8, Sicangu & Hunkpapa Lakota I made a design of all the different things I love that make me me & happy. Like polka dots, watermelon, jingle dresses, friendship bracelets, the pool, the 4 directions, cats, writing in cursive, butterflies, colors, leaves and the fall, the jingle on the jingle dress, birthdays, and the graphic […]
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8, Southern Ute, Cheyenne & Arapaho, Navajo I painted a landscape with a village of tipis and a horse eating an apple. I painted this because back in the day Natives didn’t have a house or apartment, but they did have tipis as homes. They also didn’t have cars to ride around, they had horses. […]
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17, Quinault Indian Nation, Isleta Pueblo I painted hatch chilies in a traditional Acoma bowl, alongside a traditional Acoma vase. This piece is my take on a traditional fruit bowl still life. I focused on the Pueblo side of my heritage. My identity is centered around my culture, my house is filled with Acoma pottery […]
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17, Yuchi, Muskogee, Choctaw My artwork features a picture of two long braids. This relates to my identity because family and community connections are a major part of my culture. Braids symbolize that to me because they connect me to my family and friends. My grandma braids my mother’s hair, my mother braids my hair, […]
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