Living Memory: Honoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Exhibition Opening

On May 5, 2025, in honor of the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR), the Living Memory: Honoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives installation will open in the Portico Room on the second floor of McKeldin Library. The exhibition was curated by Britney Bibeault, Assistant Director, Indigenous Futures Lab (IFL) and PhD candidate, Information Studies

This installation is a collective act of remembrance, resistance, and love. Created by students in the Indigenous Feminisms course (WGSS397i), these mixed media artworks honor our missing and murdered Indigenous relatives. The art centers the lives they lived rather than reducing them to their disappearances. Each piece reflects the student artist’s engagement with the person they honor—what they loved, how they moved through the world, and the deep, enduring connections they left behind.

This exhibition is free and open to the public through summer 2025.