

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