Community | Research | Collaboration
Migláotȟaŋiŋ
Eyá lé mitákuyepi. Tóna yahípi kiŋ iyúha čaŋté waštéya napé čiyúzape kštó. Wašíčuiya Clementine emáčiyapi naháŋ Lakȟól mičáže kiŋ Teȟílapi-wiŋ emáčiyape kštó. Mnilúzahaŋ-Otȟúŋwahe emátaŋhaŋ, na leháŋl Wazí Aháŋhaŋ él wathí ye. Lakȟól’iya imáčhaǧe šni, na tuwéni oyázaŋwaya wačhíŋ šni.
Introduction
Hello, my relatives. I greet you with a heartfelt handshake. My name is Clementine Bordeaux. I live in Rapid City, SD. I grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation. I did not grow up speaking Lakota, but I am still learning & practicing.
Quick Bio
I received my Ph.D. in Culture and Performance from the World Arts and Cultures/Dance Department at the University of California, Los Angeles. I work across multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary fields and collaborate with artists, cultural bearers, and community activists. In the 023-2024 school year, I am a UC President's and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at the Riverside campus.
Research
I chose an interdisciplinary doctoral program that employs theories of culture and theories of performance, which provide analytical lenses to understand how communities represent, perform, and communicate culture. As a doctoral student in Culture and Performance, I strive to develop media-based projects with and for Indigenous communities by interweaving ethnography, new media, and my understanding of Lakota ontology. [Image taken by Taryn Marcelino].
Artistic Collaboration
As a community member, artist, and scholar, my goal is to work with and for Indigenous communities. I have a collaborative working relationship with Lakota artists and curators. My work has also led me to work collaboratively across culture, discipline, and art forms. [Image courtesy of Racing Magpie.]