Mona Smith (artist)

[3] Smith directed several short films with topics at the intersection of Native culture and health, including Her Giveaway: A Spiritual Journey with AIDS (1988) and Honored by the Moon (1990).

[7] Smith believed the piece would have a small audience of a few local tribes, however it found a broader reach, largely "because Carole's story was one that people of all kinds could connect with.

[12] Smith's piece was described as showing "a sadly distorted Indian face pressed between two rocks and the date 2012, the 150th anniversary of the Dakota wars that signaled the end of her people's autonomy.

The group aims to help individuals working on issues related to history and language, environmental justice and water to find common purpose, particularly in understand and healing the relationship between Native people of Minnesota and the lands around Bdóte.

"[16] In 2018, Smith, along with artists Sandy Spieler and Angela Two Stars, was asked to create a public art installation on the shores of Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun) in Minneapolis, Minnesota to mark the restoration of its Dakota name.

The three artists made different contributions to the installation, which is centered around a circle of stones and a walking path edged with an etched railing featuring plants that were important to the villagers.