国立アメリカ歴史博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (国立アメリカ歴史博物館Instagram)「Girls have not only used fashion for self-expression, but also to promote social change. Isabella Aiukli Cornell, a Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma citizen, used her prom dress to draw attention to the epidemic of violence perpetrated against Native American women. Red is the color that represents the movement for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. As a participant and organizer of this movement herself, Bella chose red to raise awareness about this national and international crisis, which has prompted official U.S. federal investigation in 2019. Cornell's two piece-dress melds traditional design elements from Choctaw culture with contemporary aesthetics. Through the dress, Bella expressed that Indigenous women were not relics of the past but thriving and forward-thinking people. Notice the dress's central appliqué (ornamental needlework)? Its diamond shape carries significance in Choctaw culture. The diamond symbolizes the diamondback rattlesnake, which is considered an important relative in the Choctaw tribe. The rattlesnake protected the crops of Choctaw farmers. For this applique, Bella Cornell (Choctaw) asked Della BigHair-Stump (Crow) to incorporate this rattlesnake motif. Cornell's prom dress is currently on display in our new exhibition: Girlhood: It's complicated. Follow the link in our bio explore the dress from home (and in #3D!) on the exhibition's website: https://s.si.edu/2FdDuSS #IndigenousPeoplesDay #AmericanHistory #WomensHistory #GirlhoodHistory #GirlHistory #Girlhood #NativeAmericanHistory #AmericanIndianHistory #IndigenousHistory Girlhood: It's complicated received support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative. #BecauseOfHerStory」10月13日 0時34分