#whiteindian

The DAM’s current Artist-in-Residence, Gregg Deal will be debuting a tour de force performance piece entitled “White Indian” at Friday’s Untitled: Family Matters

His three-part performance piece “White Indian” revolves around the issue of blood quantum and how it influences our understanding of identity.

Here’s the breakdown, as recently explained to Native News Online:

Part 1: The White Indian tackles the humor and seriousness of the American sub-culture of White Indians and our understanding of “Indianness.”

Catch Part One at 6:45 pm on Level Two of the Hamilton Building in the Contemporary Western Galleries

Part 2: Indian Pop explores the ways in which popular culture defines Indigeneity and the ways we consume it.

Catch Part Two at 7:30 pm on Level Two of the North Building in the Northwest Coast Galleries

Part 3: Indian Pedigree will center the conversation on how we quantify Indigeneity specifically through Blood Quantum and the views perpetuated by pop-culture.

Catch Part Three at 8:15 pm in the Level Three Atrium of the Hamilton Building**