9, Osage Tribe I chose the dream catcher because it is an important part of native and indigenous peoples history and heritage. One of my dreams is to win this contest and also to be a young female who dreams of succeeding in everything I put hard work into.
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15, Oneida & Menominee I am Native American and African American. Sometimes, I struggle with my ethnicity. I want to represent my native side more and be more engaged with my race and it’s culture because it’s really beautiful and I am honored to have native blood running through my veins. From where I stand […]
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23, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux, Pasqua First Nations Plains Cree & Saulteaux Being creative means that I’m able to express myself freely, allowing myself to share my visions with the rest of the world through my eyes, through my art. The story that my art tells is what I carry within myself. It’s emotions […]
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18, Ho-Chunk and Oneida I create traditional wampum jewelry, where I harvest quahog shells In Massachusetts, and eat or donate the meat, and then create beads from the shell pieces. I have learned this art from my dad, and Oneida history, as wampum is important to the indigenous people from out east. I used purple […]
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