I had the pleasure of showcasing and speaking on a panel alongside Willie Redbird at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Arts for the Mapping Genocide Project with the American Indian Cultural District on August 23rd, 2025. For this project, I illustrated four massive story pieces for statue removal efforts. The statues that were the topics of each illustration were Abraham Lincoln, San Juan Bautista De Anza, King Carlos III, and Mother Pioneer. Each illustration was a visceral experience in colonialism from their perspectives. To dig deep into each of their stories brought much grief to my heart and spirit as I had to envision the faces of the many Native and Ohlone peoples that were killed at the hands and will of these colonial figures and ideology that they represented.

I really do hope that people can take a moment in such a fast moving world to realize that Ohlone and many Native peoples still here. I pray that people take a moment to understand why removing such harmful statues that uphold legacies of colonization and extermination is important and necessary. I dream that we can do better and replace these ugly figures with something that can symbolize justice and honor those who are still here.

From AICD:

The “Mapping Genocide” exhibit highlights San Francisco's legacy of elevating those who spearheaded the attempted genocide of American Indians while elevating Native voices to reimagine the narratives, place names, artworks, and monuments that commemorate these figures.

The first phase of the American Indian Cultural District Mapping Genocide initiative examines the statues, monuments and memorials in the San Francisco Civic Art Collection as well as street names in the City of San Francisco that memorialize individuals who have contributed to the Genocide of American Indians.