Climate Pledge Arena, the Seattle Kraken and Smartsheet are proud to present “The First Residence,” a new residency program for Native American artists at Climate Pledge Arena. The residency’s first exhibition, “The Salmon People,” was curated by Matika Wilbur in collaboration with renowned Puyallup artist Shaun Peterson. The ground-breaking installation blends Coast Salish illustration into an immersive world that playfully beckons the audience to think of themselves as relatives to the Salmon People. The exhibit runs from now until March 13th.
The U.S. Department of the Interior has named a Native American attorney as a top policy adviser to Secretary Deb Haaland. Lynn Trujillo, who directed New Mexico’s Indian Affairs Department, was announced as senior counselor to Haaland on Friday. Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo, is the first Native American to serve as a cabinet Secretary in the country’s history. Trujillo, a member of Sandia Pueblo and also part Acoma and Taos Pueblos, worked for four years as a state cabinet Secretary in the administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Those are your headlines at this hour. I’m Colette Keith in the KIPI News center.
