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STUDENTS & ALUMNI November 15, 2009 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm  Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe, NM 87501 (Click here for a map)Dr. Nancy Marie Mithlo (Apache), author of Our Indian Princess: Subverting the Stereotype, will lead a panel discussion on Native women in the arts. Panelists include IAIA alumnae Laura Fragua Cota (Jemez Pueblo) and Tammy Rahr (Cayuga) and Gloria Emerson (Navajo). Together they will explore common misconceptions about Native art and artists, the power of stereotypes and how visual referents communicate across cultural divides. After the discussion, Professor Mithlo and the artists will autograph copies of Our Indian Princess. Proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit the newly established “Women Lead!” scholarship to assist Native women pursuing their Bachelor of Arts degree in any field at IAIA. IAIA President Dr. Robert Martin will be in attendance to give the background on the creation of the “Women Lead!” scholarship. Mithlo, a former IAIA Museum Studies student, is currently an Assistant Professor of Art History and American Indian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Our Indian Princess: Subverting the Stereotype is published by the School for Advanced Research Press. The panel and book signing are open to the public. Call 505.428.5909 for more information.
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