Honor Indigenous Land, Water & Treaties: A Land Acknowledgement Campaign by Dennis Redmoon Darkeem

WoW is exhibiting the indigenous land acknowledgment flag created by Dennis Redmoon Darkeem inside the house above the mantle. The flag was created to acknowledge the many indigenous tribes that once lived and still remains in New York state. This flag was created as part of Tending the Edge to engage mayoral candidates in the 2021 election and exhibited in city parks and waterways.

Honor Indigenous Land, Water & Treaties: A Land Acknowledgement Campaign

Dennis Redmoon Darkeem

Honor Indigenous Land, Water & Treaties is a water acknowledgment campaign that centers the traditional customs of the Algonquin people and the history of New York City’s waterways. Artist Dennis RedMoon Darkeem will present a land & water acknowledgment flag on NYCs waterways as a way of advocating for the rights of indigenous tribes, their traditional water practices, and honoring water protectors of the past and present