Denby Deegan Explained

Denby Deegan
Birth Date:15 March 1941
Birth Place:North Dakota
Death Date:
Other Names:Surrounded by Enemy
Nationality:Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation
Alma Mater:Bismarck State College and North Dakota State University

Denby Deegan (1941 – 2018), also known as Surrounded by Enemy, was a notable Native American architect in the United States and a founding member of the American Indian Council of Architects and Engineers.[1] Deegan was a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes, known as the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, and his architectural and design work focused on themes and motifs from his culture and heritage.[2]

Early life

Deegan was born on March 15, 1941, to Pete and Dorothy (née Gillette) Deegan.[3] He attended school at Nishu on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, then Marty Indian School in Marty, South Dakota, and high school in Garrison, North Dakota. He received an associate degree in engineering from Bismarck Junior College (later known as Bismarck State College). In 1965, he graduated from North Dakota State University with two degrees—a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the College of Architecture and Engineering.[4] Deegan died on December 24, 2018.[5]

Career

Deegan practiced architecture as Denby Deegan Associates of Bismarck, North Dakota.[6] He was a founding member of the American Indian Council of Architects and Engineers, serving as that organization's charter vice-chairman.[7] Deegan's architectural, cultural, and design contributions include a variety of buildings for Native American communities and others, often employing symbolic forms and cultural imagery in his work.[8] [9]

Deegan contributed to a variety of notable architecture and design projects, including:

References

  1. Web site: Denby Deegan, one of the first Native American architects in US, dies. 2020-08-20. www.thedickinsonpress.com.
  2. Web site: NDSU event to honor late alumnus, architect. 2020-08-20. www.ndsu.edu.
  3. Web site: Denby Deegan, one of the first Native American architects in US, walks on. 2020-08-20. www.whitewolfpack.com.
  4. Web site: Class List, Celebrating 100 years of educating design leaders. 2020-08-20. www.ndsu.edu.
  5. Web site: Denby Deegan One of 1st Native American architects in US & ND. 2020-08-20. www.minotdailynews.com.
  6. Book: Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Directory . 1982 . United Tribes Educational Technical Center (UTETC) and the Minority Contractors Association (MCA) of North Dakota . North Dakota .
  7. Web site: History of The American Indian Council of Architects and Engineers. 2020-08-20. aicae.net.
  8. Web site: Native American Contemporary Architecture in Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. 2020-08-20. plainshumanities.unl.edu.
  9. Book: Roth . Leland M. . American Architecture: A History . 2018 . Routledge . 978-0429973833.
  10. Web site: Yellow Bird. Doreen. January 12, 2019. Denby Deegan. 2020-08-21. minotdailynews.com. en-US.
  11. Book: Neumann . Dennis J. . 50 Year Chronology . 2019 . United Tribes Technical College . 13 .
  12. Book: Davis . Mary B . Native America in the Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia . 2014 . Routledge . 978-1135638610.
  13. Book: Grant . Elizabeth . The Handbook of Contemporary Indigenous Architecture. 2018 . Springer . 978-9811069048 . 150.
  14. Web site: White Shield getting cultural center. 2020-08-20. www.indiancountrynews.com.