In this episode Dennis brings on artist Henu Josephine Tarrant. They discuss topics including:

• The power of music as a healing force
• The importance of acknowledging and representing all indigenous tribes Native tribes have been relocated, and other tribes now occupy their land, leading to a disconnection from sacred sites and history.
• Non-natives often showing laziness in acknowledging and respecting the names and struggles of native tribes, leading to dismissiveness and lack of understanding.
• The history and struggles of native tribes, particularly on the East Coast, are often overlooked and erased, leading to a lack of common knowledge and understanding.

The conversation with Wampanoag artist Ella Mahoney covers her multidisciplinary art practice, intergenerational storytelling, the impact of the pandemic on her work, nature-inspired art and storytelling, cultural preservation and visibility, challenges faced by East Coast Indigenous artists, public art and collaboration, fast questions, and the influence of elders. The discussion also includes future exhibits and acknowledgments.

Takeaways

• Multidisciplinary Art Practice
• Intergenerational Storytelling

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction and Artistic Practice
• 05:50 Preservation of Stories and Language
• 10:56 Nature-Inspired Art and Storytelling
• 20:03 Challenges of East Coast Indigenous Artists
• 25:05 Public Art and Collaboration
• 29:49 Fast Questions and Elders' Influence
• 35:01 Future Exhibits and Acknowledgments