Object number:
2022.1.283
Object name:
poster; work on paper
Title:
No More Genocide
Maker:
Malaquías Montoya
Date made:
1976
Material/Technique:
silkscreen print on paper
Dimensions:
H: 22.5 in, W: 17 in
Credit line:
Gift of the Terrazas Martin Family on behalf of Margaret Terrazas-Santos
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
Multicolored silkscreen print on paper.
Content description:
Poster for Jo Ann Yellow Bird. Main image is a woman holding an infant and a sign. Text reads "Genocide is the murder of the unborn. American Indian Movement activist Jo Ann Yellow Bird was seven months pregnant when she was kicked in the stomach by a Gordon, Nebraska, police office on September 15, 1976. Two weeks later her baby Zintkalazi was born dead. Jo Ann has filed suit against the office who kicked her and the authorities who refused her medical treatment. Contributions for the lawsuit can be sent to Jo Ann Yellow Bird Legal Commitee, 1409 35th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601.
Concepts:
North American Indian; lawsuit; police brutality; genocide; activism
Places:
Gordon, Nebraska; Oakland, California
Persons:
Jo Ann Yellow Bird; Zintkalazi
Organizations:
American Indian Movement

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