Land Acknowledgement: Spirit of the Land refers to the name of the major geological feature of this region and the name of the proposed new National Monument -- Avi Kwa Ame -- Spirit Mountain in the Mojave language. This mountain and the lands surrounding it are considered sacred to at least twelve different local tribes, including the Mojave, Hualapai, Yavapai, Havasupai, Quechan, Maricopa, Pai Pai, Halchidhoma, Cocopah and Kumeyaay, Nuwuvi (Southern Paiute) and Hopi.​​​​​​​
This exhibition was curated by Kim Garrison Means, Checko Salgado and Mikayla Whitmore. 
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