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"The winged, scaled, and four legged are all just as important to creation as the two-legged. These creatures are sacred to us in terms of their symbolism, but in the real world, t heir threatened existence is not removed from the threat to our existence as well. When the world is out of balance, we will see the impact on the natural world around us, the reflection of which will not be all that different from what we see in the mirror." -Mike Alexander is an emerging Anishinaabe artist originally from Swan Lake First Nation in Treaty #1 territory, who lives on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. His spiritual name is Animikianikwad, or Thundercloud Man. A member of the Crane Clan, Mike's art serves to communicate stories and teachings of the Ojibway people Show more