Dr. Tanya Lukin-Linklater

About

As a practitioner in the field of contemporary art, Tanya Lukin-Linklater visits ancestral belongings in museum collections, and she makes dances in museums, videos, sculptures, textiles, and works on paper. Her artworks have been shown in museums, galleries, and biennials/triennials in North America and internationally. Her poetry, essays, and art writing have been published in North America and abroad. A graduate of Stanford University (AB Honours) and University of Alberta (MEd), in 2023 Tanya completed a PhD in Cultural Studies at Queen’s University. She is a dedicated educator and has taught in different settings including the Institute of American Indian Arts’ MFA in Studio Arts 2021-2026. She is Sugpiaq from the Kodiak archipelago of southwestern Alaska. She joined the Faculty of Native Studies at University of Alberta in 2026.

NS 161 - Countering Stereotypes of Indigenous Peoples

This course pulls the rug from underneath settler-based constructions of Indigeneity. Taking up the most prevalent stereotypes of Indigenous people, the course will provide context and reflection-based learning to give students the ability to unpack and challenge the narratives that both skew the lived experience of Indigenous peoples and allow the replication of stereotypes that reinforce colonial relationships.

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Frances Loeffler, ed., Eungie Joo, Tanya Lukin Linklater, Layli Long Soldier, Beth Piatote

Oakville, Ont.: Oakville Galleries; Vancouver, BC: Contemporary Art Gallery; Lethbridge, Alta: Southern Alberta Art Gallery. 2023 December;

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Tanya Lukin-Linklater; edited by Catriona Strang; introduction by Layli Long Soldier; conversation with Michael Nardone

Talonbooks, Vancouver. 2022 December;

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Tanya Lukin Linklater; edited by Michael Nardone; introduction by Layli Long Soldier; conversation with Michael Nardone

The Centre for Expanded Poetics & Anteism, Montréal. 2020 October;