Make Native America Great Again, 2016.
By: Demian DinéYazhi’ & John Henry/Tracy Schlapp
Repurposed maps of “Indian Reservations” letterpress printed as part of an Alternative Identities workshop for LGBTQ youth hosted at the Portland Art Museum. It was a pleasure engaging with youth in a city and space that encourages them to make strides toward self-representation while bringing physical and mental awareness of place in this colonized landscape. A special thank you goes out to Sharita Towne and our Reed volunteers who brought the extra love and support we needed.
“ME TOO"
7½"x9½" Letterpress and Silkscreen on French Paper Co. Speckletone.
Edition of 40Made for the SNAP Gallery in Edmonton, CA for their SNAPline publication.
Karel Martens, Untitled, letterpress monoprint on found card, ca. 2015
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“Thy Bleak Moor Shall Be Stained With Blood As She Enters The Dwelling Of The Dead.”
Copies of my new letterpress print will be for sale at the opening of Apparition, this Saturday 5/20 at Nucleus Portland! Erica Williams and I designed coordinating prints inspired by each other’s paintings, and had them letterpressed by the amazing Studio on Fire. Remaining copies will be for sale online after the opening.
FREE high resolution 12″ x 18″ poster by R.I.S.E.: Radical Indigenous Survivance & Empowerment honoring Kanien’kehá:ka resistance at Oka on July 11th, 1990. As with all our posters, feel liberated to print out, repost, disseminate, and wheatpaste at will!
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https://www.etsy.com/shop/DemianDineyazhiMore Information on Oka Resistance:
Kanienkehá:ka Resistance at Oka/Kanehsatake & Kahnawake, 1990
by WarriorPublications.wordpress.comThe Kanien’kehá:ka resistance at Kanehsatá:ke & Kahnawake had a profound impact on Indigenous peoples in Canada. Oka set the tone for Indigenous resistance throughout the ‘90s, and inspired many people & communities to take action. Like Wounded Knee 1973, Oka was an awakening for an entire generation.
INTRODUCTION
The Oka Crisis of 1990 involved the Mohawk territories of Kanehsatá:ke/Oka & Kahnawake, both located near Montreal, Quebec. The standoff began with an armed police assault on a blockade at Kanehsatá:ke on July 11, 1990, which saw one police officer shot dead in a brief exchange of gunfire. Following this, 2,000 police were mobilized, later replaced by 4,500 soldiers with tanks & APC’s, along with naval & air support.
All through the summer of 1990, Oka was the top story in Canadian TV & print media. The armed warriors at both Kanehsatá:ke & Kahnawake inspired widespread support & solidarity from Indigenous people throughout the country. Protests, occupations, blockades, & sabotage actions were carried out, an indication of the great potential for rebellion amongst Indigenous peoples.
This manifestation of unity & solidarity served to limit the use of lethal force by the government in ending the standoff. Overall, Oka had a profound effect on Indigenous peoples and was the single most important factor in re-inspiring our warrior spirit. The 77-day standoff also served as an example of Indigenous sovereignty, and the necessity of armed force to defend territory & people against violent aggression by external forces.
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https://warriorpublications.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/oka-crisis-1990/
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