Water is Life Festival 2022
Mimi Parker’s last performance with LOW was on September 4, 2022, at Bayfront Park, on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth -- aka Gitchigumi in Anishinaabe.
It was a benefit for Honor the Earth, the Indigenous, women-led environmental justice nonprofit co-founded by its Executive Director Winona LaDuke and the Indigo Girls 29 years ago. Both LaDuke and the festival’s Artistic Director and recording artist, David Huckfelt, have issued statements below. Despite the group cancelling all their live dates in the U.S. and Europe because of Mimi's failing health, she and the band -- Liz Draper and husband Alan Sparkhawk -- made the very generous effort and sacrifice to celebrate water and life.
“Our heartfelt sympathies to Mimi Parker’s family, and gratitude for her courage and voice this year at our Water is Life Concert Grateful to know such a strong woman and resilient spirit from the north country.” –- Winona LaDuke, Executive Director and Co-founder of Honor the Earth.
“Our hearts go out to the family of Mimi and Alan Sparhawk and to all those for whom the music of LOW was the literal manifestation of protecting the sacred. We have immense gratitude for these fierce allies and the crackling electricity they brought to honoring the human spirit. And especially for one of the most powerful performances Lake Superior has ever witnessed this year during the Honor the Earth ‘Water Is Life’ festival. Sending love to LOW in this and all dimensions.” -- David Huckfelt, Artistic Director, Water is Life festival and a performing and recording artist (formerly with The Pines).
Honor the Earth sends all love and respect to Mimi; "Mimi Parker, best known as the drummer and vocalist of the indie rock band Low, has died following a battle with ovarian cancer. She was 55."
Official Honor the Earth: Water Is Life Festival 2022 T-Shirts. Unisex V-Neck combed ring spun 100% Organic Cotton sizing from XS to 2XL.
Named artists on the Tshirt is Ani DiFranco, LOW, Joe Rainey Sr, Keith Secola, David Huckfelt, Corey Medina, Annie Humphrey, Thomas X (serving as the event’s emcee) and The Indigo Girls.
Festival Artwork by Tongva (Long Beach), Descendant of Chichimeca & Mescalero-Chiricahua Ndé Apache Tribe Mer Young is an Indigenous published artist who has created a body of artwork manifested in collages, drawings, paintings, and founder of Mausi Murals public artworks. Young's artworks aim to inspire, celebrate and elevate repressed indigenous, first nations and native cultures and women of color. Her works also focus on matters of immigration and the uprising to justice, equality and complete freedom of Black Lives.
Young’s works have been included in numerous exhibitions nationally and internationally. Her public art works can be found in the East Village Arts District of Long Beach, CA, in The Sixth and Ninth District of Long Beach, CA, in The City of Glendale, CA, The City of South Pasadena, The City of San Pedro, The City of Paramount, The City of Anaheim, The City of Tustin and in the Art District of Los Angeles.
She is a current member of The National Foundation of Independent Artists (NFIA), she holds Associate Degrees in Fine Arts and Liberal Arts from Long Beach City College and received her Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree from The University of Southern California.
Water is Life Festival 2021
On August 18, 2021, “Water Is Life: Stop Line 3” music, art and cultural festival at Bayfront Park in Duluth, Minnesota on the shores of the mighty Gichi-Gami (Lake Superior) brought unprecedented coalition of musicians, artists, poets and Indigenous leaders, this one-day festival is a celebration of water as the fundamental life-giving resource of Mother Earth, and a full-throttle resistance of music and song against the Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline currently snaking its way through the waterways and Anishinaabe lands of northern Minnesota.
These garments celebrate these artists who performed for Water Protectors, and the water. They performed in-kind standing in solidarity to #StopLine3 and protect the water honoring the treaties.
Bon Iver, Mumu Fresh, Hippo Campus, Dorene Day Waubanewquay, David Huckfelt, Charlie Parr, Annie Humphrey, Larry Long & Friends, Lissie, Alan Sparhawk, Corey Medina, Quiltman and Superior Siren
LIVE STREAM BELOW OF THE WATER IS LIFE CONCERT
The available garments
CONCERT EDITION
On August 18, 2021, “Water Is Life: Stop Line 3” music, art and cultural festival at Bayfront Park in Duluth, Minnesota on the shores of the mighty Gichi-Gami (Lake Superior) brought unprecedented coalition of musicians, artists, poets and Indigenous leaders, this one-day festival is a celebration of water as the fundamental life-giving resource of Mother Earth, and a full-throttle resistance of music and song against the Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline currently snaking its way through the waterways and Anishinaabe lands of northern Minnesota.
These garments celebrate these artists who performed for Water Protectors, and the water. They performed in-kind standing in solidarity to #StopLine3 and protect the water honoring the treaties.
Bon Iver, Mumu Fresh, Hippo Campus, Dorene Day Waubanewquay, David Huckfelt, Charlie Parr, Annie Humphrey, Larry Long & Friends, Lissie, Alan Sparhawk, Corey Medina, Quiltman and Superior Siren
Water is Life designed by Sarah LittleRedFeather: The design honors the water and the rivers celebrating the life of the clams, mussels, water lotuses, dragon flies, turtles, medicines and the manoomin (food that grows on the water) with the jingle dress dancers dancing for the water.
GARMENT is a 3 color screen print: 50% Combed Ring Spun Organic Cotton 50% RPET Recycled Polyester 7.4 oz/sq yd. Soft and extremely comfortable.
Note: These do run small but do stretch out during time of wear. We suggest you always use the gentle wash cycle, and delicate low or hang dry.
CHEST FLAT MEASUREMENT (1" below armhole) XS 16 1/2 SM 18 MED 19 1/2 LRG 21
XL 22 1/2 2XL 24 3XL 25 1/2
FRONT BODY LENGTH (from hips) XS 26 SM 26 1/2 MED 27 1/2 LRG 28 1/3 37 XL 29
2XL 30 3XL 30 1/2
On August 18, 2021, “Water Is Life: Stop Line 3” music, art and cultural festival at Bayfront Park in Duluth, Minnesota on the shores of the mighty Gichi-Gami (Lake Superior) brought unprecedented coalition of musicians, artists, poets and Indigenous leaders, this one-day festival is a celebration of water as the fundamental life-giving resource of Mother Earth, and a full-throttle resistance of music and song against the Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline currently snaking its way through the waterways and Anishinaabe lands of northern Minnesota.
These garments celebrate these artists who performed for Water Protectors, and the water. They performed in-kind standing in solidarity to #StopLine3 and protect the water honoring the treaties.
Bon Iver, Mumu Fresh, Hippo Campus, Dorene Day Waubanewquay, David Huckfelt, Charlie Parr, Annie Humphrey, Larry Long & Friends, Lissie, Alan Sparhawk, Corey Medina, Quiltman and Superior Siren
Water is Life designed by Sarah LittleRedFeather: The design honors the water and the rivers celebrating the life of the clams, mussels, water lotuses, dragon flies, turtles, medicines and the manoomin (food that grows on the water) with the jingle dress dancers dancing for the water.
GARMENT is a 3-color screen print: 70% Viscose Bamboo 30% Combed Ring Spun Organic Cotton 4.4 oz/sq yd. • Breathable Cooling effect • Highly absorbent and wicks water away. FEATURES: Sustainable and environmentally friendly. Silky soft and great drape.
Note: These are a Unisex modern fit and do stretch out during time of wear. We suggest you always use the gentle wash cycle, and delicate low or hang dry.
CHEST FLAT MEASUREMENT (1" below armhole) XS 15 1/2 SM 17 1/2 MED 19 1/2
LRG 21 1/2 XL 21 1/2 2XL 25 1/2 3XL 27 1/2
FRONT BODY LENGTH (from hips) XS 26 1/2 SM 27 1/2 MED 28 1/2 LRG 29 1/3 XL 30 1/2
2XL 31 1/2 3XL 32 1/2
WITHOUT CONCERT DETAILS
Water is Life designed by Sarah LittleRedFeather: The design honors the water and the rivers celebrating the life of the clams, mussels, water lotuses, dragon flies, turtles, medicines and the manoomin (food that grows on the water) with the jingle dress dancers dancing for the water.
Photos are young brave water protectors who have been in the frontlines strongly opposing Line 3. The location of the photos were taken 6-miles from Line 3 crossing in the surrounding areas of the Straight River, and Shell River watersheds that was crossed several times.
GARMENT is a 3-color screen print: 70% Viscose Bamboo 30% Combed Ring Spun Organic Cotton 4.4 oz: • Breathable Cooling effect • Highly absorbent and wicks water away. FEATURES: Sustainable and environmentally friendly. Silky soft and great drape.
Note: These are modern women’s fit but do stretch out during time of wear. We suggest you always use the gentle wash cycle, and delicate low or hang dry.
CHEST FLAT MEASUREMENT (1" below armhole) XS 16 SM 17 MED 18 LRG 19 XL 20
FRONT BODY LENGTH (from hips) XS 25 3/8 SM 25 7/8 MED 26 3/8 LRG 26 7/8 XL 27 3/8
Water is Life designed by Sarah LittleRedFeather: The design honors the water and the rivers celebrating the life of the clams, mussels, water lotuses, dragon flies, turtles, medicines and the manoomin (food that grows on the water) with the jingle dress dancers dancing for the water.
Photos are young brave water protectors who have been in the frontlines strongly opposing Line 3. The location of the photos were taken 6-miles from Line 3 crossing in the surrounding areas of the Straight River, and Shell River watersheds that was crossed several times.
GARMENT is a 3 color screen print: 70% Viscose Bamboo 30% Combed Ring Spun Organic Cotton 4.4 oz: • Breathable Cooling effect • Highly absorbent and wicks water away. FEATURES: Sustainable and environmentally friendly. Silky soft and great drape.
Note: These do run small but do stretch out during time of wear. We suggest you always use the gentle wash cycle, and delicate low or hang dry.
CHEST FLAT MEASUREMENT (1" below armhole) XS 16 SM 17 MED 18 LRG 19 XL 20
FRONT BODY LENGTH (from hips) XS 23 3/4 SM 24 3/8 MED 25 LRG 25 5/8 XL 26 1/4
Water is Life designed by Sarah LittleRedFeather: The design honors the water and the rivers celebrating the life of the clams, mussels, water lotuses, dragon flies, turtles, medicines and the manoomin (food that grows on the water) with the jingle dress dancers dancing for the water.
Photos are young brave water protectors who have been in the frontlines strongly opposing Line 3. The location of the photos were taken 6-miles from Line 3 crossing in the surrounding areas of the Straight River, and Shell River watersheds that was crossed several times.
GARMENT is a 3 color screen print: 70% Viscose Bamboo 30% Combed Ring Spun Organic Cotton 4.4 oz: • Breathable Cooling effect • Highly absorbent and wicks water away. FEATURES: Sustainable and environmentally friendly. Silky soft and great drape.
Note: These do run small but do stretch out during time of wear. We suggest you always use the gentle wash cycle, and delicate low or hang dry.
CHEST FLAT MEASUREMENT (1" below armhole) XS 16 SM 17 MED 18 LRG 19 XL 20
FRONT BODY LENGTH (from hips) XS 34 3/4 SM 35 1/2 MED 36 1/4 LRG 37 37 XL 37 3/4