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NMAI Magazine

Summer 2026 - Vol. 27 No. 2
Summer 2026
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American Indian Winter 2025/Spring 2026 featuring an American flag made of  seed beads used to form state abbreviations (red dots indicate the original 13 colonies) symbolizing stars, the words of the Pledge of Allegiance in opaque blue and the names of 456 tribal nations in the red and white stripes.

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Yana Ross lights a prescribed fire with a red tank in a field of dry grass.
Perspective
Tribal Sovereignty is an Inherent Right

by Greg Sarris

A bronze sculpture depicting Oneida Chief Shenendoah, General George Washington, and Polly Cooper standing under a towering tree amongst fruits and animals.
History Retold
Revolutionary Women

by Elizabeth Miller

The painting The Great Treaty of Canandaigua by Robert Griffing depicting leaders speaking to a seated crowd gathered in a town square.
History Retold
A Revolutionary Tale: The founding of the United States of America is also a Native American story

by Philip J. Deloria

Actors on stage depict the Trail of Tears: a large group of Cherokee peoples are forcefully led by two soldiers.
History Retold
Beyond the American Revolution: Native peoples rebuilt their lives in the wake of devastating conflicts on their lands

by Scott Manning Stevens

Clay scupltures Mountain Bird and Moon Woman and displayed in front of the NMAI amongst lush greenery.
Arts and Cultures
Always Becoming: An artist’s unique creations are ever transforming, resculpted by nature and generations of caretakers

by Anne Bolen

Two dresses stand back to back on mannequins: the dress on the left depicts American flags and stripes made with tanned hide. The dress on the right is constructed with blue fabric and ordained with metallic cones, military patches, and sequins.
Collection Stories
Dresses that Speak Volumes

by Anya Montiel

Emma Alcazar sews a red, white, and blue quilt at a table in her sunny, art-filled home.
Insights
Stitching Stories Together

by Anne Bolen

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American Indian Winter 2025/Spring 2026 featuring an American flag made of  seed beads used to form state abbreviations (red dots indicate the original 13 colonies) symbolizing stars, the words of the Pledge of Allegiance in opaque blue and the names of 456 tribal nations in the red and white stripes.
Summer 2026
American Indian Winter 2025/Spring 2026 featuring a black and white image of Truman Lowe sitting amongst his art.
Winter 2025/Spring 2026
American Indian Fall 2025 featuring an image of a green glass sculpture on a silver pedestal.
Fall 2025
Magazine cover with woven belts draped over a person's shoulders.
Summer 2025
Magazine cover with person performing hula
Spring 2025
Magazine cover with photo of Alaskan village
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