Issues Background
On the Cover
This depiction of the Salish creation story of Raven stealing the sun entitled “Bringing the Light” by Ed Archie NoiseCat (Salish/Shuswap) is just one of the remarkable sculptures and vessels on display in the “Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions in Glass” exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York.
Articles
Native Knowledge 360°
Learn the Wampanoag peoples’ view of what really happened at the “first Thanksgiving.”
Beyond the Galleries
NMAI staff help solve the mystery of the fuzzy display cases plaguing museums.
Arts and Cultures
Indigenous artists have long had their concepts replicated without permission, but now digital tools can recreate and alter art. Can a robot actually help protect their work?
History
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Sequoyah National Research Center is endeavoring to preserve and share the histories of 12,000 Native veterans who served in World War I.
Arts and Cultures
Five decades later, these spectacular works and those of other Indigenous artists are being showcased in studios and museums around the world, including in the exhibition “Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass.” Originating at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the exhibition will be on display at the National Museum of the American Indian in New Yor
Collection Stories
This dressing screen is a rare sample of Taos Pueblo painter and cartoonist Eva Mirabal’s unique style.
