American and Native American academic, writer, and activist
Adrienne J. Keene
(born 20 October 1985) is a
Native American
academic
, writer, and
activist
.
[1]
[2]
A member of the
Cherokee Nation
, she is the founder of
Native Appropriations
, a
blog
on contemporary
Indigenous
issues analyzing the way that Indigenous peoples are represented in popular culture, covering issues of
cultural appropriation
in fashion and music and
stereotyping
in film and other media. She is also an assistant professor of
American Studies
and
Ethnic Studies
at
Brown University
, where her research focuses on educational outcomes for Native students.
Early life and education
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Keene is a member of the
Cherokee Nation
and grew up in
San Diego, California
.
[3]
She earned her
B.A.
from
Stanford University
in Cultural and
Social Anthropology
and
Native American Studies
in 2007. Keene then received a master's degree in education in 2010 followed by a doctorate
Ed.D.
in culture, communities and education in May 2014 from the
Harvard Graduate School of Education
.
[4]
Her dissertation was titled "College Pride, Native Pride, and Education for Nation Building: Portraits of Native Students Navigating Freshman Year."
[5]
Activism
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Keene's blog
Native Appropriations
is a webpage and forum for
Native peoples
, including discussions of
cultural appropriation
, media representations and updates on Indigenous activism.
[6]
The site and Keene's writing there, as well as across other social media sites and speaking engagements, have drawn notice for commentary on topics including Native American mascots,
[7]
[8]
[9]
Dakota Access Pipeline protests
,
[10]
[11]
college access for Native students,
[12]
cultural appropriation in children's literature,
[13]
tourism in Indigenous communities,
[14]
[15]
fashion
[16]
[17]
[18]
and racist costumes.
[19]
[20]
Supporting Native college students has also been part of Keene's work.
[3]
She belongs to College Horizons, an organization that has sponsored a series of workshops that support Native students through the different stages of the college process, from admissions to navigating college life.
[21]
This work formed part of her dissertation.
[3]
Starting in 2019, along with
Matika Wilbur
(
Swinomish
/
Tulalip
), Keene co-hosts a podcast called "All My Relations," which investigates and delves into contemporary Native identity.
[22]
Academic scholarship
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In 2014, Keene became a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in
Brown University
's Department of Anthropology and the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America.
[23]
She is now Assistant Professor of
American Studies
and
Ethnic Studies
at Brown. Her research focuses on access to
higher education
for Native students in America, as well as Native representation in media and culture.
[24]
She continues this project with research on the use of media and emerging technology platforms by Native people to combat these images.
[3]
She is affiliated with the
American Studies Association
, the
Native American Indigenous Studies Association
, the
American Educational Research Association
, the
Eastern Sociological Society
, and the
National Indian Education Association
.
[25]
Publications
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- Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present.
Ten Speed Press, 2021. ISBN 978-1-9848-5794-1.
- "College Pride, Native Pride: A Portrait of a Culturally Grounded Precollege Access Program for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Students."
Harvard Educational Review
, 2016.
- "Representations matter: Supporting Native students in college environments".
Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity
, 2015.
References
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Keene, Adrienne [@NativeApprops]
(20 October 2016).
"Today is my birthday! If you'd like to support the work I do, I have two causes I'd love to signal boost today"
(
Tweet
).
Archived
from the original on 27 September 2019
. Retrieved
4 September
2021
– via
Twitter
.
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Keene, Adrienne [@NativeApprops]
(12 April 2018).
"On my 18th birthday in 2003 I went to get my navel pierced as my first act of rebellion. Today, 14 years later, I finally took it out forever. My loving partner played Genie in a Bottle in solemn commemoration. ??#GoodbyeEarlyAughts https://t.co/GcKSV0lOZI"
(
Tweet
)
. Retrieved
4 September
2021
– via
Twitter
.
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b
c
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Summers, Juana (27 July 2014).
"Q&A: How Is The Native College Experience Different?"
.
NPR Ed
. Retrieved
23 March
2017
.
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Anderson, Jill.
"Getting to Know Ed.D Marshal Adrienne Keene"
.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
. Retrieved
23 March
2017
.
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Leddy, Chuck.
"A capstone to learning"
.
Harvard Gazette
. Retrieved
23 March
2017
.
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Rutherford-Morrison, Lara.
"Why This Girl's Apology After Being Called Out For Cultural Appropriation Is Going Viral"
.
Bustle
. Retrieved
2017-07-12
.
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Roy, Anthony (May 3, 2014).
"A Firsthand Account of Reed College's 2014 Vine Deloria, Jr. Lecture Series on Native American Mascots"
.
Native News Online
. Archived from
the original
on 24 March 2017
. Retrieved
23 March
2017
.
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Rao, Anita.
"Native Appropriations And New Media"
.
WUNC
. Retrieved
23 March
2017
.
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Scovel, Shannon (June 27, 2017).
"Supreme Court First Amendment case could affect local and national team name debates"
.
Yahoo Sports
. Retrieved
2017-07-18
.
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"11 Things To Know About Native Resistance To #DAPL"
.
Buzzfeed News
. 24 November 2016.
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Mei, Gina (28 November 2016).
"10 Ways to Help #NoDAPL if You Can't Get to North Dakota"
.
Cosmopolitan
. Retrieved
23 March
2017
.
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Summers, Juana (27 July 2014).
"Q&A: How Is The Native College Experience Different?"
.
NPR Ed
. Retrieved
23 March
2017
.
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Fallon, Claire (2016-03-18).
"What J.K. Rowling's New Story Can Teach Us About Cultural Appropriation"
.
Huffington Post
. Retrieved
2017-07-18
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Rice, Zak Cheney (May 30, 2017).
"Airbnb tells users to go "off the grid ... Sioux style" in California, which is not Sioux land"
.
Mic
. Retrieved
2017-07-18
.
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Subbaraman, Nidhi (May 30, 2017).
"Airbnb Apologizes For Teepee Ad That Native Americans Said Was Racist"
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BuzzFeed
. Retrieved
2017-07-18
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Andrews, Jessica.
"Dear White Women, We Need to Talk About Coachella"
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Teen Vogue
. Retrieved
2017-07-18
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Hardy, Alyssa.
"This Coachella Attendee Was Called Out for Cultural Appropriation, and Her Response Is Going Viral"
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Teen Vogue
. Retrieved
2017-07-18
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"How wearing a headdress to Coachella ignited a debate about the line between shaming and educating"
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CBC Radio
. Retrieved
2017-07-18
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Bogado, Aura (2014-10-24).
"Native Appropriations Reminds You: Don't Dress up Like an Indian on Halloween"
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ColorLines
. Retrieved
2017-07-18
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Burris, Sarah K. (October 31, 2016).
"Horrifying racists mock Native American protesters with #NoDAPL Halloween costumes"
.
Raw Story
. Retrieved
2017-07-18
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"About Our Organization"
.
College Horizons
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"All My Relations | WHAT WE DO"
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All My Relations
. Retrieved
2019-10-23
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Rose, Tricia.
"Introducing... Adrienne Keene, CSREA and Anthropology Postdoctoral Fellow"
.
Brown University
. Archived from
the original
on 23 March 2017
. Retrieved
23 March
2017
.
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"Adrienne J. Keene Assistant Professor of American Studies"
.
Brown University
. Retrieved
23 March
2017
.
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"Adrienne Keene- CV"
(PDF)
.
Brown University
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