Jim, Ruth, and Gabe Yellowhawk are Indian Native American artists and performers who will be appearing at the Festival of Art and Creativity this weekend, Saturday March 6, at the Learning Connexion's Taita campus.

Jim Yellowhawk is a Lakota artist and performer who has been recognised internationally. He works in a variety of media, often using found objects in combination with painted and drawn images of his relatives and family. He celebrates the place of Native People and also questions issues from the past. His wife Ruth Yellowhawk is Wyandot/German. She is a writer, audio producer and co-director of the Indigenous Issues Forums, which works to help families and communities work through complex issues, using art to unify.

Along with their son Gabe, they are spending six months in New Zealand, paying respects to the land and meeting new friends. Jim Yellowhawk recently opened an exhibition of artwork at Momentum gallery in Nelson, which you can read about here. Jim and Gabe are also sharing Traditional Northern Plains American Indian Native dance in various communities as they travel around. The Learning Connexion is privileged to have them perform at our Festival of Art and Creativity on Saturday the 6th of March.