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Gathering of the Diné and Indigenous People at Burnham
Gathering of the Diné and Indigenous People at Burnham
Gathering of the Diné and Indigenous People at Burnham

Gathering of the Diné and Indigenous People at Burnham

Artist (1933 Tohatchi, New Mexico - 1998 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Date1980
Mediumlithograph on paper
Dimensions17 × 10 7/8 in. (43.2 × 27.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints & Printmaking
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Diane Palley
Object numberPC2020.34.227
DescriptionPoster with illustration of a storm cloud filled with Native American men on horseback herding buffalo below and carrying rifles. A Navajo sun shield and eagles circle overhead, as the cloud emits rain and lightning above a landscape with heavy machinery. Text at left reads: "Gathering of the Diné and Indigenous People at Burnham/ Burnham, New Mexico, May 26 to June 2, 1980, Issues: Land strip mining; destruction of burial sites; destruction of Mother Earth; discussion and planning session; workshops; unity/ Sponsors: Burnham Elders; CNL; AIM; AIEC/ Camping grounds; Security/ Peace Keepers/ Sweat Lodge Ceremony; Elders Meeting; Spiritual Gathering."
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