As you walk through the Ag Quad and Arts Quad later today, you might wonder what the red dresses are all about. Red dresses have become a symbol for bringing awareness to the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit in the U.S. and Canada. Native American and Indigenous Students at Cornell (NAISAC) have organized this installation of artist Jaime Black’s (Anishinaabe and Finnish) work.
As part of this project, NAISAC has brought Jaime Black to campus to talk about this disturbing issue and her work today (Monday, 10/21) from 5-7 PM in the Statler Auditorium.
At 6 PM on Wednesday, 10/23, Della Keahna Uran (White Earth Anishinaabe and Meskwaki) will dance on the Ag Quad, and Cleo Keahna Warrior (White Earth Anishinaabe and Meskwaki) will be singing for this event to close out the installation.
Here’s the Facebook event link, which also provides more details on this issue: https://www.facebook.com/events/459392934658344/
And here’s the link to NAISAC’s Instagram page with all the latest updates: https://www.instagram.com/cornell_naisac/
Shout-out to the incredible undergrads of NAISAC for making this happen!
Thanks for sharing and providing this important context, Skye! Would be great if you could tell us a little bit more in class tomorrow.
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