KamiJo Whiteclay

KamiJo Whiteclay aka Daxpitche Axpaaliash (Bear medicine) is a proud member of the Apsáalooke (Crow) Nation located on the rolling plains of Southeastern Montana. KamiJo was born into the Greasy Mouth clan and is a child of the Whistling Water clan. Coming from the black lodge district, she was born and raised on the Crow reservation. Her artistic creation is a mix between contemporary understanding and being a modern- day Indigenous woman. Her work is very personal and intrinsic. She intertwines the workings of Apsaalooké design and identity into her work. This is how she understands and copes.

The Apsaalooke believe that the moon is Kaalaxaalia (Old Woman). That is why I decided to put an old woman or a grandmother to show the l essence of the moon. I believe the love of grandmothers fuels the world and lives within the moon.