REDress (eBook)

Art, Action, and the Power of Presence

Jaime Black-Morsette (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
197 Seiten
Highwater Press (Verlag)
978-1-77492-143-2 (ISBN)

Infos

A powerful anthology uniting the voices of Indigenous women, Elders, grassroots community activists, artists, academics, and family members affected by the tragedy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people from across Turtle Island. In 2010, Metis artist Jaime Black-Morsette created the REDress Project-an art installation consisting of placing red dresses in public spaces as a call for justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S). Symbolizing both absence and presence, the red dresses ignite a reclamation of voice and place for MMIWG2S. Fifteen years later, the symbol of the empty red dress endures as families continue to call for action. In this anthology, Jaime Black-Morsette shares her own intimate stories and memories of the REDress Project along with the voices of Indigenous women, Elders, grassroots community activists, artists, academics, and family members affected by this tragedy. Together they use the power of their collective voice to not only call for justice for MMIWG2S, but honour Indigenous women as keepers and protectors of land, culture, and community across Turtle Island.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.5.2025
• Co-Autor: Kc Adams, Mackenzie Anderson Linklater, Christi Belcourt, Judy Da Silva, Karine Duhamel, Deantha Edmunds, Cambria Harris, Jaimie Isaac, Casey Koyczan, Crystal Lepscier, Lee-Ann Martin, Diane Maytwayashing, Cathy Merrick, Sherry Farrell Racette, Gladys Radek, Zoey Roy, Jennifer Lee Smith, Patti Beardy
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: 2spirit • activism social justice • antiracism • Canada • First Nations • Gender Diverse People • indigenous anthology • mmiwg2s • National Day for Awareness of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls • Native American • ownvoices • Powerful • redress day • turtle island
• ISBN-10: 1-77492-143-X / 177492143X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-77492-143-2 / 9781774921432