living histories EXHIBIT SERIES
artwork by youth from Leech Lake Reservation and the bois forte nation
circa 2023
bring Her Home - A Sister’s reflection in video
A personal video about Nevaeh Kingbird, a young woman that went missing on October 22, 2021. The video was create by her sister LaKaylee Wind Kingbird in an effort to keep her story visible and bring her home.
bring Her Home - A social media campaign to bring nevaeh home
A set of social media images produced by LaKaylee Wind Kingbird to raise awareness about the disappearance oh her sister Nevaeh Kingbird, who went missing at the age of 15, on October 22, 2021. These images here were created in an effort to keep her story visible and bring her home. Nevaeh also known as Giizhikaandagookwe (Cedar Woman) carried a name of healing and medicine. Her family continues to search for answers. You can listen to a Dateline podcast about her disappearance below:
To download a PDF file of Bring Home Posters just click on the button below.
Iskigamizigan - honoring the origin story of the sugarbush tradition in words and images
The students of the Nigaane Immersion Program photographed their experiences collecting sap. They researched the origin story of the tradition and in turn created the video above.
Portraits
Students of the Nigaane Immersion program put into practice their visual arts skills skills as they photographed and edited one another to create a series of portraits. To view images with writing, just click on the button below:
REZ PETS
Students of the Nigaane Immersion program wanted to honor their pets through the art of digital photography. They took cameras home, practiced, and worked to present the characteristics that make their pets, special. To view images with writing, just click on the button below:
FIRST WORKS. photographs by Elias Morgan. / High School Art
FIRST WORKS: photographs by Natalie Schoenborn / High School Art
WAITING FOR SPRING: photographs and writing by Bug O Nay Ge Shig 5th Grade Students
PORTRAITS
20 high school students studied the art of portraiture that resulted in this series of images that were presented publicly in the Independent School District 2142.