Native American artist Jaune Quick-To-See Smith offers a history to inform our present Reading the United “States” by Dr. Anne Showalter and Dr. Beth Harris
“Native American” is a broad term encompassing many diverse groups. Geography, chronology and Native American art by Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
This one-of-a-kind suitcase tells the surprising story of an artist, a wedding, and a people. Lakota life on a beaded suitcase by Dr. Jill Ahlberg Yohe, Minneapolis Institute of Art and Dr. Beth Harris
The Yup’ik peoples, in one of the world’s coldest climates, made these ceremonial masks during the long winters. Wearing a force of nature by Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
Smith created this in 1992, responding to the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in North America. Trade myths and native land by Dr. Suzanne Newman Fricke
This prestigious garment follows a traditional design passed down through generations of indigenous Alaskans. Chilkat past and present by Lily Hope at Portland Art Museum and Dr. Beth Harris
Red Star annotated photographs to restore dignity and context to government-issue photographs of Crow chiefs. Restoring meaning to Crow chiefs by Wendy Red Star at Portland Art Museum and Dr. Steven Zucker
Six bears were required to create this necklace, meant to imbue the Pawnee chief with protection and power. The story of an American massacre by Dr. John P. Lukavic, Denver Art Museum and Dr. Steven Zucker
Nampeyo found inspiration from the old to create a pottery style that was entirely new and highly sought after. Pueblo pottery and tourism by Dr. David W. Penney, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution and Dr. Steven Zucker