Dyani White Hawk

Made in collaboration with Highpoint Editions in Minneapolis, Wačháŋtognaka | Nurture (2019) and Wókage | Create (2019) from the ‘Takes Care of Them’ series are inspired by Plain’s style women’s dentalium dresses – wool dresses which feature yokes adorned with rows of dentalium shells. White Hawk explains: ‘Through acts of creation, nurturing, leadership, love, and protection carried out in infinite forms, our grandmothers, aunties, sisters, cousins, nieces, and friends collectively care for our communities […] these works speak to the importance of kinship roles and tribal structures that emphasise the necessity of extended family, tribal and communal ties as meaningful and significant relationships necessary for the rearing of healthy and happy individuals and communities.’