https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq Shelley Niro en-us 2018-12-17 15:31:21 UTC 2019-06-03 21:49:04 UTC hello@padlet.com 36026531 https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358546666 Shelley Niro is a Mohawk filmmaker and visual artist from New York and Ontario. She is most noted for her photographs using herself and female family members cast in contemporary positions to challenge the stereotypes and clichés of Native American wome]]> 2019-05-09 15:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358546666 36026531 https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358547317 2019-05-09 16:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358547317 36026531 https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358550785 2019-05-09 16:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358550785 36026531 https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358551248 2019-05-09 16:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358551248 36026531 https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358551907 She explored the oral history of the Iroquois people in general and the diaspora of Mohawk people in particular. Her photography often combines portraits of contemporary Native women with traditional Mohawk imagery. She uses herself, friends, and family members as models. Her 1992 photographic series, This Land Is Mime Land and 500 Year Itch employ humorous pop culture references, such as Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. She often works in diptychs and triptychs, using photographic processes such as photo montage, hand tints, and sepia tones.]]> 2019-05-09 16:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358551907 36026531 https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358555647 She uses mostly indigenous models and makes references to american pop culture to show that they are close to the same and that there does not have to be any separations or any racism towards them.]]> 2019-05-09 16:15:17 UTC https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358555647 36026531 https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358555995 2019-05-09 16:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358555995 36026531 https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358559007 2019-05-09 16:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358559007 36026531 https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358559341 I chose to write on Shelley Niro because I saw that she was a photographer, and as a very visual person, I thought it may be simpler to chose an activist who I could understand better.]]> 2019-05-09 16:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/36026531/tiiu6lqsb1iq/wish/358559341