Living on the Edge
The Guna community on Gardi Sugdub in Panama is being forced to relocate as the ocean could swallow the entire island within just decades.
Diné photographer Eugene Tapahe and the dancers of the Art Heals: Jingle Dress Project have journeyed to national and state parks across the United States to honor their ancestors, bless the land and offer prayers for those in need.
Snow snake is a game of strength and skill that has been played across many Indigenous communities for centuries.
Images in the Smithsonian archives of Zitkala-Ša show how this accomplished Yankton Sioux writer, violinist, composer and advocate for Indigenous rights and women’s suffrage lived in two very different cultures.
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