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MMIW stencil
A young child dressed in traditional Indigenous clothing and holding a doll is painted using a stencil and black paint. The letters "MMIW" {Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women] appear in red above the child. "Windigo Army" is painted in red spray…
The Arrival of the First Europeans -Informational Sign
Informational sign edited with a black sharpie pen. The original text noted that in 1792 British explorers were “stunned to find Spanish ships at Point Grey” and “were welcomed by villagers who presented gifts of fish…” Edits to this sign were made…
Tags: August 2022, Canada, Colonize, First Nations, Indigenous, Native American, Vancouver
Residential Schools Protest Site
Children’s clothing, stuffed animals, and photos of missing children are placed on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery to memorialize “215 children whose remains have been found buried at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, in…
No More Stolen Sisters
A white sign reads "No More Stolen Sisters" with a red handprint. The red handprint symbolizes the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement.
No More Stolen Sisters
Black paint on stairs near the Residential Schools Protest occupying Robson Square in Vancouver, Canada. The black paint reads "No More," "Stolen," and "Sisters." The protest responded to the abuse of Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation children at…
Tags: August 2022, Canada, First Nations, Indigenous, Native American, Vancouver
Red Handprint
A red handprint is painted on cement. The red handprint is a symbol of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement.
Refugees Welcome
Four wheatpaste posters are placed on a wall. Two posters read "Antifa Area" while the other two read "Refugees Welcome."
Tags: August 2022, Canada, First Nations, Indigenous, Native American, Vancouver
Wanted VPD
A poster on the side of a building reads "Wanted Vancouver Police Department (VPD)" in bold black letters. In between "Wanted" and "Vancouver Police Department (VPD)" is the VPD police crest. Other writing on the poster reads "For Theft Under…
Red Dress of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Movement
A wheatpasting of a red dress is placed on the side of a building. The red dress is a symbol of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement.
Tags: August 2022, Canada, First Nations, Indigenous, Native America, Vancouver
Land Back
"Land Back" is painted in red on the side of a building. "Whos Land?" is written above it in white. Other black graffiti is written on the wall.
Tags: August 2022, Canada, First Nations, Indigenous, Land Back, Native America, Vancouver