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Morrison was part of a leading generation of American artists working as abstract expressionists
George Morrison’s commitment to creating a robust community for Native artists is still felt today. The late painter and sculptor was from the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe.
In partnership with KFAI's MinneCulture and Migizi Communications, First Person Plural illuminates the Indigenous history of Minnesota using newly digitized radio archives of the nationally syndicated Native American radio program, First Person Radio. In this series, KFAI's Dixie Treichel and Britta Greene complimented this historic audio with modern interviews, sharing stories about boxing, film, FBI harassment and more. Listen below.
In this edition of First Person Plural, we hear the story of Richard “Dick” Bancroft, who used his passion for social justice to become a documentary photographer for the American Indian Movement (AIM). Bancroft began working with AIM in the Twin Cities in the 1970s and travelled the world, covering many of the movement's political, spiritual and cultural activities for more than 40 years. This story was produced by Dixie Treichel.
Finding one’s identity and purpose can be mystifying, especially for the the poor and displaced. Tom LaBlanc, aka Strong Buffalo didn’t know he was Indigenous until he sneaked a peek at a document on his social worker’s desk when he was 15. Until then, the only clue about his identity came from the grandmother of […]