{"id":69,"date":"2022-11-29T11:53:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T16:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/miami-interconnected-land-identity-community\/?p=69"},"modified":"2022-12-01T11:09:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T16:09:16","slug":"niila-myaamia-i-am-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/miami-interconnected-land-identity-community\/2022\/11\/niila-myaamia-i-am-miami\/","title":{"rendered":"niila myaamia – I Am Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kayla Becker, Miami student and mother of five, is studying Computer Science and bringing her Native American heritage to her artwork at MUAM. Her artwork titled\u00a0niila myaamia \u2013 I Am Miami<\/em> explores her relationship to her identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

niila myaamia \u2013 I Am Miami<\/em>, which is Becker\u2019s second artwork, is a spear dance stick threaded with over 11,000 beads that were placed one at a time. Geometric shapes, swirls of fire, and flowers decorate the stick, which is replete with symbolism. Becker explains, \u201cIt is the connection between my ancestors\u2019 passion and my own\u2026 I continue my journey to find myself, armed with this spear that represents where I came from.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kayla Becker\u00a0<\/strong>
Sophomore, Computer Science\u00a0<\/strong>
niila myaamia – I Am Miami<\/em>, 2022<\/strong>
Wood with beadwork, 35 3\/4 x 1 1\/8 inches<\/strong>
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