0 1 5 - ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Thompson ' s ▁insp iration ▁for ▁this ▁piece ▁was ▁her ▁mixed ▁her itage . ▁Since ▁she ▁was ▁always ▁question ing ▁herself , ▁the ▁question ▁spark ed ▁her ▁insp iration ▁for ▁this ▁particular ▁piece . ▁Thompson ▁cons iders ▁herself ▁to ▁be ▁White , ▁coming ▁from ▁a ▁father ▁who ' s ▁sevent y - five ▁percent ▁O j ib we ▁and ▁a ▁mother ▁who ▁has ▁no ▁Native ▁blood . ▁Although ▁she ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁fifty ▁percent ▁Native ▁American , ▁Thompson ▁still ▁ident ifies ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁Native ▁American . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁this ▁piece ▁allowed ▁Thompson ▁to ▁explore ▁and ▁" question ▁ideas ▁and ▁system ▁of ▁authentic ity ". ▁Body ▁Bag project ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁Thompson ' s ▁father ▁passing ▁away . ▁The ▁night ▁he ▁past ▁away , ▁" watch ing ▁the ▁coron ers ▁carried ▁him ▁away ▁in ▁a ▁simple ▁solid - color ed ▁bag " ▁inspired ▁her ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁bag ▁and ▁give ▁it ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁happy ▁feeling . ▁The ▁theme ▁of ▁this ▁piece ▁is ▁her ▁gr iev ance , ▁lost ▁of ▁her ▁father ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁expl oring ▁her ▁Native ▁O j ib we ▁her itage . ▁This ▁piece ▁was ▁displayed ▁in ▁the ▁Fre eb orn ▁County ▁Arts ▁In iti ative . The ▁body ▁bag ▁was ▁created ▁with ▁black ▁vin yl ▁and ▁is ▁star ▁qu ilt ▁se wed ▁out ▁of ▁vin yl ▁including ▁the ▁color ▁green , ▁blue , ▁red , ▁orange , ▁yellow , ▁and ▁white ▁tri