Mohawk artist (re-)creates stories with graphic arts

I'm inspired by the struggles in our legends

https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/lifestyle/mohawk-artist-creates-traditional-and-story-art-with-a-bit-of-star-wars-and-aliens-thrown-in-too--hBH3zVbPEm-b4Ox-6bJRg/

"I graduated from Syracuse University in 2017 with a BFA in Illustration and a minor in Indigenous Studies. I'm always trying to improve my art, as well as learning each variation of our Haudenosaunee legends. For the past two years I've been traveling around and educating people about the Haudenosaunee culture and teachings while funding my art and myself, as they're one in the same," said David.

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Land acknowledgment is the start of action

"A verbal memorial in honor of Indigenous peoples"

https://theconversation.com/ive-started-acknowledging-the-people-who-lived-on-this-land-first-and-you-should-too-118496

Chip Colwell is a lecturer on Anthropology, from the University of Colorado Denver. In this article (see excerpt below) he speaks about why he believes territorial acknowledgement is an important part of the reconciliation process:. (Visit link for complete post.)

"...But, in recent months I have come to believe land acknowledgment is the start of action – a concrete step to bring forgotten histories into present consciousness. Land acknowledgment is a recognition of a truth, a kind of verbal memorial that we erect in honor of indigenous peoples. Like a memorial, land acknowledgment pays respect to indigenous peoples by recognizing where they came from and affirming who they are today. And like a memorial, land acknowledgment is an education – enlisting speakers and audiences to learn about a region's indigenous history.

Reconciliation with indigenous peoples will require work: improving education, creating economic opportunities, protecting sacred places and much more. Confronting the past in all its beauties and horrors does not replace these efforts, but helps animate them."

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