‘In the Beginning It Was Us’ by Mer Young, digital photo collage

The Fight to Free Leonard Peltier - Honoring Indigenous Culture & Heritage

Curator: Thalia Yarina Carroll-Cachimuel 

Artists:  Sonia Guiñansaca, Pachi Muruchu, Layqa Nuna Yawar, Jasmine Shawna, Eloy Bida, Young Mer, Original Kichwa art from Otavalo, Ecuador created by familia Cachimuel, art by Maya Z. (8th grade artist, activist and student), & When We Fight, We Win! The Podcast episodes on ex-political prisoners Oscar López Rivera and Elizam Escobar.

Gallery: LES Gallery

Dates: September 10th- October 2nd

Opening Reception: September 10th, 2021

*Sign up using the Eventbrite link to attend the opening reception

The Fight to Free Leonard Peltier - Honoring Indigenous Culture & Heritage is an exhibition that highlights Indigenous artists whose work is at the intersection of Indigenous identity and social justice. Showcasing Indigenous art is a method of cultural survival. This space will honor Indigenous resistance as healing through various mediums and feature Indigenous artists from all ages.

This exhibition honors Leonard Peltier’s legacy, speaking to the truth of his wrongful conviction, and most importantly serves as a tool for people to take action. This exhibition is dedicated to Mr. Leonard Peltier and to every single child that was murdered in the genocidal initiatives known as the Residential Boarding Schools. Using art made by Indigenous folks - this space is a reclamation of all of the Indigenous lives that we’ve lost globally at the expense of rampant colonization. The space is dedicated to all of the Indigenous children that had their futures stolen from them. 

“Indigenous knowledge and rage is power” - Klee Benally

For more information on Leonard Peltier's case please visit The International Peltier Defense Committee website.

Co-sponsors: When We Fight, We Win!: The Podcast & The Truth Telling Project