Genia performing Earthling. Earthling is the Earth, a body, and a witness. As Earthling, Genia performs with pipestone, a sacred Dakota material that refers to the Dakota origin story in which the original peoples were killed in a flood, and pipestone is the remains of their bodies. Pipestone is considered sacred by the Dakota, and none of it can be wasted. During Genia's performance, she will utilize leftover pipestone fragments as chalk to draw on the gallery walls and floor.