Missing And Murdered Indigenous Relatives: Blackfeet artist Valentina LaPier (museum exhibition)

In the United States, American Indians, both on the reservations and in urban areas, have higher rates of assault, rape, abduction, and murder. Indian women in particular are more likely to go missing (four times that national average) and to be murdered (ten times the national average) than any other group. The Missoula Art Museum (MAM) in Missoula, Montana hosted a special exhibition, We Stand With You: Contemporary Artists Honor The Families Of The Missing And Murdered Indigenous Relative Crisis, guest curated by Rachel Allen (Nimiipuu [Nez Perce]).

According to MAM:

“MAM is situated on the traditional, ancestral territories of the Séliš and Ql̓ispé peoples. Exhibitions like this are one of the ways that the museum honors and recognizes this relationship.”

One of the works in the special exhibition was Red Dress made in 2023 with mixed media by Blackfeet/Cree/Métis artist Valentina LaPier.

Note: these photographs were taken on August 22, 2024.

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