Singing Our History: People and Places of the Red Lake Nation

The exhibition explores the many ways the Red Lake Nation has been and continues to be portrayed by artists and members of its communities through art and photography. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Red Lake Ojibwe and the Department of American Studies at the University of Minnesota.

The exhibition features rare portraits of Red Lake people taken by Jerome Liebling (1924-2011) in the 1950s, in addition to dozens of familiar images by the photojournalist Charles Brill (1932-2003). The exhibition weaves together the works of photographers in addition to Red Lake artists.

Private collectors and local museums have loaned paintings by Patrick Desjarlait (1921-1972) to the exhibition and his masterpiece, Red Lake Fishermen, 1946 will be featured. There will be an opening Reception and Drum on Saturday, January 23, 2016 from 6:00 until 9:00 pm, featuring Ojibwe foods and culture.