This project was conceptualized by Tom GreyEyes with the help of Inter-tribal Friendship House youth, Tito Lanua. The mural takes on an anti GMO statement. It views industrial agriculture and the formulation of genetically modified organisms as a threat to Native culture and life ways. The mural intends to inspire a new generation of Native youth and encourage them to create cultural bridges with their elders. GMOs created in a laboratory go through a violent trauma as they are shocked and as viruses are introduced to them to manipulate their DNA. This practice is a desecration of the sacredness and integrity of the plant life and of Mother Nature.
