Conquest, Consequences, Restoration: The Art of Rebecca Belmore
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathleen Marie Deblassie
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--The University of New Mexico, 2010.
Discusses various examples of Mohawk and Seneca boards and the techniques used to create them.
Resource uses the painting by Albert Bierstadt to teach close reading skills, allegory and the importance of wildlife conservation. Includes links to interactive puzzle, team-building game, sorting activity, game-based art survey and inquiry study.
Lesson plan focuses on what cultural appropriation is, how it affects Indigenous peoples and whether it should be regulated by law.
Accompanying Material: Student Version.
Developed in conjunction with the documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World.