NAGPRA Comics Project Updates
John and Jen just finished up a wonderful two weeks visiting with community members at MHA Nation in central North Dakota. As part of our community-based work, John led a series of five comics workshops -- two with local schools in Mandaree and New Town, one with the Tribal Department of Education, another at the Northern Lights Community Center, and a final one at the North Dakota State Historical Society.
It was a lot of fun working with everyone, from first graders to high schoolers to elders! We greatly appreciated the assistance of the Tribal Education Department in scheduling and advertising the workshops. Participants produced comics on their own, and in groups - about anything and everything! From basketball to round dance to cat stories, from reaching for a degree to reaching for the stars... We also produced a Guide to Facilitating Comics Workshops based on John's workshops - that way community members can lead their own workshops, or individuals can work on the drawing exercises at home. We produced two versions of the Guide, a PDF and also a Word document, so people can modify the guide to suit their needs... and have some fun! Learn more at https://nagpracomics.weebly.com/
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