This show is an effort to raise awareness of the current and ongoing issue of thousands of currently open, unsolved cases of MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Persons) throughout the United States and Canada. (107 are in Washington State and 17 are from Spokane and the surrounding area). A united collective of local Native American speakers and artists, gathered by guest curator Jeff Ferguson, will share their works of traditional and contemporary arts and research at the Gonzaga University Urban Arts Center, aka the “GUUAC”, in downtown Spokane located on the third floor of 125 S. Stevens.

Participating speakers include: Donell Barlow, Ottawa Tribe/Otter Clan; Margo Hill, Spokane; Paulette Jordan, Coeur d'Alene; Idella King, Northern Arapaho; and Patsy Whitefoot, Yakama/Dine'.

Participating artists include: LeAnne Campbell, Coeur d'Alene; Nahaan FastfromEnglish, Tlingit; Jeff Ferguson, Spokane; Ric Gendron, Colville; Helen Goodteacher, Nez Perce; Cheryl Grunlose, Colville; Jacob Johns, Hopi/Gila River Pima; Dave Madera, Spokane; Roin Morigeau, Flathead Salish; Annette Peone, Coeur d'Alene; Tanisha Rattler, Northern Arapaho; Shane Ridley Stevens, Te-Moak; Charlene Teters, Spokane; Jessiray Wheeler, Colville; Chad Yellowjohn, Spokane; and Ione YellowJohn, Shoshone Bannock.

This show will be part of the First Friday art walk, opening Friday March 4th. Speakers and ceremonies begin at 5 pm Friday and continue until 9 pm and again Saturday, March 5th, from 10 am to 3 pm in 2022. Location: Gonzaga University Urban Arts Center, 125 S. Stevens Street, Spokane WA 99204 

Opening Reception: March 4, 5-9pm. Dates: March 4-26
Gallery Hours: Fridays, 4-7pm & Saturdays, 10am-3pm

Co-sponsored by: Gonzaga University Native American Studies Department, Eastern Washington University, End the Violence Coalition, Counting Coup Media.