Interview · North Dakota · Dennis Fox Jr.
Themes: Identity & belonging, Culture & continuity
New transcript-based questions created with AI assistance using Scott Simpson’s Learn About and Learn From guide.
Learn About questions
1. Which Tribal connections does Dennis Fox Jr. identify?
2. What societies does he describe belonging to?
3. What kinds of art does he make, and how does he connect traditional design with his community?
Learn From questions
1. What communities or groups shape the responsibilities I carry?
2. How do creative activities help me express where I come from?
3. What could I learn by asking an artist about the relationships behind a design rather than judging only its appearance?
Transcripts
01 Dennis Fox Jr Introduction
Watch this interview on YouTubeMy name is dennis fox jr i’m from shell creek north dakota i am mandan haddadza and arikara i am also oglala lakota on my mother’s side my indian name is fizzy dog bear and i belong to three societies the black mouse society the antelope society and i purchased a rattle into the crazy dog society and which was my uncle essley’s and had purchased into that society and so i’m an artist i do artwork i’ve done artwork for various museums across the nation my most recent one but it’s been a while back is the one for monte monticello and virginia for the lewis and clark expedition and that’s been a while back but that was my most recent one to be added to a collection what kind of artwork do you do i do mainly traditional design work here on the reservation that’s significant to the manda and the dads i’d record people but i’m a fine artist so i do painting sculpture a lot of different things i’ve been doing mostly feather work lately and that type of thing
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