Kayeri Akweks (Mohawk)
The Greatest Strength is Gentleness
Watercolor on Paper
2012
The namesake of this blog! Studio of the marimba band Gema India in San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala, 2012 by Gemma Givens.
Mohawk potter Roger 'Sosakete' Perkins and his daughter Kariwaiens during a showing at Gathering Tribes gallery in Berkeley 2008. Perkins is currently the only traditional Mohawk potter in the world. Photo by Gemma Givens.
And Yukimi Nagano not in Little Dragon : O
Koop - I See a Different You
Berkeley Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow, headman Julian Noisecat dancing. 2008 by Gemma Givens.
Gold, diamond and sapphire cuff by Nathan Youngblood at the Kiva Gallery during the SWAIA Indian Market, New Mexico, 2008, by Gemma Givens.
Honeycomb at Slow Food Nation, San Francisco, 2008 by Gemma Givens.
Chef Walter Whitewater from Red Mesa Cuisine at the Native Foods Pavilion, Slow Food Nation, San Francisco, 2008, by Gemma Givens.
Mayan sighting at the Native Foods Pavilion, Slow Food Nation San Francisco, 2008, by Gemma Givens
Chicken Bus in Antigua, Guatemala, 2012 by Gemma Givens.
DUN DUN DUN!!!! This was a lucky shot, no editing done! A church near the Chichicastenango market, Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala, 2012 by Gemma Givens.
A storm rolls over Lake Atitlan in Panajachel, Guatemala, July 16, 2012 by Gemma Givens.JPG
Tschetan Santana Esser in Life's Blood, Hollywood CA,2009 by Gemma Givens.
Margarita crackin up outside the Azotea Museum and Plantation in Jocotenango, Guatemala,
Tschetan Santana Esser in Life's Blood, Hollywood, CA, 2009 by Gemma Givens.
Hermano Pedro Church on Easter Sunday, Guatemala, 2012 by Gemma Givens.
Church in San Andres Xecul, Totonicapan, Guatemala, 2012 by Gemma Givens
Members of "El Consejo Nacional de Ayllus y Markas del Qullasuyu “ CONAMAQ” in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the COP15 negotiations, 2009 by Gemma Givens.
Clayton Thomas Mueller and Kandi Mossett of the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) at the UN Climate Negotiations, Copenhagen, 2009 by Gemma Givens.
Krysta Dziak stars as Aldonza in, Man of La Mancha, Vermillion, South Dakota, 2009 by Gemma Givens
There are a few tweaks I'd make if I had photoshop, but other than that, this one's my pride any joy! Colored sawdust alfombra at Semana Santa in Antigua, Guatemala, 2012 by Gemma Givens.
Semana Santa parade in Antigua Guatemala, 2012 by Gemma Givens.
Preparation for a procession during Semana Santa in Antigua Guatemala, 2012 by Gemma Givens
I am Kaqchikel (Mayan) and my culture is not a costume. Please Halloween responsibly : )