Dana Claxton

Dana Claxton

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    1959-01-01 (66 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

Biography

Dana Claxton (born 1959) is a Hunkpapa Lakota filmmaker, photographer, and performance artist. Her work looks at stereotypes, historical context, and gender studies of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, specifically those of the First Nations. In 2007, she was awarded an Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art.

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