Sarah Curtiss shares her experiences living during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. She begins the interview by introducing herself in Ojibwe. Sarah is the co-executive director of the non-profit Men As Peacemakers and describes what the organization is, the many ways they serve the community, and how COVID-19 has impacted much of what they do...
Creator:
Curtiss, Sarah
Contributor:
O'Brien, Christopher
Created:
2020-08-25
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Jeremy Davis shares his experience of living during the time of COVID-19. He talks about the challenges of being an essential worker as a drywall taper, where many of his coworkers do not wear masks. Jeremy is a pow wow dancer, and plays drums and sings with a group called Cedar Creek. The annual in-person pow wows have all been cancelled this y...
Creator:
Davis, Jeremy
Contributor:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-07-31
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Documentary filmmaker Mike Scholtz presents nine short documentaries featuring visual artists and a musician from the Northeastern Minnesota region as they discuss making art during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. In these short videos, each artist talks about how the pandemic, or the killing of George Floyd and the protests that followed, af...
Creator:
Scholtz, Mike
Created:
2020-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Plants and wooden plant markers in Vainio's garden. The plant markers read: "Gichi aniibiish," the Ojibwe word for cabbage; and "Kaali," the Finnish word for cabbage. The photographer describes the image: “My husband and I started a garden for the first time this Spring! We have tomatoes, cabbage, collard greens, peas, potatoes, carrots, peppers...
Creator:
Vainio, Ivy
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Three completed murals designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. The three murals depict George Floyd, a raised fist, and Breonna Taylor. From the artist: "The murals were designed by me with additions made by majority BIPOC [B...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Community members adding to a mural designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. Participants are wearing cloth masks. This is one of three murals created for the memorial. From the artist: "The murals were designed by me with add...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This PowerPoint presentation documents Jazmin Wong's experiences in Duluth, Minnesota from March 16 to August 13, 2020. Topics include Jazmin's work as the Indigenous First Arts and Gift Shop Coordinator at the American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO), and as a piano teacher at Hamline Music, Note Worthy Kids, and AICHO. The presen...
Creator:
Wong, Jazmin; Vainio, Ivy
Created:
2020-03-16 - 2020-08-13
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
These coloring sheets were created as part of the COVID-19 response and outreach programming for the American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) in Duluth, Minnesota. Sam Zimmerman was one of many artists contracted by AICHO and the Minnesota Department of Health to design artwork around COVID-19 safety protocols. The sheets show vari...
Creator:
Zimmerman, Sam
Created:
2020-05-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
