"NO MORE STOLEN SISTERS"
by La Morena
In the U.S. Native American women suffer violence at more than double the rate of any other group and one in three is sexually assaulted during her life—perpetrated predominantly by other races and ethnicities. In Canada the rate is even higher and a 2014 report also found that more than 1,000 indigenous women had been murdered over the previous three decades. Lucinda Hinojos, aka La Morena, says she finds inspiration for her work in issues of oppression and the loss of rights affecting her community, family, and friends. In early 2019 the Arizona artist of Xicana, Pima, Apache, and Yaqui descent learned more of the plight of the #MMIW in the days leading up to "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls." La Morena's finished wall featuring 15-year-old BellaRose is behind @TheChurchillPHX in the Phoenix alley off of Garfield St, behind 901 N First St.
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