Jamie John is a two-spirit trans and queer Anishinaabe and Korean-American multi-disciplinary artist (he/him and they/themme) They are a dually enrolled tribal citizen of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and the United States of America. A lack of connection with Korean heritage and family and being raised alongside their adopted Olmec/Nahua descendant family, much of early life was full of cultural richness and contrasts. Jamie’s cultural and familial background gives a profound sense of kinship and belonging as well as what it means to connect to the land, to our ancestry, and to each other. From early on, art has been a way of navigating and communicating the complexities of colonialism, Indigenous worldviews, gender variance, and the intergenerational capacity for trauma and joy. The viewing of Jamie’s work begins with the understanding that we do not live in a post-colonial society and the Indian Wars never ended. The responsibilities Jamie has to their community(ies), kin, and culture is a mindset that extends throughout their body of work. Intertwining personal narrative with historical memory and cultural loss provides a window into Indigeneity in the 21st century. With works tackling topics of imperialism, colonial genocide, and historicalconsciousness Jamie hopes to uplift and emphasize stories of Indigenous resistance, kinship, and collective survival.