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BPMrn_plz@pixelfed.social
2025-03-15
Black Hawk
Drawing of Lakota Ceremony (page 6),
unknown title (page 56),unknown title (page 64)
from Black Hawk Ledger, Lakota (Sioux)
1880-1881

#art #drawing #ledgerart #Lakota #BlackHawk #painting #ritual
Granny Art (Shrimp) (Joni)artcollisions@vis.social
2022-12-05

Was talking to @ingridmurrayart about #ledgerArt, which I first learned about 4 years ago when I saw Robert Upham's piece "Boldt Ledger 40".

Here are some pictures I took of the work and the info about the artist.

Native American ledger art. There is a whale in the center. On the very bottom left you can just make out one end of a train. There are lists of names underneath the artwork.A closeup of Native American ledger art showing the bottom of the train and more signatures. The red circles are an addition to the original ledger, as described in the last picture.Native American ledger art. A whale (or fish?) is "butting heads" with a train. The whale is depicted in a style like those seen in the Pacific Northwest.Sign that reads: Boldt 40 Ledge, 2015 Robert Upham Lake Traverse Sioux -- Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate linen ledger paper & colored pencil The Boldt 40 Ledger is a written and drawn image commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the historic decision by Judge Boldt in the Washington v US. This decision affirmed the right to half of the fishing harvest to the tribal Nations who were signees to several notable Treaties. Every signature on this 1890 Ledger Paper from the Washington Southern Railroad has a heartfelt interest in the Fishing Rights Struggle. This decision was important not only to the Pacific NW Tribes, but also nationwide. Each signature has a red circle before their name, symbolic of the salmon egg representing the rebirth of activism. The very first signature is Billy Frank Jr, who was a major catalyst in this struggle. Billy's legacy is as important to the tribes as Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, and Crazy Horse were to the tribes in S Dakota. Also in attendance were Gov Jay Inslee and Senator Claudia Kaufman.

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