With the show
I Honor You, photographer Denae Shanidiin commemorated the history of the American Indian Movement and "the living and breathing that are still fighting our 500+ year battles."
Denae Shanidiin, Diné and Korean artist, is born to the Diné (Navajo) Nation. She is Honágháahnii, One-Walks-Around Clan, born to the Korean race on her father’s side. Kinłichíi’nii, the Red House People, is her maternal grandfather’s clan and the Bilagáana, White People, is her paternal grandfather’s Clan.
Shanidiin’s work responds to her own identity as an Indigenous woman and artist. Her photography work reveals her Diné ancestry through intimate family portraits in urban settings and on her homeland. Shanidiin’s various projects reveal the importance of Indigenous spirituality and sovereignty. Her work brings awareness to many contemporary First Nation issues including missing and murdered Indigenous People.