Rolling With It
Photographer Kiliii Yüyan captures the moment before an Inuit kayaker attempts to right himself in In Greenland’s Nuuk Harbour.
Winter 2023
Beauty That Rings True
A Cree designer takes over runways with his stunning feather dresses.
Sharing Honors and Burdens: Smithsonian Exhibition Shows Indigenous Artists Carrying Their Ancestors’ Messages Forward
Smithsonian exhibition features six Indigenous artists who through their dedication and innovation are carrying their ancestors’ traditions and messages forward.
Solving Museum Mysteries: NMAI is Delving Into its Vast Collection to Rediscover Hidden Pasts
NMAI staff sift through decades of archives to piece together clues that have revealed hidden histories and reunited items in the museum’s collection with Indigenous communities.
Seeing Through Indigenous Lenses: Filmmakers Reimagine a Collective Climate-Sound Future
Filmmakers in the Americas challenge the Hollywood approach while tackling causes of climate change.
Restoration and Honor for Osage Ballerina Sisters
Honoring Osage sisters who leaped into ballet history.
Making Memories with Dolls
An NMAI fellow uses the senses to show how dolls can make and preserve memories.
Blocked Smoke Signals
Canada’s ban on sharing news on social media platforms has cascading impacts on Indigenous communities.
Winter 2023
This feathered ensemble by Tlingit weaver Ursala Hudson is one of the many stunning works in the “Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023” exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.