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Pamela J. Peters is an [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous]] multimedia documentarian from the [[Navajo Nation]]. She produces films and photography exhibitions that [[deconstruction|deconstruct]] stereotypes of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] in the [[mainstream media]]. Recent projects include “Legacy of Exiled NDNZ,” inspired by the 1961 [[Kent Mackenzie]] film [[The Exiles (1961 film)|The Exiles]], which examines the inter-generational impact of the [[Indian Relocation Act of 1956]] in historical and contemporary [[Los Angeles]], and “Real NDNZ Re-Take Hollywood,” which recreates iconic movie star portraits from the days of [[classical Hollywood cinema]] featuring contemporary Native American actors.<ref>{{cite news |last1=GILIO-WHITAKER |first1=DINA |title=How Native Americans in the arts are preserving tradition in a changing world |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/museums/la-et-cm-native-american-artists-20181129-htmlstory.html |accessdate=10 May 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=9 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Linn |first1=Sarah |title=These Native American Artists Want You to Know They Are 'Still Here' |url=https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/were-still-here-contemporary-native-american-artists-on-identity |website=KCET |publisher=Public Media Group of Southern California |accessdate=10 May 2019}}</ref> |
Pamela J. Peters is an [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous]] multimedia documentarian from the [[Navajo Nation]]. She produces films and photography exhibitions that [[deconstruction|deconstruct]] stereotypes of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] in the [[mainstream media]]. Recent projects include “Legacy of Exiled NDNZ,” inspired by the 1961 [[Kent Mackenzie]] film [[The Exiles (1961 film)|The Exiles]], which examines the inter-generational impact of the [[Indian Relocation Act of 1956]] in historical and contemporary [[Los Angeles]], and “Real NDNZ Re-Take Hollywood,” which recreates iconic movie star portraits from the days of [[classical Hollywood cinema]] featuring contemporary Native American actors.<ref>{{cite news |last1=GILIO-WHITAKER |first1=DINA |title=How Native Americans in the arts are preserving tradition in a changing world |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/museums/la-et-cm-native-american-artists-20181129-htmlstory.html |accessdate=10 May 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=9 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Linn |first1=Sarah |title=These Native American Artists Want You to Know They Are 'Still Here' |url=https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/were-still-here-contemporary-native-american-artists-on-identity |website=KCET |publisher=Public Media Group of Southern California |accessdate=10 May 2019}}</ref> |
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Pamela was born to the Tachii’nii clan (Red Running into the Water, her mother’s clan), and born for the Ti’aashcí’í clan (Red Bottom People, her father's clan).<ref name="Peters">{{cite web |last1=Pamela |first1=Peters |title=IT WASN’T UNTIL I LEFT THE RESERVATION THAT I UNDERSTOOD MY PURPOSE AS A NAVAJO STORYTELLER |url=https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2016/07/05/it-wasnt-until-i-left-the-reservation-that-i-understood-my-purpose-as-a-navajo-storyteller/ideas/nexus/ |website=Zocalo Public Square |publisher=ASU Knowledge Enterprise |accessdate=22 October 2019 |ref=Peters}}</ref> She moved to Los Angeles from the reservation when she was 17.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Linn |first1=Sarah |title=She Photographs Native American Actors as Icons of Hollywood's Golden Age |url=https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/pamela-j-peters-navajo-filmmaker-tachiinii-photography-real-ndnz |website=KCET |publisher=Public Media Group of Southern California |accessdate=22 October 2019 |ref=ARTBOUND}}</ref> She eventually matriculated at UCLA where she graduated with a BA degree in American Indian Studies and Film and Television Studies in 2011.<ref name="AISC">{{cite web |title=Native Bruins: Past, Present & Emerging |url=https://www.aisc.ucla.edu/news/nativebruins_peters.aspx |website=UCLA American Indian Studies Center |publisher=Regents of the University of California |accessdate=22 October 2019 |ref=AISC}}</ref> She has spoken and exhibited work at numerous academic and cultural institutions, and her photographs have been published profusely.<ref name="These Days">{{cite web |last1=Peters |first1=Pamela |title=REAL NDNZ RETAKE HOLLYWOOD |url=https://www.thesedaysla.com/pages/real-ndnz-retake-hollywood-pamela-j-peters |website=THESE DAYS |publisher=Stephen and Jodi Zeigler |accessdate=22 October 2019 |ref=These Days}}</ref> Her poem, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lezT2EFxe-w "My Once Life,"] won the 2016 Button Poetry Video Contest. Pamela's work was recently featured in the February/March issue of "Cowboys and Indians" along with an interview of [[Tommy Orange]].<ref name="Thomson">{{cite web |last1=Thomson |first1=Chuck |title=Los Angeles’ sizable Native American community is often overlooked. Pamela J. Peters aims to change that. |url=https://www.cowboysindians.com/2019/02/pamela-j-peters/ |website=Cowboys and Indians |publisher=Gregory L. Brown |accessdate=22 October 2019 |ref=Thomson}}</ref> |
Pamela was born to the Tachii’nii clan (Red Running into the Water, her mother’s clan), and born for the Ti’aashcí’í clan (Red Bottom People, her father's clan).<ref name="Peters">{{cite web |last1=Pamela |first1=Peters |title=IT WASN’T UNTIL I LEFT THE RESERVATION THAT I UNDERSTOOD MY PURPOSE AS A NAVAJO STORYTELLER |url=https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2016/07/05/it-wasnt-until-i-left-the-reservation-that-i-understood-my-purpose-as-a-navajo-storyteller/ideas/nexus/ |website=Zocalo Public Square |publisher=ASU Knowledge Enterprise |accessdate=22 October 2019 |ref=Peters}}</ref> She moved to Los Angeles from the reservation when she was 17.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Linn |first1=Sarah |title=She Photographs Native American Actors as Icons of Hollywood's Golden Age |url=https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/pamela-j-peters-navajo-filmmaker-tachiinii-photography-real-ndnz |website=KCET |publisher=Public Media Group of Southern California |accessdate=22 October 2019 |ref=ARTBOUND}}</ref> She eventually matriculated at [[UCLA]] where she graduated with a BA degree in American Indian Studies and Film and Television Studies in 2011.<ref name="AISC">{{cite web |title=Native Bruins: Past, Present & Emerging |url=https://www.aisc.ucla.edu/news/nativebruins_peters.aspx |website=UCLA American Indian Studies Center |publisher=Regents of the University of California |accessdate=22 October 2019 |ref=AISC}}</ref> She has spoken and exhibited work at numerous academic and cultural institutions, and her photographs have been published profusely.<ref name="These Days">{{cite web |last1=Peters |first1=Pamela |title=REAL NDNZ RETAKE HOLLYWOOD |url=https://www.thesedaysla.com/pages/real-ndnz-retake-hollywood-pamela-j-peters |website=THESE DAYS |publisher=Stephen and Jodi Zeigler |accessdate=22 October 2019 |ref=These Days}}</ref> Her poem, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lezT2EFxe-w "My Once Life,"] won the 2016 Button Poetry Video Contest. Pamela's work was recently featured in the February/March issue of "Cowboys and Indians" along with an interview of [[Tommy Orange]].<ref name="Thomson">{{cite web |last1=Thomson |first1=Chuck |title=Los Angeles’ sizable Native American community is often overlooked. Pamela J. Peters aims to change that. |url=https://www.cowboysindians.com/2019/02/pamela-j-peters/ |website=Cowboys and Indians |publisher=Gregory L. Brown |accessdate=22 October 2019 |ref=Thomson}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:14, 4 November 2019
Pamela J. Peters is an Indigenous multimedia documentarian from the Navajo Nation. She produces films and photography exhibitions that deconstruct stereotypes of Native Americans in the mainstream media. Recent projects include “Legacy of Exiled NDNZ,” inspired by the 1961 Kent Mackenzie film The Exiles, which examines the inter-generational impact of the Indian Relocation Act of 1956 in historical and contemporary Los Angeles, and “Real NDNZ Re-Take Hollywood,” which recreates iconic movie star portraits from the days of classical Hollywood cinema featuring contemporary Native American actors.[1][2]
Pamela was born to the Tachii’nii clan (Red Running into the Water, her mother’s clan), and born for the Ti’aashcí’í clan (Red Bottom People, her father's clan).[3] She moved to Los Angeles from the reservation when she was 17.[4] She eventually matriculated at UCLA where she graduated with a BA degree in American Indian Studies and Film and Television Studies in 2011.[5] She has spoken and exhibited work at numerous academic and cultural institutions, and her photographs have been published profusely.[6] Her poem, "My Once Life," won the 2016 Button Poetry Video Contest. Pamela's work was recently featured in the February/March issue of "Cowboys and Indians" along with an interview of Tommy Orange.[7]
References
- ^ GILIO-WHITAKER, DINA (9 November 2018). "How Native Americans in the arts are preserving tradition in a changing world". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Linn, Sarah. "These Native American Artists Want You to Know They Are 'Still Here'". KCET. Public Media Group of Southern California. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Pamela, Peters. "IT WASN'T UNTIL I LEFT THE RESERVATION THAT I UNDERSTOOD MY PURPOSE AS A NAVAJO STORYTELLER". Zocalo Public Square. ASU Knowledge Enterprise. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Linn, Sarah. "She Photographs Native American Actors as Icons of Hollywood's Golden Age". KCET. Public Media Group of Southern California. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Native Bruins: Past, Present & Emerging". UCLA American Indian Studies Center. Regents of the University of California. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Peters, Pamela. "REAL NDNZ RETAKE HOLLYWOOD". THESE DAYS. Stephen and Jodi Zeigler. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Thomson, Chuck. "Los Angeles' sizable Native American community is often overlooked. Pamela J. Peters aims to change that". Cowboys and Indians. Gregory L. Brown. Retrieved 22 October 2019.