{"id":4996,"date":"2018-11-06T12:33:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T19:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/?p=4996"},"modified":"2018-11-14T16:45:09","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T23:45:09","slug":"yaateeh-greetings-from-en252-topics-in-native-american-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/2018\/11\/06\/yaateeh-greetings-from-en252-topics-in-native-american-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Y\u00e1’\u00e1t’\u00e9\u00e9h (greetings) from EN252 Topics in Native American Literature!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Y\u00e1’\u00e1t’\u00e9\u00e9h (greetings in Din\u00e9\/Navajo)!<\/p>\n

Our course during this third block (October 22-November 14, 2018) is EN252 Topics in Native American Literature: Arts and Literature by Native American Writers and Artists taught by Professor Natanya Pulley (Din\u00e9\/Navajo). Professor Pulley has a B.A. in English and a Ph.D. in English (Fiction Writing) from the University of Utah. We are focusing on poetry, non-fiction, and fiction by contemporary Native American writers as well as contemporary art by Native American artists. We are interrogating curations and critical approaches to Indigenous arts and writing. We are also working on a decolonization exhibit project with the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. Here are some of the course texts that we are reading this block:<\/p>\n

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“Of Cartography” by Esther G. Belin (Din\u00e9\/Navajo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Whereas” by Layli Long Solider (Oglala Lakota)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings” by\u00a0Zitk\u00e1la-\u0160\u00e1 (Yankton Sioux)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Our course is connected to Professor Pulley’s Fine Arts Center (FAC) Andrew W. Mellon Faculty Fellow position, which includes opportunities for our class to visit the FAC, have consults, and participate in different activities\/exhibits. In September 2016, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded the Colorado College $1.2M to support programs and CC courses at the Fine Arts Center museum. The grant is focused on the following initiatives:<\/p>\n