Artwork by Lorelei Tommie - ‘Seeing Red’ Exhibit
BIG CYPRESS RESERVATION, Fla. (April 29, 2024) – The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum will host community events in honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Week the first week of May.
The first event on Wednesday, May 1 will take place in Brighton at the Veteran’s Building. The second event on Friday, May 3 will be in Big Cypress at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum. The third event on Saturday, May 4 at Seminole Okalee Village Indian Village & Venue, in Hollywood.
All three events will begin at 4 p.m. and culminate with dinner at 7 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.
The exhibit, “Seeing Red” will travel to each location, attendees will be able to speak on the MMIP crisis and how it affects the Indigenous community, as well as engage in creating an art piece for future installation at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum.
For centuries, Indigenous people have experienced violence, murder, and gone missing at an alarmingly disproportionate rate.
The Exhibit, Seeing Red: A Community’s Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, is the Seminole Tribe’s response to the relatively unknown crisis. This moving experience is a marriage of art, educational resources, and personal stories that evoke emotion and reaction to a major injustice.
For more information, please visit https://www.ahtahthiki.com/mmip/.
The National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) is a week-long campaign that spans from April 29 to May 5 to raise awareness and call for action to honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. The week leads up to the National Day of Action on May 5.
The exhibit, “Seeing Red” will travel to each location, attendees will be able to speak on the MMIP crisis and how it affects the Indigenous community, as well as engage in creating an art piece for future installation at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum.
For centuries, Indigenous people have experienced violence, murder, and gone missing at an alarmingly disproportionate rate.
The Exhibit, Seeing Red: A Community’s Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, is the Seminole Tribe’s response to the relatively unknown crisis. This moving experience is a marriage of art, educational resources, and personal stories that evoke emotion and reaction to a major injustice.
For more information, please visit https://www.ahtahthiki.com/mmip/.
The National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) is a week-long campaign that spans from April 29 to May 5 to raise awareness and call for action to honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. The week leads up to the National Day of Action on May 5.
This is a huge issue in Canada, Australia, Brazil, and many other countries, too.
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