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Postcommodity

Postcommodity, a Southwest Native American interdisciplinary artist collective, was founded in 2007 by Kade Twist and Steven Yazzie. Their name refers to the "commodity era" of Native American art trading in the late 1800s and 1900s, with the "post" being in reference to their modern take on traditional Native art forms. Their current members include Kade Twist (Cherokee Nation) and Cristobal Martinez (Mestizo). Former members are Raven Chacon (2009–2018), Steve Yazzie (2007–2010) and Nathan Young (2007–2015).

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Postcommodity, a Southwest Native American interdisciplinary artist collective, was founded in 2007 by Kade Twist and Steven Yazzie. Their name refers to the "commodity era" of Native American art trading in the late 1800s and 1900s, with the "post" being in reference to their modern take on traditional Native art forms. Their current members include Kade Twist (Cherokee Nation) and Cristobal Martinez (Mestizo). Former members are Raven Chacon (2009–2018), Steve Yazzie (2007–2010) and Nathan Young (2007–2015).

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354624307

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