MMIR Red Regalia Project: Indigenizing Alma and Compilation Zine Making

Event Type

Other

Sponsor

Native American House, Krannert Art Museum, School of Art and Design

Location

School of Art & Design (408 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign), Room 9 (basement)

Date

Apr 8, 2024 - Apr 12, 2024   All Day

Speaker

Angel Starr (Arikara/Omaha/Odawa)

Registration

Registration Required

Contact

Native American House

E-Mail

nah@illinois.edu

Phone

217-265-0632

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Originating Calendar

Native American House General Events

MMIR Red Regalia Project

Registration Deadline: March 25, 2024, 5 p.m. CT

To begin building your foundation for understanding MMIR, please click on the link here.

Thank you for your interest in participating in the Native American House Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Red Regalia Project. This project is supported by the Native North American artist-in-residency program, coordinated by a consortium including Allerton Park, American Indian Studies, the School of Art & Design, Humanities Research Institute, Krannert Art Museum, and the Native American House. This one-week residency will involve Chicago-based Native artist Angel Starr (Arikara/Omaha/Odawa), who will facilitate a series of red regalia workshops where participants will create red ribbon skirts and red ribbon shirts. The red regalia will be used in the annual creation of campus-based exhibitions to call attention to violence against Indigenous Peoples.

Participants will have access to sewing machines. Supplies and materials will be provided, including encouragement, patience, and lots of love!

Please read the entire description of this event on our website to understand your commitment to this project.

Location of Program: School of Art & Design (408 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign), Room 9 (basement)

Participation Options

• Regalia Maker: Actively engage in the making of red ribbon skirts and ribbon shirts. This is a one-to-one commitment where one regalia maker will make at least one red ribbon skirt or shirt to donate as a permanent piece for the Native American House Collection. No sewing experience is necessary, but a willingness to learn is required!
• Helper/Witness: Assist regalia makers by running supplies, gathering needed materials, light cleaning, and other tasks. If you are talented in sewing or fabric manipulation and do not come from a community that practices ribbon regalia making, please consider this role, as you could greatly assist those who need help and tips. All are also welcome to observe this Indigenous modality-making process, which is vital in showing support and allyship to Indigenous Peoples.

April 8-10 and April 12: Indigenizing Alma and Compilation Zine Making

To commemorate National Day of Awareness, a day designated to raise awareness of MMIR, Angel Starr will lead four evening workshops to create a red ribbon skirt for Alma, a statue at the corner of Green and Wright Streets representing the University’s motto of Learning and Labor.

Simultaneously, the University Library will facilitate a compilation zine-making workshop focusing on MMIR. Zines are self-published magazines created by hand or digitally and distributed on a small scale. Zines are a suitable medium for communities whose interests and identities are often ignored by or stereotyped in mainstream media.

Monday, April 8, 5:30 to 8 p.m. (dinner will be provided)

Tuesday, April 9, 5:30 to 8 p.m. (dinner will be provided)

Wednesday, April 10, 5:30 to 8 p.m. (dinner will be provided)

Friday, April 12, 5:30 to 8. p.m. (dinner will be provided)

For questions or to request disability-related accommodations, please contact David Eby at davidme2@illinois.edu or the director of the Native American House, Dr. Charlotte Davidson, at drchar@illinois.edu.