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MFA Critic lecture: Sadie Red Wing, "Designing for a Sovereign Nation in the United States"

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
School of Art + Design
Virtual
wifi event
Date
Apr 8, 2021   5:30 pm  
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Originating Calendar
A+D Student events

Zoom Link: https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIudOuoqTwpHNOsQNbA6SYLW7ewm2Mz8pWl

Private Critiques:
Monday, April 12

Abstract:
In this presentation, Sadie Red Wing will define how designers demonstrate decolonization for Native American tribes fighting for their land treaty rights. She will give insight to the graphic designer’s role when providing identity to sovereign nations. Also, she will highlight how Native American higher education advocacy organizations are developing resources for students to practice their tribal sovereign rights.

Bio:
Sadie Red Wing is a Lakota graphic designer and advocate from the Spirit Lake Nation of Fort Totten, North Dakota. Red Wing earned her BFA in New Media Arts and Interactive Design at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She received her Master of Graphic Design from North Carolina State University. Her research on cultural revitalization through design tools and strategies created a new demand for tribal competence in graphic design research. Red Wing urges Native American graphic designers to express visual sovereignty in their design work, as well as, encourages academia to include an indigenous perspective in design curriculum. Currently, Red Wing serves as a Student Success Coach for American Indian College Fund (Denver, CO) where she specializes in student retention and resource building for the Native American demographic in higher education spaces.

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