TELLING THE PAST AND PRESENT OF THE DAKOTA PEOPLE THROUGH MAPS

Telling the past and present of the Dakota people through maps

Minneapolis (Village of Many Lakes) & St Paul (Village along the White Cliffs)
By Marlena Myles

From MPR:

This week marks a painful event in U.S. and Dakota history: 160 years ago, on March 3, the U.S. Congress passed the Dakota Removal Act. It led to the exile and killing of many Dakota people who were the original people of this land.

Click the link below to read more, and to hear their interview with Marlena Myles, the artist who created this work:
https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2023/03/02/telling-the-past-and-present-of-the-dakota-people-through-maps?fbclid=IwAR2SrxJDHGGJf6aCCD6LDfit4E0tWO5cv2rjMAdA_4DZtzBwmKJYk91yvJU​

Visit the link below to learn more about Marlena Myles' art, and to visit her shop where you can support this work by purchasing prints!
https://marlenamyl.es/