S5 Ep. 12 | Red Tail Art: A Conversation on One Indigenous Man’s Experience with Incarceration
S5 Ep. 12 | Red Tail Art: A Conversation on One Indigenous Man’s Experience with Incarceration
Art & Community Showed Him How to Dream Again
He Dared To Dream His Way Out of Those Prison Walls.
In January of this year, The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Institute for Human Rights Blog released this statement: "Indigenous people are incarcerated in federal and state prisons at over four times the rate of white people". Like many groups of color, Native people are vastly overrepresented in criminal legal system.
In today's episode you'll meet Henry Frank, an Indigenous artist belonging to the Yurok and Pomo Nations. Henry shares his redemptive story that involves a pen, prison and the power of community during his darkest hour. It was through this community and his reengagement with the arts that allowed him to envision a world outside of those prison walls he was once told he would die behind - a vision that ultimately came true.
To learn more about Henry you can visit his website or follow him on Instagram. To support an organization serving systems-impacted Indigenous people, check out Indigenous Justice. Finally, looking for a book to learn more about the plight of Natives in the penal system, purchase Dr. Luana Ross' book here.
Numbers 12:6
He said, “Listen to my words: “When there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, reveal myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams.
