18th Annual Plains Indian Museum Pow Wow - Poster. - 1999
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Description
Poster advertising the pow wow, held in the Robbie Pow Wow Garden of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center.
Developed in conjunction with an exhibition featuring works by Bev Koski, Katie Longboat, Jean Marhsall, and Olivia Whetung.
Looks at the parallels between two plays in terms of the subject matter and the dramatic techniques used. For example, bingo, is used as a symbol and illustration of women's consumerism and of the spiritual emptiness in their lives.
Discusses a play, The Book of Jessica, that illustrates the struggle women have in understanding what being "a woman" means, including across the barriers of race, culture, privilege and age.