2024

Mixed Media

Vision of the Two Spirit Ancestor is the story of how I received my name as an indigenous woman. My name was given to me when I was 13 by a Two Spirit person named Billy Two Feathers. I grew up disconnected to my culture so Billy Two Feathers explained to me that they will have a vision of my name. My name Mukwa ogitchidaa-ikwe which means Bear Warrior Woman. Growing up in Hastings, Minnesota, I am deeply influenced by the water and nature in my town. Mother nature, the Mississippi River, and the spirit of the bear are themes in my work. I wanted to make a piece of the origin of my name that has greatly influenced my work as an artist.