‘Cover Stories’ Archives
To end all violence
Photo by Monica NillsonKalpulli KetzalCoatlicue dancers at the first Indigenous Women”™s March held on May 11. Over 200 people participated in support of ending violence. Native community gathers for first Indigenous Women”™s March on May 11 By CAMILLE GAGE 2018 was a challenging year for the Native community, but also a time when Indigenous people and their allies came together to form new alliances, friendships and future plans. The Franklin Hiawatha encampment and Minneapolis Navigation Center were major catalysts for these new relationships. They brought people together to care for our unsheltered relatives and imagine a future where everyone had access to a safe place to sleep, health care, mental health care, and chemical dependency treatment. Many of the people who spent time at the camp, either as volunteers or as employees of groups like Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors, American Indian Community Development Corporation, [...]
WE ARE 2065
South Minneapolis painter Joanna Hallstrom explores how the United States will be 54% People of Color by 2065 in portraits of 16 local students PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOANNA HALLSTROMAshre, 9, (at left) and Diane, 7, talk about their experiences of school, family and growing up. These hundreds of hours of audio were then cut down to about 20 minutes that play in the exhibit as viewers look at the 16 portraits and hear stories of those featured within it. By Tesha M. Christensen 2065 Painter Joanna Hallstrom The year the USA will become 54% People of Color (according to Pew Research Center projections). South Minneapolis artist Joanna Hallstrom has painted 16 oil portraits of Minnesota students who will be living this change. “We are a changing nation and our faces are changing. My motivation for this portrait study is to offer a small, hopeful glimpse into our future and to show who we will be in 46 years””honoring those who have traveled far, worked [...]
Meet Diane Amgamarca-Ortiz
By Tesha M. Christensen Diane Seven-year-old Diane Amgamarca-Ortiz can make friends with anyone. She”'s in second grade at Risen in Christ Catholic Church (1120 E. 37th St.), and takes the bus over to Banyan Community after school. At Banyan, she works on homework, plays in the gym, and “chills out.” Diane is one of 16 South Minneapolis students whose portraits are part of the WE ARE 2065 project by local painter Joanna Hallstrom. Diane is one of three participants from Banyan. “I love Banyan,” she stated. Diane will be 53 in 2065. What will she be like then? “Nice, kind and I think my likes will be the same,” said Diane. As part of the project, students were interviewed and asked to share their experiences of school, family and growing up for a soundscape the accompanies the gallery. How does her day start? “I wake up, brush my teeth, change and have breakfast,” she said. “Then I come [...]
