Social media performance: Artist, Christi Belcourt, retweeted.
With the artist’s permission, on the evening of May 21 I performed a social media event featuring the art and practice of Christi Belcourt, artist and activist. To preserve the artist’s voice and intentions, I retweeted a large number of her own photo tweets chronologically. I also created a display card which I retweeted at intervals, to introduce the activity to anyone who started observing it somewhere near the middle. This surprise event was carried out over the course of an hour with no introductory or final statement to explain it—it simply “was.”
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014Just finished! Maynaatchitewin, Let's Respect each other. pic.twitter.com/4mndd1z1
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) June 19, 2012Painting is almost done...about another hour I'm guessing. #WauzhushkOnigumPowwow pic.twitter.com/qbbu0uQL
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) July 21, 2012New limited edition prints available. Title: Infinity. 16"x24" on 1.5" stretcher. Numbered out of 25. pic.twitter.com/vvtHIuRs
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) August 27, 2012"So Much Depends Upon Who Holds The Shovel" I never realized just how much that title would resonate now. #idlenomore pic.twitter.com/VQlnF4no
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) December 14, 2012Greenland Inuit standing 4 waters: Beautiful SONG & SOLIDARITY #IdleNoMore #J28 part 1 - Nuuk, Greenland: http://t.co/rB8ocKik via @youtube
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) January 29, 2013#idlenomore Feb 4th - CALLING ALL YOUTH @WRFNinfo Whitefish River FN is calling on Indigneous Youth 4 Day of Action. https://t.co/pxPPHClt
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) January 31, 2013Preparing arts grant app support materials - found this & uploaded 2night: So Much Depends Upon Who Holds The Shovel: http://t.co/AAT0zdY2
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) February 1, 2013@cbcreporter Hi Jody, here is the link to the crowd-sourced project Walking Wth Our Sisters. https://t.co/FuegGi4q #INM pic.twitter.com/1Yr1YGKu
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) February 7, 2013SHARE: Walking w/ Our Sisters is a commemorative installation 2 honour 600+ murdered & missing women.Join fbook group pic.twitter.com/cyPFxKqE
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) February 8, 2013The Journey of NIshiyuu. The walkers. Group photo this morning in Wemindji. #idlenomore
photo: V. Vee pic.twitter.com/s8wJJnhb
— paul seesequasis (@paulseesequa) February 10, 2013Diane Kelly of Onigaming FN shows her vamps for the Walking With Our Sisters project. First time beader! Wow! pic.twitter.com/T1mPB0RD
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) February 16, 2013My sister-in-law Watcho of Onigaming FN shows her vamps for Walking With Our Sisters. First time beader! pic.twitter.com/sZ3pil33
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) February 16, 2013Check this out - Seneca Nation (NY), Cattaraugus Rez beadworker's shipment for Walking With Our Sisters. pic.twitter.com/fcdCN67XCE
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) March 1, 2013@CBCNews RT“@paulseesequa: 10 day hungerstriker: '(We) took this drastic measure to wake people up.' - Shelly Young. pic.twitter.com/lR0sVFiDzJ”
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) March 11, 20131880: US began a campaign of ethnic cleansing of halfbreeds frm Milk River. - Nicholas Vrooman, frm "Whole country" pic.twitter.com/VmsUZFF4Fw
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) March 24, 2013@Tlingit_Drummer this is me today...all...day....long...lol. pic.twitter.com/HJ93Sg81gQ
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) March 27, 2013Beading group shows their work 4 Walking With Our Sisters in Saskatoon at @gdins_org led by @gregoryscofield #MMIW pic.twitter.com/VbeVehSjKF
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) April 20, 2013Beautiful moccasin vamps made by Cheryl Zackary Foot, donated 4 #WalkingWithOurSisters. https://t.co/Rp7NLs4TS8 pic.twitter.com/ryII7NXPpV
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) May 13, 2013For Richer For Poorer: A Tale Of Two Schools: http://t.co/iLEm96FE2L via @youtube
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) June 3, 2013— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014@RogersShelagh @WabanoHealth Thank you Shelagh! Of course my favorite is always my most recent..."Reverence For Life" pic.twitter.com/6Eg0SgwvML
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) June 20, 2013For #WalkingWithOurSisters from the beading group in Churchill, MB. pic.twitter.com/7T54R6Bwxs
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) July 1, 201312 hours. I love painting. In my next life though, I'm gonna be a documentary film maker. Lotta stories 2be told. pic.twitter.com/ExIYq2IiJ1
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) September 1, 2013“I love painting. In my next life though, I’m gonna be a documentary film maker. Lotta stories 2be told.” — Christi Belcourt.
Walking With Our Sisters - Tanya Kappo http://t.co/cHtREH78WU via @youtube
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) September 8, 2013#HonourOurWomen "A Silent Prayer" vamps made by Erick Hanson. @WWOS1 #MMIW pic.twitter.com/JbgjY9etX1
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) September 25, 2013"There are no words" - vamps by Becky Bebamikawe-Roy, fm Lansing, MI. pic.twitter.com/5Y5kX13M20
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) September 25, 2013"Broken Heart" vamps by Denise Aquash. #HonourOurWomen @WWOS1 #MMIW pic.twitter.com/aIx63FMiW8
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) September 25, 2013One of my favourite photos. MT. @DelSchilling:
Drums are not weapons.
Songs are not weapons.
#Elsipogtog pic.twitter.com/7ssy5S73N8”
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) October 22, 2013WINNIPEG: Walking With Our Sisters "Community Conversation" is now booked for November 21st. All are welcome! @WWOS1 pic.twitter.com/45CO9NSUWH
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) November 6, 2013@kimiwanzine totally rocks! Beautiful art, words, and intent. Thank you so much for the treatment on @WWOS1 piece. pic.twitter.com/tMgsXr1ecU
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) November 17, 2013Students from St.Mary's touching the painting. @Michiflove pic.twitter.com/cVbliDvNrR
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) November 18, 2013Walking With Our Sisters - Parry Sound: looking for volunteers to help with the install from Jan 7-9. @WWOS1 @gzaagin pic.twitter.com/SeZuygn8Yv
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) December 4, 2013Vamps by Debra Grant. They say it all. @WWOS1 pic.twitter.com/I4hA4gZjIA
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) December 8, 2013Artist of the day: Delina White. http://t.co/JoVBD81fPW
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) December 16, 2013Artist of the Day: Elizabeth Doxtater. Title: Teiotiokwaonháston/Deyodyogwaǫháhs:dǫh (Encircles Everything). pic.twitter.com/cXFtzBZQA5
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) December 22, 2013— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 22, 2014Bringing in the new year doing what I love. pic.twitter.com/bpGKrahufc
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) January 1, 201412 hour marathon to complete. Back is sore but feels good. 2nd piece completed in 2014. Year is off to a good start. pic.twitter.com/lWUB3uNQ5F
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) January 5, 2014Double sided carpet tape...almost done the first room. @WWOS1 @gzaagin pic.twitter.com/uvbQJfoPQD
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) January 7, 2014My body is sore after installing all day, but the vamps are down & the cedar up! Beautiful ceremonies today. pic.twitter.com/sYl9OI1Fvf
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) January 9, 2014— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) February 12, 2014— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) February 12, 2014Shirley Barbeau's vamps. @WWOS1 pic.twitter.com/vrv7nPl73S
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) February 14, 2014Ruth Cuthand's vamps. @WWOS1 pic.twitter.com/SCJf7ZkwBk
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) February 14, 2014http://t.co/NUXp6YvhTL @WWOS1 pic.twitter.com/hJIGMiNrFj
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) February 14, 2014REMINDER: Thunder Bay WWOS - 1st Community Conversation TONIGHT! March 12 @ 7:30pm - 9:30 pm at 380 Ray Blvd Gym pic.twitter.com/1hR2RrYm8S
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) March 12, 2014Remember Our Sisters. Vamps made by Pamela Goldsack. @WWOS1 pic.twitter.com/k6yhQZpcSZ
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) April 24, 2014Almost all the cedar is up on the walls (view from the stage looking at entrance) @WWOS1 @WWOS_SSM @Shingwauk_U pic.twitter.com/LUFbDDdtwx
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) April 30, 2014All the vamps are down. Tomorrow is the last day of install before the opening Monday. @WWOS1 @WWOS_SSM @Shingwauk_U pic.twitter.com/CIB5ZZjKAq
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) May 3, 2014Melody McIvor and Martha Kashap play to the spirits of our sisters in Sa...: http://t.co/jZvbQiz4Ec @WWOS1 @WWOS_SSM @Shingwauk_U
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) May 4, 2014Darren Corbiere shows children's vamps by his students for today's ceremony 2 honour students of residential schools. pic.twitter.com/UTN2aR74gm
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) May 10, 2014Thinking about the families & communities in Ottawa demanding an inquiry. #MMIW @WWOS1 (Vamps made by Tracey Wildman) pic.twitter.com/utgU8FnTj5
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) May 14, 2014107 pairs of children's/baby vamps to honour the thousands of children who never made it home from residential school pic.twitter.com/h82qVIVSdw
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) May 19, 2014Every 12 days in Canada an Indigenous woman or girl is murdered. #inquiry #MMIW #support4families pic.twitter.com/FWubnUYjlN
— Christi Belcourt (@christibelcourt) May 17, 2014— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 22, 2014UPDATED: Sask. #RCMP strategizing on missing and murdered aboriginal women http://t.co/c1xdM7jfjP @CBCSask #mmiw @CBCPolitics
— CBC_Aboriginal (@CBC_Aboriginal) May 21, 2014@christibelcourt I’ve been curious what effects different ways of tweeting might have. Was an interesting thing to try :) Glad you liked it.
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 22, 2014
