documentation

From the unbearable cruelty of the institutions that systematically unraveled Native communities at the turn of the century

modern Indians and the traditions of the past

author of The Long Run)

Jason Mancini

The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket Nez Perce documentationThe Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket traverses the Southwest landscape, exploring intricate relationships between Native peoples and the natural world, land, pop culture, twentieth century music, and multi generational representations. Oscillating between musical influences, including the repercussions of ethnomusicology, and the present past future, the collection rewrites and rerights what it means to be Indigenous, queer, and even formerly emo in the