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October 12, 2020: DIGNITY (Indigenous Peoples Day), 10/12/2020
Piotr Szyhalski / Labor Campexpand_more
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Gift of funds from Mary and Bob Merskyexpand_more 2021.1.203
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This artwork is part of the series COVID-19: Labor Camp Report.
Artist's statement on this artwork originally published on the @laborcamp Instagram account:
There is no doubt that the Regime uses history as a tool of manipulation and oppression. The truth has been systematically warped, erased, and/or falsified to suit the needs of the ruling class. This continues to this day: the efforts to enforce “patriotic education” standards, ban the education programs that deal with systemic racism, or the all out attack on the 1619 curriculum, are just a few examples. But there is no greater historical lie, than the way systematic genocide of Native American populations has been portrayed. Today is Indigenous Peoples Day: a celebration of our true history, which replaces what used to be “Columbus Day.” I am proud to live in Minnesota, one of only 14 states that recognizes this day as the Indigenous Peoples Day.
Details
- Title
- October 12, 2020: DIGNITY (Indigenous Peoples Day)
- Artist Life
- Ameircan (born Poland), born 1967
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2021.1.203
- Curator Approved
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