SeeWalker also felt the mural would bring conversations around Palestinians in Gaza facing famine and bombs from the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
“It was drawing parallels between my ancestors who faced genocide and those in Gaza, how their land is being taken and they’re being killed,” SeeWalker said. “It was an expression piece I did for the purpose of drawing those connections.”
SeeWalker said she saw the opportunity as “educational,” for a community who she believed rarely hears from Indigenous people.
“Now, I’m looking at this as an opportunity for me to continue to be vocal against white supremacy and how ridiculous this is,” SeeWalker said.
SO SHE SEE WHITE SUPREMACY,AS A NON WHITE PERSON...CHECK MATE MY POINT STANDS
About 31,000 people have died in Gaza since Oct. 7, when Hamas militants attacked Israel and killed approximately 1,200 people and took hundreds hostage. About 4 million people died in what historians called “the Indigenous Holocaust” of the Americas.
Alison Berg is a reporter at Rocky Mountain PBS. <a href="javascript:void(0);" on-click="RSFirewallMail('QWxpc29uYmVyZ0BybXBicy5vcmc=')" class="rsfirewall_emails_a"><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAIwAAAAPAQMAAAAMKrULAAAABlBMVEUAAAAAAAClZ7nPAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAKRJREFUGJVjYCAOPDjAwGAAYUKpigSIEOMDuNCZBIg0kwFCKPHw8fl2Nj9efT8LpBg+P14AVHUs5+bmtLOztuUDKcbZZgkMfxIO89zcXHdw1jf+m5sNGGezJQBVHThzc3PCgU9sQBkextnMB2AaDzaZ8dw3TjOczcbAcPb35+Mz99kc+PiM54adTcVnoCooYJzBwCABcgZbAtwTH8BCDAwIVfgBAIFJRLg/uysdAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" style="vertical-align: middle" class="rsfirewall_emails_img" alt="." /></a>
Note: Rocky Mountain PBS contracted Danielle SeeWalker for artwork for our documentary "Colorado Voices: A New Chapter." She was also featured in "Colorado Experience: Return of the Buffalo," but that was not a paid appearance.
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FredHayek wrote: Denver Post had an editorial about this controversy today. They admitted that Vail banning her brought her and the Palestinians even more publicity.
Fred...can u post it for me...it's behind a sub for the post.....tried to pull it up,gave me a portion.
I only have it in print.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
SeeWalker also felt the mural would bring conversations around Palestinians in Gaza facing famine and bombs from the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
“It was drawing parallels between my ancestors who faced genocide and those in Gaza, how their land is being taken and they’re being killed,” SeeWalker said. “It was an expression piece I did for the purpose of drawing those connections.”
SeeWalker said she saw the opportunity as “educational,” for a community who she believed rarely hears from Indigenous people.
“Now, I’m looking at this as an opportunity for me to continue to be vocal against white supremacy and how ridiculous this is,” SeeWalker said.
SO SHE SEE WHITE SUPREMACY,AS A NON WHITE PERSON...CHECK MATE MY POINT STANDS
About 31,000 people have died in Gaza since Oct. 7, when Hamas militants attacked Israel and killed approximately 1,200 people and took hundreds hostage. About 4 million people died in what historians called “the Indigenous Holocaust” of the Americas.
Alison Berg is a reporter at Rocky Mountain PBS.
JUST AS A REMINDER OF WHAT THE ORIGINAL ISSUE WAS........VAIL'S VIEW OF ''APPROPRIATE"
