Interconnecting Cultures in “The Lost Sister”

The Lost Sister highlights the interconnection of two different cultures: American and Native, with the main character Bessie, intertwined in both cultures. Originally captured from her American family at nine years old, she grew up in an Indigenous community. This caused a full assimilation to occur, by forgetting her mother tongue and her family back home. After forty years, Bessie was returned to her family. What was supposed to be a joyous occasion, quickly turned sour as she no longer belonged with her American family. These posters demonstrate how she belongs to two different…