Final paper concept. Comparing and Contrasting the Work of two Indigenous Artists

Comparing and Contrasting the Work of two Indigenous Artists
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Prompt B: Choose one Indigenous artist/activist/collective. How has this person/collective used visual media in response to issues related to land and/or sovereignty? Use specific pieces and/or
actions as case studies. Consider the course readings related to land and sovereignty when addressing these elements in your paper. For instance, how does this artist/activist/collective approach conceptions of land or sovereignty? Are they attempting to challenge dominant notions of land and/or sovereignty? Or perhaps they are encouraging a different approach to relationships with land?
Nicholas Gallanin is an indigenous artist from a borough of Juneau, the capital of Alaska. His way of making art involves historical or traditional elements of his culture in a contemporary-looking aesthetics. Another indigenous artist is Duane Slick who doubles as a Native American painter and storyteller of the Meswaki nation.
It is possible to argue that the two artists provide different contexts about the life and culture of indigenous people. It is essential to ask how their visual work of arts to communicate and respond to various issues that affect people in their community. Thus, how are the issues different or simila...