she Sang Me a good luck song
EXHIBITION FOR THE SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY
Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Work and Learn Gathering
"As Mutsun People, we never felt that we owned the land – rather that we belong to it. When we talk about “our land” – or ‘makke pire,’ we are referring to the land to which we belong…rather than the land which we ‘own." -- Amah Mutsun Tribal Chairman Lopez
She Sang Me A Good Luck Song offered an authentic and current view of California Indian people, communities, and land through photographs by Dugan Aguilar and photographs and artifacts from the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. It was made in partnership with Dugan Aguilar, the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, Exhibit Envoy, Heyday, The Native Fund, and Theresa Harlan.
The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band is comprised of the living descendants of the Mutsun speakers of the greater San Juan Bautista area, and the Awaswas speakers of the greater Santa Cruz area. They have continually occupied the greater Monterey Bay area for countless generations prior to European contact.
When Dugan Aguilar saw an exhibit on California Indians at a museum in Denver, he was frustrated the display showed California Indians in the past tense. From that moment, Dugan decided his purpose was to show “natives alive and well” from his Native perspective. Dugan comes from the Mountain Maidu, Washoe, Pit River, and Walker River Paiute People of California and Nevada. He was staff photographer for the California Indian Basketweavers Association and California Indian Storytellers Association.
On view at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History from April 7th 2017 - July 23rd 2017
The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band is comprised of the living descendants of the Mutsun speakers of the greater San Juan Bautista area, and the Awaswas speakers of the greater Santa Cruz area. They have continually occupied the greater Monterey Bay area for countless generations prior to European contact.
When Dugan Aguilar saw an exhibit on California Indians at a museum in Denver, he was frustrated the display showed California Indians in the past tense. From that moment, Dugan decided his purpose was to show “natives alive and well” from his Native perspective. Dugan comes from the Mountain Maidu, Washoe, Pit River, and Walker River Paiute People of California and Nevada. He was staff photographer for the California Indian Basketweavers Association and California Indian Storytellers Association.
On view at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History from April 7th 2017 - July 23rd 2017
