Convocation: Charlene Teters

Charlene Teters is a Native American artist, teacher, writer and activist. Her paintings and art installations have been featured in over 21 major exhibitions, commissions, and collections. As an internationally recognized artist, Teters expresses her personal and political views about America's dehumanization of Indian Peoples by creating multimedia installations that examine the social presumptions and portrayals of Indian people in pop culture and media. For the past two decades, Teters has been active in opposing the use of Native American mascots and other imagery in sports, and is a founding board member of the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media. Teters delivered the Native American Heritage Convocation to help us celebrate and reflect on the legacies and the richness of Native American communities and individuals. Sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Life, the title of the presentation was "If Not You, Then Who?"