True Native New Yorkers: Connecting to Community and Each Other, Even in a Crowd
Indigenous people find ways to connect to culture and each other, even far from their communities.
Art & Culture
Together We Lift The Sky: yəhaw̓ and Black-Indigenous Artists Advance Social Justice
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Through art, a collective of Black-Indigenous artists is advancing social justice.
Restoring Balance: A Two-Decade Effort Shepherds Dozens of Tlingit Objects Home
A two-decade collaboration with Tlingit people in Alaska has returned more than 70 items from Smithsonian collections to clans.
The Way Back Home: The Journeys of Seneca “Culture Worker” Peter Jemison
This profile of NMAI Board of Trustees Member G. Peter Jemison (Seneca) follows his journey from abstract artist to a bridge between cultures.
Reservation Mathematics: Navigating Love in Native America
The intimate stories in this photo essay reveal how U.S. government regulations that determine eligibility for tribal enrollment are impacting Native Americans’ choice of partners.
The Genízaro Pueblo of Abiquiú
This photo essay explores the lives of residents of Spanish and American Indian descent who have lived for more than 250 years in this small New Mexico pueblo, a community that had its genesis in violence and slavery.
Photography as Medicine: Finding Common Ground in Black-and-White Worlds
Photojournalist Russel Albert Daniels (Diné and Ho-Chunk) talks about how he learned to express himself through black-and-white images and his experience living among the Genízaro people.
Hear Me Say My Name: Interactive Play Shows Youth Another View of American Indians
A visit to the museum on the National Mall turns into an intense encounter with Native identity, thanks to a new interactive play presented by the NMAI and the Smithsonian Associates’ Discovery Theater.
A Lasting Statement: An Exhibition Showcases the Range and Enduring Impacts of Native Women's Art
Women produce the majority of Native art, and they are finally getting recognition by name in a major exhibition. “Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists” is now on view at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.
Native Authors Invade Sci-Fi: Indigenous Writers are Reshaping Speculative Fiction
Overcoming rear-guard resistance, American Indian writers and their allies are blasting a place in the speculative genre for an Indigenous worldview and discovering surprising affinities.