Oral history interview with Heidi Bigknife

Title

Oral history interview with Heidi Bigknife

Narrator

Bigknife, Heidi

Description

Heidi Bigknife, a professional artist, describes her childhood and how she began to learn about her tribal heritage. She explains her art journey and how she decided to pursue photography and jewelry making as a career. She mentions some influential people in her life and talks about some of the specific projects she has done and her inspiration for those. She also discusses the challenges and rewards of pursuing art as a career.

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Keyword

Oklahoma Native Artists; Shawnee heritage; Creative process

Subject

Indians of North America; Artists; Interviews; Photography; Jewelry making; Career development

Spatial

Denver, Colorado; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Tulsa, Oklahoma

Citation of material

Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University

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