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Gretchen Stolte is a senior lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Western Australia. She is a member of the Nimi’ipuu (Nez Perce) Native American community and focuses her research on the relationship between cultural objects and identity. Dr. Stolte's work critically explores material culture, cultural protocols, and the responsibilities of western institutions in Indigenous cultural spaces. Her teaching expertise includes research design, ethics in research, history of anthropology, and colonialism, with a particular emphasis on Indigenous studies and material culture. Dr. Stolte has co-curated significant exhibitions such as 'Old Masters: Australia’s Great Bark Artists' at the National Museum of Australia and 'Queensland Aboriginal Creations: Agency Legacy' at the University of Queensland's Anthropology Museum. She has also published extensively on anticolonial approaches in Indigenous anthropology. In addition to her academic career, Dr. Stolte is a practicing bead artist and weaver, committed to advancing knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures through her research and creative projects.
University of Western Australia • Perth, Australia
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