Dana Claxton
Dana Claxton (born 1959) is a Hunkpapa Lakota filmmaker, photographer, and performance artist. Her work looks at stereotypes, historical context, and gender studies of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, specifically those of the First Nations. In 2007, she was awarded an Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1959-01-01 · Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Known for
- Blending Milk and Water: Sex In the New World (1996) — Self
- Her Sugar Is? (2009) — Director
- I Want to Know Why (1994) — Director
- The Red Paper (1996) — Director
- Yuxweluptun: Man of Masks (1998) — Director
- Tree of Consumption (1993) — Editor
- Redwire Magazine and Native Hip Hop in Vancouver (1999) — Producer
- Buffalo Bone China (1997) — Director
- I Am Ishi: The Performance Art Film (2023) — Director
- Sae Hoon Chung: Worlding (2026) — Director