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RISDM 2021-31-5.tif

John Willis

Indigenous Women Leading Frontline Action,

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Title

Indigenous Women Leading Frontline Action

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 46.8 x 70.1 cm (18 7/16 x 27 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On verso in graphite: Indigenous Women Leading Frontline Action to Fontline Where the Dakota Access Pipeline is Being Buried in the Ground. When the Police Asked them to Turn Around and Leave with their Approximately 200 Supporters, they Agreed to Do So Only If the Police Joined Them in a Prayer for the Water. Once the Police Agreed, Prayed with the Group, and Drank Some Sacred Water, the Water Protectors Peacefully Returned to Camp. On Right: John Willis [copyright] 2016

Type

Credit

Gift of Richard S. Press and Jeanne Press

Object Number

2021.31.5

About

Indigenous Women Leading Frontline Action
from the series Mni Wconi, Honoring the Water Protectors

On verso in graphite: Indigenous Women Leading Frontline Action to Fontline Where the Dakota Access Pipeline is Being Buried in the Ground. When the Police Asked them to Turn Around and Leave with their Approximately 200 Supporters, they Agreed to Do So Only If the Police Joined Them in a Prayer for the Water. Once the Police Agreed, Prayed with the Group, and Drank Some Sacred Water, the Water Protectors Peacefully Returned to Camp. On Right: John Willis [copyright] 2016

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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