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Ganienkeh Indian Project: Mowhawk Nation

Poster
1976 (made)
Artist/Maker
Native American Solidarity Committee (issued by)
Amherst Cultural Workers Collective (issued by)
Place of origin
United States (made)

This poster speaks to the regeneration and hope of the Native American Mohawk nation. Indigenous Americans had their land rights pre-empted - often violently and unjustly - as a result of European colonial settlement of the United States. Through self-determination, these communities are attempting to reshape their economic and cultural future.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleGanienkeh Indian Project: Mowhawk Nation (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
printing
Paper
Ink
Brief description
Poster for the Ganienkeh Indian Project. Mowhawk Nation. Images of people, flora, fauna. Issued by Native American Solidarity Committee. USA, 1976.
Physical description
Poster depicting a nature scene: landscape with people, plants and animals, on a black ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 72cm
  • Width: 41.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • We are trying to rebuild/ the Mohawk nation to bring back/ a way of life that is native/ to North America/ for future generations/ Children - that's/ the binding force/ in Ganienkeh today./ That gives us/ the strength. (upper right corner, white on black. All capital lettering.)
  • Our roots are/ here. They do/ not extend/ across the ocean. We/ are not/ vanishing./ We are/ as strong/ as ever./ Our people always knew that someday we would return. (lower centre)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
Propaganda
Solidarity
Justice
Equality
Human Rights
Native Americans
Nature
Place depicted
United States
Summary
This poster speaks to the regeneration and hope of the Native American Mohawk nation. Indigenous Americans had their land rights pre-empted - often violently and unjustly - as a result of European colonial settlement of the United States. Through self-determination, these communities are attempting to reshape their economic and cultural future.
Bibliographic reference
Sovereignty and Symbol: Indian-White Conflict at Ganienkeh (ISBN:0826310370) by Landsman,Gail H. University of New Mexico Press, 1988.
Other number
LS.1167 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.332-2004

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Record createdAugust 25, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O102800/ganienkeh-indian-project-mowhawk-nation-poster-native-american-solidarity/
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