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Family Portrait in this piece Thompson creates three panels that represent the
blood quantum, which is "the percentage of Indian blood" within her family. In the first panel it shows that her father is seventy five percent filled, which is representing how much Indian blood he has. The panel to the right is her mother's panel which as no blood quantum filled in since Thompson's mother is Irish and German. The middle panel represents Thompson's blood quantum which shows that she is less than fifty percent Native American "which makes Thompson just three-eighths Ojibwe". This piece was created in 2012 using Rayon, wool and dye and was displayed in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, in the exhibit
Fresh Water: Contemporary Native Artist from our Great Lakes from May 9, 2015, to February 21, 2016. Thompson's inspiration for this piece was her mixed heritage. Since she was always questioning herself, the question sparked her inspiration for this particular piece. Thompson considers herself to be White, coming from a father who's seventy-five percent Ojibwe and a mother who has no Native blood. Although she is less than fifty percent Native American, Thompson still identifies as being a Native American. The purpose of this piece allowed Thompson to explore and "question ideas and system of authenticity." The body bag was created with black vinyl and is star quilt sewed out of vinyl including the color green, blue, red, orange, yellow, and white triangles in the center of the bag as well as wraps around the bag. This particular design is inspired by a star quilt that her mother gave her father when they married. is a piece in her collection
Where I fit. Thompson explores her native heritage and clarifies some assumptions made by those who aren't Native American. The mixed media piece was created with bottle caps that are woven into an Ojibwe design. The purpose of this piece is to show how the stereotype of alcoholism has affected Native American culture. == Exhibitions and collections ==