Angela Two Stars and Juleana Enright: Using Art as Tool for Healing

Angela Two Stars and Juleana Enright both share their passion for
the arts and how it is a tool for healing. In this episode, they
share the inside scoop with us behind the latest exhibition at
the All My Relations Arts Gallery called Okizi which means
healing one’s self. The mission of All My Relations Arts Gallery
(AMRA) is to uplift contemporary American Indian artists through
gallery exhibitions, arts programming, community workshops,
writers programs, and more. Through these programs the main goals
are to share Native American stories, culture, language, and
traditions.


Angela Two Stars is a public artist and curator. She is the
director of All My Relations Arts, a project of the Native
American Community Development Institute in Minneapolis, MN.
Angela is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and
received her BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design. Angela’s
professional arts career began at All My Relations Arts gallery
as an exhibiting artist, which then led to further opportunities
including her first curatorial role for the exhibition titled,
Bring Her Home, Stolen Daughters of Turtle Island, a powerful
exhibition highlighting the ongoing epidemic of missing and
murdered Indigenous women. Angela’s public art graces the shores
of Bde Maka Ska and honors the Dakota people of Mni Sota. Angela
was selected as the finalist for the Walker Art Center’s
Indigenous Public Art Commission which is currently installed in
the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.


 


Juleana Enright is an Indigenous, queer, non-binary, freelance
writer, independent curator, theatre artist and DJ. They are an
enrolled member of the Lower Brule Lakota Tribe. Juleana is the
Gallery and Programs Coordinator at All My Relations Arts. Their
past roles have included Culture Editor for l’étoile magazine and
Communications Specialist for Gamut Gallery. They have
contributed to local platforms, Pride Magazine, mplsart, Primer
and City Pages. Juleana has curated four art exhibitions,
including Soft Boundaries and biskaabiiyang (returning to
ourselves), and their most recently curated exhibit for Paradox.
In 2020, they were a participating artist in “Controlled Burn” at
the Phoenix Theatre, where they exhibited, “To Wash the Native
Out of Us” – an audio/visual installation on the history of
Indian boarding schools through the lens of intimate family
experiences. Juleana is a recipient of the Emerging Curators
Institute 2020-21 Fellowship program and a writer’s fellow with
MnArtists.



Welcome back to Community Health Conversations, a special program
from Minnesota Native News! Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of
Ojibwe) and Dr. Antony Stately Ph.D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) lead
insightful discussions about the ever-evolving landscape of
healthcare in Indian Country. They discuss the valuable lessons
learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and explore how Native
communities are responding and adapting beyond COVID-19.
 
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