Marnie Billie, Afton Lewis, Faye Lone, Caryn Miller, Jolene Patterson, Roger Perkins, Adriana Poulette, Joshua Sargent, Diane Shenandoah, and Emma Shenandoah worked with Rematriation to engage with Indigenous communities in Onondaga county and beyond. Rematriation is defined as “returning the sacred to The Mother.” The collaboration enabled these artists the freedom to focus on their craft and share it with their community. Diane participated in a large pottery workshop, filmed and documented by the Smithsonian. Adriana was able to focus more on beading and quillwork, entering indigenous art shows and winning many awards for the first time. Emma led classes on traditional clothing, producing many skirts and participating in several fashion shows, in addition to opening her own boutique store. Many of the artists focused on media and documentation. Joshua produced over 100 podcast episodes across three shows: “The Aboriginal Outlaws,” featuring Indigenous comedians, “Sage Against the Machine,” focusing on reservation politics and philosophy, and “Women’s Dance,” highlighting indigenous women’s issues. Michelle and Diane worked on a short documentary about the Shenandoah family cabin. Caryn served as the in-house marketing lead, boosting Rematriation’s social media presence and improving their website content management. Jolene worked on a landscape photography project with the Munson Museum in Utica. Roger created social media content promoting his pottery, pipes, paintings, woodcarving, digital art, and launched an LLC and online store for his work.

Rematriation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the movement of Rematriation across Turtle Island by uplifting Indigenous women’s voices and raising human consciousness toward living in balance with Mother Earth.