The sense of collective strength throughout the three-day event was as palpable as the beats of the drums during the performances, the rhythms we felt in our gut.
Sháńdíín Brown
Sháńdíín Brown is a curator, creative, and citizen of the Navajo Nation from Arizona. She studies multitemporal Native American art and fashion at Yale University. Previously, she was the Assistant Curator of Native American Art at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum. Her writing has been published by First Americans Art Magazine, Forge Project, and Fashion Studies.
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