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Gifts for Trading Land with White People
Not on view
In her work, political activist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith addresses issues of racism, the environment, and Native identity. Here, she has inscribed the image of a canoe, an icon of Native American culture and a key mode of transportation in the history of trade and crosscultural interaction, amid layers of newspaper clippings, photographs of Native people, and washes of paint. Suspended above is a selection of sports memorabilia, calling attention to the much-contested use of Native American names for teams and mascots—hats with logos, rubber tomahawks, and faux headdresses.
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