Jen Shannon Awarded Whiting Public Engagement Program Fellowship
Jennifer Shannon is one of seven scholars nationwide to win a Whiting Public Engagement Program fellowship, the Whiting Foundation has announced.
The $50,000 fellowship will support “Kumeyaay Comics: Indigenous Histories of California,” a project that builds on the success of Shannon’s NAGPRA Comics.
Taking its name from the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990, the series helps Native peoples, museum professionals, university students and others understand both the obligations and impact of the legislation, Shannon states.
The comic series also illustrates how, “when tribes are equal partners in repatriation, the process can be a way for Native nations and museums to forge new and mutually beneficial relationships—and a way for museums to engage in supporting cultural continuity.”
(excerpt taken from Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine)
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