Tuesday, January 24, 2023

"Trained." Again?

“'We have been trained to associate that with kings and dukes and people worthy of that status,' LaFond said. 'I came to the realization that I, as a victim of domestic violence, was almost one of them (a murdered Indigenous person). I was intubated and ventilated and on life support. I had to ask myself, ‘How I would want to be represented?’ I would want to be represented with dignity. A lot of these people are being blamed for their own murders.'”

~ Lori Tobias

"'Portraits in RED’ artist Nayana LaFond honors missing and murdered Indigenous people" | Oregon ArtsWatch

https://www.orartswatch.org/portraits-in-red-artist-nayana-lafond-honors-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people/

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