After decades of “staying within the lines” of what was considered traditional Native art, Indigenous artists are increasingly moving into the contemporary art space. Whether creating fine-art ...

Native American and First Nations members dance in the arena for the Grand Entry ceremony of the 69th annual Chicago Powwow at Schiller Woods Oct. 8, 2022, in Chicago.

Native Americans are recasting views of indigenous life. ... New Mexico, to show the connection between modern and traditional Native American experiences. ...

The idea was that Indian people were savage and barbaric and not fit for modern life. Rather than letting them die out on a reservation, they would try to take us to school, teach us English ...

Here the source was the symbolically loaded geometry found in traditional Native American quillwork, beadwork and quilting. Image Mary Sully, born Susan Mabel Deloria, at All Saints School circa 1912.

But Curtis has been criticized for presenting a romanticized version of Native American life, choosing to omit the modern clothing most Native people wore at the time. "The Jicarilla," taken in 1905.

Katie Nelson was frustrated that she couldn't help her patients with their end-of-life needs. As a nurse caring for Native American individuals, her hospital did not have proper space available for ...

A tie to old and new life. Hair has a deep tie to old and new life across tribes. In Native culture, a widespread belief is that when someone's hair is cut, they lose a small part of their ...

After decades of “staying within the lines” of what was considered traditional Native art, Indigenous artists are increasingly moving into the contemporary art space. Whether creating fine-art ...