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"The
Indian Spirit is alive"
I need to do something which allows
me to tap
into my creative & spiritual being. I create artwork that
represents the modern warrior, our songs, and our medicine, and the
souls of the human and non-human persons walking on this earth, drawing
on the strength of the culture of my Native American ancestors. |
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J.H.Coyote
"Expressionistic art with
traditional Native American symbols"
I come from a very old Seattle and Cascade Mountains Indian
Family. My Great Great Grandfather Lake John (friend of the Denny
Party Pioneers) was the last Indian known to have lived on Lake Union
in Seattle. I am Muckleshoot, Warm Springs and Yakama. I am a
traditional Indian dancer & singer and member of the traditional
Longhouse Religion.
I have grown up in the Native Art’s
Scene. I always had a household filled with Native American
artists & activists. I remember in the 60’s and 70’s my mother
being involved in Native American civil rights protest, and my oldest
brother being involved with Wounded Knee and the takeover of the BIA
federal building in Washington D.C. My mother made sure I
attended our tribal gatherings to be educated in Indian culture and
traditional native ways.
My father was the director of the Sacred
Circle Gallery of American Indian Art on First Avenue in Pioneer Square
in Seattle. He encouraged me to study the arts. I went on to
Haskell Indian College Kansas & then to The University of Montana
where I received a Master's Degree. I am a National Pi Sigma Alpha
Honors Student and am the recipient of the Providence Award from the
American Indian Business Leaders.
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