Tag: Derek "Focus" Smith

Reclaiming Lakota narratives & sovereignty: Hip-hop, graffiti art, creating lyrical medicine

Jun 13, 2023

in Civil Rights, Cuerpo-Territorio, Folk, Hip Hop, Lakota, Murals, Poetry, South Dakota

Lakota graffiti artist, muralist and community organizer Derek “Focus” Smith has been challenging the power structure of the “Mississippi of the North” since the early 2000s bringing the power of graffiti and muralism to the Reservation and using his craft to tell the stories of Lakota history and encourage the youth. The art has taken…