A new mural on campus is bringing new visibility to Native students with its grand scale and vibrant colors.
Yatika Starr Fields, the artist who painted “Indigenous Mural” in the MU Student Center, was scheduled to attend a virtual panel at 6:30 Wednesday night with the student organization Four Directions Indigenous Students and Allies to talk about his work.
“Indigenous Mural,” completed in early spring 2020, is momentous in scale and riotous with colors depicting earth and sky, wind and water. The painting is a monument to Native students on campus and their deep roots tied to the local geography, which predate the university, the town and the state.