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Shonto Begay (Diné,b. 1954)

Sacred Mountain, 2022

Acrylic on canvas

#upl #art #painting #flowers #women #animals in art #Shonto Begay

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Moab Bound / Shonto Begay / 2011 / Acrylic on canvas, 41 1/2" x 72 1/4".

Currently on exhibit in Remembering the Future: 100 Years of Inspiring Art at the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona. Please click through for an enlarged view. 

#photographers on tumblr #fine art #Moab Bound #Shonto Begay #Heard Museum #Phoenix #Arizona #phone photo #composite photo

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DOWN HIGHWAY 163 | Shonto Begay

– Navajo poet The old lady in the back of the truck Has seen days much colder Someone's grandmother On the highway towards Kayenta Only her face shows from a faded blanket Her features are strong Maybe she is related to the people in the front Laughing and warm Or maybe she is catching a ride to the trading post She may even be returning From the health clinic in Monument Valley The back of the…

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#native american heritage month #native american heritage month 2023 #native poets #Poem #poet #Poetry #Shonto Begay

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Shonto Begay - The Edge of Mystery, 2022

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Artist Shonto Begay

[dreamlandsystem]

If you live in the US or Canada, you should definitely check out this video by Knowing Better on YouTube:

It’s about the systemic removal of Native Americans from North America by the US government. This stuff really doesn’t get taught in schools, so if you live in the US, it’s important to learn the real history of the land you’re living on, and how it became possible for you to live there at all (hint: it’s brutal colonialism and racism, which have been at work for hundreds of years and are still functioning today).

It’s a long video. Maybe watch it in chunks throughout the week. Maybe watch it instead of marathoning your favorite show one night. We watched this with our partner in one sitting. Regardless of your beliefs about the history of the US, it’s important to understand what actually happened, so we can uplift and support people who are continually mistreated by the US government and understand how these people got in these dire situations in the first place.

Educate yourself. Then learn how you can help.

Once you know the name of the Native American tribe whose land was stolen to become the white developed city where you live, you can see if that tribe still exists, and find out what you can do to best support them (hint: it’s money. Give them money and advocate for them in political and socioeconomic spaces!)

And you can also support any Indigenous population you’re aware of by donating to the tribe, volunteering with their organizations if you live close enough, educating yourself so you can in turn educate others about the rights of Indigenous people in the US, supporting shops and businesses owned by Native Americans, and telling other people you know about the LandBack movement, and how the history of Indigenous people in the US is often muddied, glossed over, or otherwise ignored by the state.

We are not indigenous!! So if any indigenous person you know says something that contradicts what we’ve said here, trust, support, and uplift THEM! Listen to their needs and help them however you can. It’s not easy unlearning bias that’s been fed to us our whole lives by our teachers, caregivers, and politicians. But just because unlearning bias is difficult doesn’t mean no one should have to do it. Please please, if you live in the US or Canada, learn more about the LandBack movement, the real history of the expulsion of Indigenous peoples from North America, and what you can do to help make changes towards a positive future where Indigenous people are supported and uplifted on their own land with their own sovereignty!

Under the cut we’ll include some Native American artists, businesses, and organizations you can support! Thank you very much!

And some Indigenous people we know of personally who we’d encourage you to check out!

#landback #indigenous rights #sys.txt

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The Evening Run

The Evening Run, Shonto Begay, 2018

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Promise of the Coming Storm

Shonto Begay

2018

#art #rainbow #landscape #shonto begay

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“It’s the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at, but what you see.”

--Henry David Thoreau

(”Holding the Cosmos,” painting by Shonto Begay (Navajo), Detail from “The Forest” by Jethro Buck (UK), and male Variegated Meadowhawk dragonfly by S Suzuki-Martinez)

#shonto begay #henry david thoreau #sight #insight #jethro buck #variegated meadowhawk #dragonfly #arizona

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Read painter Shonto Begay's feature in The American Scholar.

#Shonto Begay #the american scholar #paintings #painter #Navajo

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Shonto Begay (Diné,b. 1954)

Light Play, 2022

Acrylic on canvas

#Shonto Begay #upl #art #painting

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Shonto Begay - Moon of Missing Sheep, 2019

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Shonto Begay

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Ma'ii and Cousin Horned Toad: A Traditional Navajo Story

Ma'ii and Cousin Horned Toad: A Traditional Navajo Story by Shonto Begay

A lazy, conniving coyote habitually takes advantage of his animal cousins until his cousin, Horned Toad, teaches him a lesson he never forgets.

Download : Ma'ii and Cousin Horned Toad: A Traditional Navajo Story Ma'ii and Cousin Horned Toad: A Traditional Navajo Story More Book at: Zaqist Book

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"Valley View Over Oak Creek" created by Shonto Begay in 2015