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ALT A wide, monumental, highly detailed painting featuring a group crowded in a small boat on chopping waters. The boat is filled with primarily Indigenous people. Passengers are engaged in a variety of activities—pulling up those falling overboard, cradling children, paddling with oars, sitting serenely, looking steadfast ahead, and more. At the helm, a being named Miss Chief Eagle Testickle stands proud and strong, gazing ahead with one arm on their hip and another arm outstretched in front of them, holding a feather—in reference to the famed history painting "George Washington Crossing the Delaware." In the background standing on a rock are three white men holding machine guns.

ALT A sweeping, complex scene with many figures—some Indigenous, some white, some Black—depicted on a small rocky island or shoreline, with choppy waters rushing about around them. Many of the figures are references to famous scenes and characters in Euro-American history paintings. Near the water's edge, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle stands naked in black high heels, a bright pink scarf draped across their body and blowing in the wind, extending a hand to help those swimming and trying to climb ashore. In the background, a group of white men rest and try to climb ashore on a small rock island. The sun streams through the clouds.