A Woolly Tale: Salish Weavers Once Raised a Now-Extinct Dog for Its Hair
Coast Salish people once used the hair of a now-extinct dog in their weavings. Today, they are reviving their nearly lost art.
Winter 2020
Winter Bounty: Indigenous Chefs Sustain Communities Amid a Pandemic
Even during a pandemic, Indigenous chefs continue to sustain their communities.
Blundering to Plymouth: What the Pilgrims Should Have Known
When the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower four centuries ago, they knew far less about the local Indians than the Indians knew about them.
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.
Winter 2020
This cedar woven crest hat features the painted face of a Raven, one of the animals that represent the two moieties that balance the Tlingit world. On the hat’s reverse is the face of a whale, from which the Raven is said to be bursting forth. The painting on the hat is by Naak’ushtáa, a Dakhl’aweidí carver. It was repatriated to the Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska on behalf of the Tlex’ L’ooknax.ádi (One Coho) clan in 2014.