Native Americans and Museums with Dr. Deana Dartt – G24100202-3
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A one-hour presentation “Native Americans and Museums” by Deana Dartt, PhD, providing an
introduction to Decolonization, the Standards for Museums with Native American Collections (SMNAC), and featuring interventions that can move museums into alignment with these goals and values.
Those attending any workshop beginning October 6 do not need to register for this lecture and can attend free of cost.
October 10, 2024 at 6:30PM.
Instructor
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Deana DarttDeana Dartt, PhD (Director) is Coastal Band, Chumash, and Mestiza, descending from the indigenous people of the Californias. Her scholarly and professional work strives to address the incongruities between public understanding, representation and true acknowledgement of Native peoples, their cultures, histories, and contemporary lives. She earned her MA and PhD from the University of Oregon and has held curatorial positions at the Burke Museum of Natural and Cultural History and the Portland Art Museum as well as teaching appointments at the University of Oregon, University of Washington, and Northwest Indian College. She recently completed a writing fellowship at the School for Advanced Research where she revised her book manuscript for publication titled: Subverting the Master Narrative: Museums, Power and Native Life in California. She is also the primary author of the AAM/SAR Standards for Museums with Native American Collections