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Collected Item: “"Kimberly in Red" by Indigenous Artist Nayana Lafond”

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"Kimberly" in Red by Indigenous Artist Nayana Lafond

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Indigenous artist, Nayana Lafond, painted this piece as part of the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls (MMIW) exhibition. The exhibit was designed to advocate for these missing women and to stop the violence against Indigenous women. On her website, Lafond features "Kimberly in Red" with the following description, "Kimberly LaRouge, Ojibwe from Lac Courte Oreilles Wisconsin. Mother, grand mother, motorcycle racer, traditional jingle dancer and badass." I would encourage everyone to visit Lafond's website and view her powerful and emotional art pieces.

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MMIW, Nayana Lafond, Kimberly in Red, exhibit, awareness

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https://nayanaarts.com/mmiwg

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Nayana Lafond

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2021-04-18
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