Monument Valley, an ambitious group exhibition, calls into question the complicated cultural legacy of the American West, confronting issues within the country's past that continue to affect politics…
Native American Art
In her genre-bending sculptures, Natalie Ball is playing with what we think we know. Subverting tropes about Native American identity and art by repurposing familiar materials, Ball points out the…
For nearly four decades, Chippewa aritst David Bradley has been a major participant in and critic of the Santa Fe art scene. Luckily, Bradley has a biting sense of humor, and he brings this and a…
Objects Conservator Caitlin Mahony consults with Chuna McIntyre, a Yup'ik dancer, on her approach to the conservation of a Yup'ik Mask from the Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American…
An embellished suitcase made by Nellie Two Bear Gates uses incredible traditional beadwork to show the changing way of life of the Lakota tribe.
"If we reorient our view of history, can we expand the view ahead?" Professor Ned Blackhawk on the Met's Diker Collection of Native American Art
As part of their ongoing contemporary art series, this month the Denver Art Museum (DAM) debuts Eyes On: Julie Buffalohead, showcasing the work of the Minnesota-based artist and…
“Horse Nation of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ” explores how horses shape the history, spirituality, and culture of the Dakhóta, Nakhóta, and Lakȟóta (Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota) people, collectively known…
