Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, Native American Veteran, L. Frank, Standing Rock, 2016
Melanie Cervantes, Solidarity with Standing Rock, 2016
Tawera Tahuri, Karanga Kia Tangaroa, 2016
Protest & Prayer
- Tiffany Adams
- Jesus Barraza
- Christi Belcourt
- Melanie Cervantes
- Sarah Biscarra Dilley
- Glenda Drew
- Jesse Drew
- Andy Everson
- Debora Iyall
- L. Frank Manriquez
- Jean Melesaine
- John Miller
- Isaac Murdoch
- Tawera Tahuri
- Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie
Though deemed invisible by a deaf, illiterate, blind and at times faithless adversary, we continue in our protest with the faith that our ancestors bequeathed. The C.N. Gorman Museum recognizes the importance of current protest, the protest that recognizes the rights of being human. Contrary to popular belief, Native American Indigenous communities have protested for the past 500 years - protested against the stealing of lands, children, women, intellectual property, and identity. Protest has been creatively put forth in many forms; included in this exhibition are works in photography, painting, printmaking, installation and video.
Exhibiting artists engage with past and current protest, actions, and events that include the Dakota Access Pipe Line (2016-present), Idle No More (2012), Sogorea Te (2011), Foreshore and Seabed Protest (2004), Mary and Carrie Dann (1993), and Maori Land March (1975) alongside ongoing acts of resistance.