Native American artist Jaune Quick-To-See Smith suggests that thinking about our history in a different way helps us rethink our present.
Seeing America – topic: Native American culture
Too many assumptions persist about Native American arts and cultures—start here to disentangle fact from fiction.
Terms and Issues in Native American Art
“Native American” is a broad term encompassing many diverse groups.
About geography and chronological periods in Native ...
This one-of-a-kind suitcase tells the surprising story of an artist, a wedding, and a people.
Two sides of Lakota life on a ...
The Yup’ik peoples, in one of the world’s coldest climates, made these ceremonial masks during the long winters.
Embodying the forces of nature: the North ...
Smith created this in 1992, responding to the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in North America.
“That’s the deal you gave us,” trade ...
This prestigious garment follows a traditional design passed down through generations of indigenous Alaskans.
Speaking to past and present, Clarissa Rizal’s ...
Red Star annotated photographs to restore dignity and context to government-issue photographs of Crow chiefs.
Wendy Red Star, 1880 Crow Peace Delegation
Six bears were required to create this necklace, meant to imbue the Pawnee chief with protection and power.
The power of the bear and the ...
Nampeyo found inspiration from the old to create a pottery style that was entirely new and highly sought after.