live oak consulting

 LIVE OAK CONSULTING

Live Oak Consulting, founded by Deana Dartt PhD, is an organization that offers education about the decolonizing of art by Native American / Indigenous / First Nations artists. The organization works with individuals, museums and other instiutions.

The organization provides incredible Cultural Awareness and Decolonization Trainings for both organizations and individuals.

Their mission statement reads:

Through collaborative and culturally responsive processes, we bridge the divide between Native communities and the organizations that represent their art, cultures and histories. 

We strive to work from a foundation of indigenous methodologies which underscore transparency, accountability, reciprocity (with the land and all beings) and holistic/systems thinking. Our big, overarching goal is to transform the museum field and ultimately the way the world thinks about Native issues, lived experiences, art and cultural practices, and real, sustained stewardship of the land.