Anišinabe Waki-Aztlán Exhibition (1977); Memory and Archival Collection
The Anišinabe Waki-Aztlán was a 1977 art exhibition held at Harry S. Truman College. This exhibition featured Indigenous and Chicanx artists, organized by Movimiento Artístico Chicano (MARCh) & the Chicago Indian Artists’ Guild. Anišinabe Waki-Aztlán featured a total of 52 participating artists, lectures, poetry readings, and performances, with lead organizer Carlos Cumpián. Featured artists included Malu Alberro y Ortega, Loniel Poco, Sharon Okee-Chee Skolnic, Salvador Vega, Robin Whitespear, Joe Yazzie, and others. The event poster was made by Carlos Cortéz Koyokuikatl.
As part of my enrollment in the University of Chicago’s Public History Practicum, I, along with the mentorship of Truman College art lecturer, Jose Luis Benavides, and colleagues Teagan Harris and Zi Yun Huang, created a digital archive of artworks related to Anišinabe Waki-Aztlán with special access to Carlos Cumpián’s private collection.
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