I... wanted to showcase our resilience... and our sustainability... my focus was on the plants... all these spirits, all these plants all have a virtue that are meant to help us. And they're all either food or medicine or both . - Vern Northrup discussing his exhibit, Akinomaage Vern Northrup is a member of the Fon du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa . His newest photography exhibit is on display at the Watermark Art Center now thru February and is called Akinomaage: Teaching from the Earth.