Powwows, sibling artists, and a Hollywood lion honored
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Sky Hopinka, Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, organized a powwow in order to create his documentary film “Powwow People,” which focuses on the people who participate in these gatherings.
Instead of simply filming a powwow from the outside, Hopinka invited dancers, singers, vendors, and community members to be part of the filmmaking process. The film follows four individuals, an organizer, an emcee, a non-binary dancer, and a singer, and culminates in a segment of a Northern Traditional dance.
Hopinka aims to move away from typical representations of Indigenous life by focusing on personal stories within his community. In Toronto, Canada, siblings Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird are exhibiting decades of their art in a show titled “Returning to Ourselves” at the Onsite Gallery. The Cree Métis artists blend their Indigenous heritage with experimentation in sculpture, painting, and public art.
Their grandmother, Victoria Belcourt Callihoo, was a Métis historian known for helping Sitting Bull find refuge in Canada after the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The siblings see their collaborative artwork as a way to connect with their spirituality and explore the influences that have shaped their lives. The National Wildlife Federation and Friends of Griffith Park will install a bronze sculpture of P-22, a mountain lion who lived in Los Angeles’s Griffith Park for over ten years.
P-22 became famous for appearing in photos with the Hollywood sign and for his solitary journey through urban areas. Artist Adam Matano designed the sculpture, titled “Earth to City: Rhapsody of the Wild King,” to show P-22 transitioning between natural and urban environments and to highlight the importance of urban wildlife conservation. P-22’s story also led to the construction of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over a freeway, intended to help animals safely cross highways.
