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Art Card - New Myth for a New Earth by Mark Nadjiwan

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Art Card with New Myth for a New Earth Design by Mark Nadjiwan

5" x 7"

Blank art card with artist information on the back. Each card includes an envelope and is packaged in an acid-free, resealable clear bag.


New Myth for a New Earth

This new telling of the ancient flood/creation story of the Anishinabek features the two principle characters from the original myth: Muskrat (Wazhashk) and Nanabozhoo -- the great cultural hero. Nanabozhoo is rendered here in his persona as the Great Hare -- hence his large rabbit ears! In the original myth, the world is flooded by the Great Spirit who has become disillusioned with The People who have gone astray. Nanabozhoo and Muskrat are afloat on a log when suddenly Muskrat dives into the depths to retrieve some earth from the bottom. He succeeds in bringing back a small amount of dirt from which he and Nanabozhoo are able to re-create the world anew.

In the "new" or modern telling, the floodwaters on which these two are adrift is the man-made flood of chemicals that are suffocating and destroying the environment. This is re[resented by the dark and turbulent waters as well as the dead, barren landscape to the right of Nanabozhoo. Using various cultural tools available to him, along with the modern sciences, Nanabozhoo once again re-creates the world and holds this "New Earth" above him. We can see the restoration of health and goodness by way of the green of the land and clean blue waters. The modern sciences are represented through the inclusion of both the birch tree and the water flea (Daphnia). Can you find Daphnia?! Each of these organisms function as the "canary in the coal mine" as the quality of their health provides us with important clues about the health of the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The canoe, in this modern telling, represents the cultural retrieval that Nanabozhoo undertakes in his quest, fashioning it from the birch log on which he and Muskrat are floating. Thus, we can see how the lines of the birch tree morph into the canoe where Nanabozhoo is seated, hoisting the New Earth aloft into the sunlight.


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    • Online Programming >
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      • Dream Catchers
      • Eco Printing
      • Flower Pounding
      • Fur Trade
      • Mushrooms
      • Pysanky
      • Suncatchers
      • Wild Teas
  • Exhibitions and Events
    • Events
    • Upcoming Exhibits >
      • 100 Years of Red Lake
    • Current Exhibits >
      • NNT
    • Past Exhibits >
      • Hospital History
      • SouthPaw Photography
      • EZHI NAMANG: HOW WE SEE IT
      • Triple K Art
      • Red Lake on the Move
      • Fish Stories
      • Red Lake Art Show >
        • Red Lake Art Show 2016
        • Red Lake Art Show 2017
        • Red Lake Art Show 2018
        • 2023 Art Show
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      • Fire People >
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      • Lauren Furman
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      • Sara Ramer-Dean
      • Rebecca Saikkonen
      • Wendy Yutzy
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