Marie Watt, artist and member of the Seneca Nation, takes us into the story of Turtle Island and its connection to her work, family, and Native American history. Interwoven with Marie’s story is the story of Tomanowos, a sacred meteorite that shaped the geology and history of the Willamette Valley where Marie lives and works.

The story of Tomanowos was nearly lost to history until the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde reclaimed it and restored it to prominence. We are reminded that that Indigenous teachings, stories, and culture are vital guides in reshaping how we connect with places, one another, and the universe.

Discover how meteorites, steel, and blankets carry stories into the future and remind us of Indigenous knowledge that existed long before this land was known as the United States of America.

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Marie Watt's work is included in the National Gallery’s upcoming exhibition The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans, on view from September 24, 2023, through January 15, 2024. Curated by artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation), the exhibition of some 50 living Native artists will powerfully visualize Indigenous knowledge of land/landbase/landscape. The National Gallery recently announced the acquisition of Watt’s sculptures that will be on view in the exhibition: Antipodes (2020), a two-part beaded work that addresses the temporal, material, linguistic, and spatial constructs of distance in Indigenous culture.

The National Gallery recently announced that we acquired one of Watt’s sculptures which will be on view in the exhibition: Antipodes (2020), a two-part beaded sculpture that addresses the temporal, material, linguistic, and spatial constructs of distance in Indigenous culture.

Tomanowos is currently on view at the American Museum of Natural History in New York: https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/perm...

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