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Native Authors Invade Sci-Fi: Indigenous Writers are Reshaping Speculative Fiction

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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.

Strong Words: Poet and Musician Joy Harjo Becomes the First Native U.S. Poet Laureate

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Joy Harjo’s unique poetry and music have broken ground and helped revitalize an interest in these Native arts. This year, she became the first American Indian to be named Poet Laureate of the United States.

Filling the Silence: Baskets Preserve Shan Goshorn's Unique Talents and Depict Lasting Impacts of Indian Boarding Schools

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A basket series newly acquired by the NMAI pays tribute to the suffering of students at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and to the unique talent of the late Shan Goshorn.

Ancestral Connections: A Constellation of Contemporary Artists Show Their Ties to Their Native Cultures

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A new NMAI exhibition in New York brings together contemporary Native artworks with past influences spanning the Western Hemisphere. The pieces vary greatly in their forms and origins, yet their creators share a common thread: all take inspiration from their Indigenous roots.

Stretching the Canvas

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This new exhibit at NMAI in New York chronicles how Native artists struggled during the past eight decades to break through stereotypes of American Indian art.

Honoring Women as Strong as Bison Horn

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This concha belt crafted from bison horn portrays eight American Indian women who have taken on tough issues to defend their communities and beyond.

The Path of a Pot

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After more than a century, 100 Tewa Pueblo vessels that were curated at NMAI are finally awake—and pilgrimaging home to New Mexico.

Of Gods and Heroes: Artist Jeffrey Veregge Shows Superheroes Can Come from Anywhere

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An artist brings formline style and infinite possibilities to the comic book hero universe.

Red Sky is Expanding the Views of the Indigenous World - If not Its Universe

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Red Sky Performance presents its first U.S. show, fusing Native tradition with contemporary dance.

An Art Revolution: T.C. Cannon Shows Native Life at The Edge Of America

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During his brief career, this Caddo and Kiowa painter, poet and musician blazed a new path for American Indian art and captured the energy and conflict of the 1960s and 1970s. His influence on Indigenous art is finally gaining recognition in an illuminating travelling exhibit now showing at the Museum in New York from April 6 through Sept. 16, 2019.