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Îmamawîpahtacik
"Invasion"
by beyon

17 x 22" (43cm x 56cm)
Archival pigment ink
Red River Aurora Art White 285g acid free cotton rag
2021

First edition of 50 | Numbered and Signed (SOLD OUT)
Second edition of 50 | Numbered and Signed (SOLD OUT)
Third edition of 50 | Numbered and Signed
Original painted on Arches rag paper using handmade natural pigment paints

Nôtinitowin tells the story of last year’s violent raid on Gidimt'en, and it has become a prominent symbol in the struggle: wheatpasted in the path of the pipeline, on the main access bridge to the land, and at the resistance camp itself.

Nôtinitowin depicts Chief Sleydo' as a bear, standing on the main access bridge beating a drum, her then-unborn child in her belly, speaking with the power of the land, of those unable to speak, and of her ancestors at her back. Salmon surround her, feeding everyone on all sides of the struggle.

beyon has been at Gidimt'en for over a month now with clan members, other Native kin, and allies blocking industry from drilling beneath the sacred Wedzin Kwa river. In the slide , Sleydo' stands with beyon at the cabin that's been constructed and occupied right on the intended drill site.

For more information on the situation visit Gidimt'en's website at www.yintahaccess.com

100% of profits from this print go to Gidimt'en Clan: see Collaborations page for more info