Nationality

American, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians

Artist Dates

b. 1951

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Date of Work

1970-1990

Medium

Beadwork

Height

20"

Width

14"

Collection/Provenance

Art & Design Study Collection

Status

On Display: American Indian Studies display case, 2nd floor

Location

O'Kelly Hall

Artist Bio

Denise K. Lajimodiere is a citizen of thenTurtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and is a self-proclaimed Anishinaabe author, artist, and academic. Dr. Lajimodiere earned her Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees from the University of North Dakota and has worked as an educator for forty-four years, serving as an elementary school teacher, principal, and professor at North Dakota State University in Educational Leadership.

In addition to bead working, Lajimodiere dances Jingle Dress and has revived the pre-contact tribal art of birch bark biting previously done in turtle Mountain. She has published both poetry and academic writing, including her book Stringing Rosaries: The History, the Unforgivable, and the Healing of Northern Plains Indian Boarding School Survivors (2019).

Additional Information

Five colorful beaded pieces, four round medallions and one flat bracelet.

Condition

Excellent

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