Laurie Steelink identifies as Akimel O’otham, and is a member of the Gila River Indian Community. She is a multidisciplinary artist and cultural practitioner who has explored connections to her Native American roots over the last decade through installations and assemblages. Born and raised in Arizona, Steelink received a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and an MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. She is on the organizing committee for the Many Winters Gathering of Elders held annually in San Pedro, CA since its revival in 2017.
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In the final decade of Charles Darwin’s life, he devoted his attention to earthworms before joining them. He argued, these often overlooked creatures are amongst the most important animals in the entire history of the planet.
When we behold a wide, turf-covered expanse, we should remember that its smoothness, on which so much of its beauty depends, is mainly due to all the inequalities having been slowly leveled by worms. It is a marvelous reflection that the whole of the superficial mould over any such expanse has passed, and will again pass, every few years through the bodies of worms.
Darwin, C. R. 1881. The formation of vegetable mould, through the action of worms, with observations on their habits. London: John Murray.