Artist Info
Sarain Stump
Adopted by the Plains Cree Nation in recognition for his activism and interest in Indigenous visual culture, Sarain Stump was born Marion Sarain in Italy. Later in his life he was given the name Sock-a-jaw-wu (The One Who Pulls the Boat).
This painter and poet was influenced by Plains Indigenous and Aztec cultures. Learning from Shosone elders, Stump’s paintings dealt with the realities of modern Indigenous struggle. He moved to Alberta in 1964 and later was the Indigenous art program coordinator at Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College from 1972-74. In 1969 Stump published a book of poems and drawings titled “There Is My People Sleeping”.
