“Being able to ride the bus and see graffiti I knew was done by my friends that acknowledged our existence — this reminder to everyone that these buildings we are writing on are built on our land due to decades of genocide and forced attempts at assimilation — that was healing and empowering.”

There is, however, another layer to the mission: explore what it means to be a Black Minnesotan.

Black history is vast and we have only begun to scratch its surface.

Even outside of my studio, I often question the source and process inherent in my surroundings.

I approach a scene as a historian, aiming to find a universal truth or feeling in a scene or moment.

Sometimes it can be easier for people to open up to a stranger.

“Walking through darkness with thoughts full of colors.” — Prajakta Mhadnak

How are women leading the way forward in exposing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives crisis and fostering healing?

Moonshot, a safety tech firm, analyzed more than six months worth of search data showing online appetite for extremist mobilization to targeted violence, political violence, anti-government, conspiracy theories, and armed groups.

I felt I had no choice but to address the violence that has for too long destroyed so many families in Minnesota and across Turtle Island.

“To fix over 500 years of trauma and its impact, we need everyone.”

Policies are good, but educating about the perception of Native women in society needs to happen.