Shelley Niro's 500 Year Itch

Hyperallergic by Hyperallergic

May 30, 202460:48Arts

Shelley Niro (Kanien’kehaka) grew up watching her father craft faux tomahawks to sell to tourists who flocked to her birthplace, Niagara Falls. In this episode of the Hyperallergic podcast, she reflects on how witnessing...

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