▁of ▁what ▁“ native ▁art ” ▁should ▁or ▁should ▁not ▁be " ▁with ▁her ▁work . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Thompson ▁founded ▁Mak wa ▁Studio ▁N amed ▁after ▁the ▁O j ib we ▁word ▁for ▁“ b ear ,” ▁which ▁represents ▁her ▁father ’ s ▁cl an , ▁and ▁creates ▁kn it we ar ▁that ▁is ▁okay ▁to ▁be ▁worn ▁by ▁non - Native ▁Americans . ▁ ▁Art works ▁▁ ▁Family ▁Port rait ▁in ▁this ▁piece ▁Thompson ▁creates ▁three ▁pan els ▁that ▁represent ▁the ▁blood ▁quantum , ▁which ▁is ▁" the ▁percentage ▁of ▁Indian ▁blood " ▁within ▁her ▁family . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁panel ▁it ▁shows ▁that ▁her ▁father ▁is ▁sevent y ▁five ▁percent ▁filled , ▁which ▁is ▁repres eting ▁how ▁much ▁Indian ▁blood ▁he ▁has . ▁The ▁panel ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁is ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁panel ▁which ▁as ▁no ▁blood ▁quantum ▁filled ▁in ▁since ▁Thompson ' s ▁mother ▁is ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁Irish ▁and ▁German . ▁The ▁middle ▁panel ▁represents ▁Thompson ' s ▁blood ▁quantum ▁which ▁shows ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁fifty ▁percent ▁Native ▁American ▁" which ▁makes ▁Thompson ▁just ▁three - e ighth s ▁O j ib we ". This ▁piece ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁using ▁Ray on , ▁w ool ▁and ▁d ye ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁displayed ▁in ▁Min ne apolis ▁Institute ▁of ▁Art , ▁in ▁the ▁exhib it ▁F resh ▁water ▁: ▁Contempor ary ▁Native ▁Art ist ▁from ▁our ▁Great ▁L akes ▁from ▁May ▁ 0 9 , 2