Tag: indigenous
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‘This is Ute Homeland’: New museum exhibit showcases Ute People of Pikes Peak
Within a pristine glass display case on the second floor of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, six little moccasins rest. The tiny leather shoes are fitted for children’s feet. The three on the bottom are worn by age, the color of the beads fading and the leather thinning. Above them, little moccasins no more than…
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VIDEO | Take Back the Power
More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime, according to the National Institute of Justice Research Report. Gregg Deal, an Indigenous artist and activist, has partnered with Art of the Streets to create a 60-foot mural titled ‘Take Back the Power’. The mural shows Deal’s daughter, 14-year-old Sage…