Institute of American Indian Arts

As I walked through the museum, I looked for a piece of art that spoke to me on a personal level, having picked a Mexican Museum it wasn’t hard seeing a sculpture or painting and relating it to my childhood or connecting it to my visits to Mexico. As I was leaving, I stopped by a colorful painting that really grabbed my attention, and looked at the description and the painting for some time. I was with my younger brother and had explained to him the details of the museum visit for this class,…

under the Prophet Muhammad started around 622. These conquests brought an end to the Byzantine Empire, which itself comprised the eastern remnants of the Roman Empire. So yes, we’re talking a long, long time ago. The Sinagua culture is known for its art--petroglyphs, pottery and basketry--as well as its masonry. Midway between Phoenix and Sedona, we stop at the Montezuma Castle. The Castle is one of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in North America. My wife compared it to a pre-historic…

EN398 Annotated Bibliography Shiva, Vandana. Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace. Cambridge, MA: South End Press, 2005. Print. Earth Democracy: Justice Sustainability, and Peace is a non-fiction book by Indian environmental activist, Vandana Shiva. The work covers the various facets of “earth democracy,” which he defines as, “both an ancient worldview and an emergent political movement for peace, justice, and sustainability.” In this book, Shiva criticizes the role of…

Annotated Bibliography Alexie, Sherman. “A Good Story.” The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing. Eds. Rise B. Alexrod, Charles R. Cooper. Ninth Edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2010. 557-560. Print. Alexie Sherman is a well-educated Native American Indian, who had published several poems and novels, as well as screen plays. Sherman’s short stories such as “A Good Story informs readers “if you want to hear a good story, you have to listen” (Sherman558). The main point in his stories is to…

introduced to America was Benjamin Franklin’s “Join or Die,” on May 9, 1754. Benjamin Franklin created this wood carved political cartoon to rally support to stop funding England’s war on the Indians and French. Since then political cartoons have become a popular way to communicate one’s opinions on American politics. Mark Bryan is a well known artist who has gained popularity over the past few years with his political cartoons. One of his most recent is titled, “The Nightmare,” and features…

the "Golden Age of India". During this time, aspects of culture and religion spread to a lot of Asia, while kingdoms in southern India had sea trade with the Roman Empire. During this time, the Indian cultural influence spread over large areas of Southeast Asia. This would lead to the institution of Indian kingdoms in Southeast Asia. In some parts of North India, Muslim rule started in the 13th century. The central Asia Turks would establish the Delhi Sultanate in 1206. In the early 14th…

Ghandi's campaign for independence went on, with his encouragement of peaceful protest and criticism of British administration and taxes. In 1921, Ghandi called for all Indians to boycott paying taxes on farming tools to the British, a strategy to have a negative effect on the economy. His non-cooperation campaign, despite its nonviolent aims, periodically became violent, and Ghandi was imprisoned in 1922 for instigating the movement. He was released two years later. The movement, however, was…

specifically where he grew up. As a foster child, Big Bear did not know much of his own culture until becoming more curious as he matured into a teenager. He had to direct his research to outside sources given his public school did not teach Native American culture. After gaining information from his Big Bear grandparents, Frank immersed himself into his Ojibwe culture. This lit the fire to a collection of mosaic and intricate forms of drawing that would ultimately illustrate Big Bear’s life and…

For instance, in 1996 the intervention of antiretroviral therapy (ART) was introduced decreasing the death rates to those infected. This form of treatment does not cure the HIV, but helps those infected to live a longer, healthier life, decreasing the chances of HIV transmission (NIH, 2016). Measures that can be taken…

He also discussed climate change in Greenland; he also discussed the history and use of language and culture in the world. Discussion of early ritualistic expression in early art from the Paleolithic period. Wade Davis 2008 19:12 min. Ted Talks (Ted conference) Monterey, CA. The “Bride Price” was a moving short film by Stephanie Sinclair about child brides in Afghanistan, Ethiopia and India; the film was spliced with…