When: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at Noon

Where: Online

Cost: Free

Topic Description:
Marita Growing Thunder describes her background as a beadwork artist. This will include her history and interest in art, how it relates to her identity as a Sisseton Wahpeton woman, and how beadwork shapes her life. Marita will also be explaining how she gained mentorship and learned through intergenerational education through a short slide presentation.

About the Artist:
Haŋ mitákuyepi! My name is Marita Growing Thunder. I am an enrolled member of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux tribes. I am an alumni of the Political Science program at the University of Montana. I have been working professionally in beadworking for two years under the guidance of the Growing Thunder Collective.

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The Indigenous Art, Indigenous Minds Speaker Series is a project of Open AIR’s Indigenous Initiatives Committee, established to elevate Indigenous Leadership and creative practices in Montana and beyond. All presentations are available on Open AIR’s YouTube Channel.