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ABOUT US

1950's desert dream house lovingly renovated as a space to show, share and make art.


Created by artist Richelle Rich

and musician Harry Waters.

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ART HOUSE JT

The Art House JT is available for rentals via Airbnb.
It is also available for residencies and workshops. Please let us know your requirements and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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This will not be perfect. And in the spirit of that admission we would like to acknowledge that the land that The Art House JT is located on is Yuhaaviatam/Maarenga’yam (Serrano) land.

Much of the area surrounding The Art House is and continues to be that of many different indigenous tribes, including the Serrano, Chemehuevi, Mojave Cahuilla and Mojave.


Why are we telling you this? Why don’t we quietly give and not promote it? We feel that Land Acknowledgments bring Indigenous voices into a current narrative that history previously erased. We think that they are a small step towards recognizing and honoring the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the land that they were removed from and that the way we see history changes how we see the present day.


As immigrants to this country we are educating ourselves on its complex history and would like to use this tiny platform of ours to reshape narrative and to ask better questions. That for us is what art is for.


If you would like to discuss any of these issues I welcome conversations and constructive critical dialogue. We invite you to message us with your thoughts to continue this conversation.


The information contained here is taken from several sources. Other resources, books by indigenous authors and Native owned and operated businesses are listed below, to help you do your own research and to better support indigenous peoples.

(There is also a link to the Guardian article ‘Scared to be Woke’ by Nesrine Malik which is well worth a read)



Further reading and resources


Books


For ease of purchase I have linked these to amazon but strongly encourage you to use an independent book seller or Museum shop.



https://www.indiebound.org is a great resource to locate and purchase books from independent bookstores

Go to https://bookriot.com/indigenous-owned-bookstores for a list of indigenous owned bookstores


In Santa Monica we use Diesel Books in Brentwood

In the UK we use Babushka Books on the Isle of Wight

Or try Abebooks.com



The Art House Joshua Tree has a selection of these books and more available for you to read during your stay. Please send us your recommendations to add to our little library


Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford


Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer


The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich


The Tao of Raven by Ernestine Hayes


Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot


Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese


Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse


There There by Tommy Orange


Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko


We are Still Here by Frane Lessac


Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard


Poet Warrior: A Memoir by Joy Harjo


Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J Child

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RESOURCES

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Many thanks to all the organisations listed below for providing all this information.


Native Land Map https://native-land.ca/


https://www.firstnations.org/news/honoring-the-women-paving-the-path-to-equity/


https://www.careaboutclimate.org/blog/five-steps-to-writing-a-land-acknowledgement#:~:text=Five%20Steps%20to%20Writing%20A%20Land%20Acknowledgement%201,statement%20is%20sensitive%2C%20respectful%2C%20and%20empowers%20indigenous%20peoples.


https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/redrawing-the-lines-1.4973363/i-regret-it-hayden-king-on-writing-ryerson-university-s-territorial-acknowledgement-1.4973371


https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-conservation-efforts-can-learn-from-indigenous-communities/


https://www.friendsofjosh.org/about/jtnp-community/


https://rvshare.com/blog/the-indigenous-history-of-joshua-tree-national-park/


https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/21/scared-woke-progressives-stand-culture-wars-labour


https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/jotr/history3.htm


https://www.cahuilla.net/


https://www.nativefoodsystems.org/


https://socialinnovation.ucr.edu/sites/g/files/rcwecm2981/files/2019-12/State-of-Civic-Engagement-web.pdf#:~:text=The%20Inland%20Empire%20is%20home%20to%20diverse%20groups,mountains%20dating%20back%20over%2010%2C000%20years%20%28Patterson%202016%29.


Just a few of our favourite native owned businesses


https://www.thundervoicehatco.com

https://bisonstarnaturals.com

https://byellowtail.com/

https://sistersky.com/collections

https://www.ahshibeauty.com/home

Please send us your recommendations for inclusion in our list.

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