Buying corpse tags on eBay: my work as an Indigenous artist | Gregg Deal | TEDxMileHigh

Did you know that in the 1920s and 1930s, when Adolf Hitler and Nazi officials developed Germany's policies towards Jews, they looked to the US government for inspiration? It's true. Where the US and Germany differ today is that Germany has made a conscious effort to educate its citizens about the Holocaust. Americans are afraid to face the gruesome reality of our Indigenous genocide. In this eye-opening talk, contemporary artist Gregg Deal shares a variety of artworks that bring the truth into the light. Gregg Deal is a provocative contemporary artist whose multimedia work challenges Western perceptions of Indigenous people. Through painting, graphic design, murals, performance art, filmmaking, and spoken word, Deal examines issues of decolonization and appropriation and their impacts within Indian Country. Through various social justice movements (#changethename, #MMIR), he challenges the silencing and erasure of Indigenous people, and instead works to elevate Native personhood and educate non-Native peoples living on Indigenous homelands. Gregg is a citizen of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx