Interview
Jordan Poorman Cocker’s Vision of Global Indigeneity
The curator, who just organized a major rehang of Indigenous art at Crystal Bridges, reflects on the ways institutions can create space for Native artists to flourish.
Indigenous Art
Interview
Layli Long Soldier’s Poetic Lifeblood
I spoke to the poet, who is my longtime friend and colleague, about her new book, the threads connecting poetry and visual art, and how Lakota philosophy suffuses her work.
Trump Administration
Utah Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Nine Mile Canyon Construction Project
The environmental organizations filed a suit against the Bureau of Land Management for approving the project that endangers centuries-old Indigenous petroglyphs.
Interview
Raven Chacon Sounds the History of the Land
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Diné artist talks about his recent performances at the Park Avenue Armory, the freedom of improvisation, and the privilege of “deep listening.”
News
Gochman Collection of Indigenous Art to Open Katonah Space in November
The new home in New York, known as Branchline, will display selections from the family’s trove of over 800 contemporary Native artworks.
News
Buffalo Puppet Procession Traces Native History Through NYC’s Streets
“Return of the Buffalo: Tatanka Owe Akupi” pays homage to 38 Dakota men executed by President Abraham Lincoln in Mankato, Minnesota, in 1862.
News
Laura Phipps Tapped to Lead Gochman Collection of Indigenous Art
The former Whitney curator will steer the NYC organization as it builds a permanent exhibition space in the Hudson River Valley.
Feature
Indigenous Artists Reclaim The Met’s American Wing
An unsanctioned exhibition uses AR to insert works by Native artists, like Cannupa Hanska Luger and Jeremy Dennis, into the museum’s 19th-century landscapes.
Opinion
This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Let’s Support Native Art
Acknowledging Indigenous survivance is a start, but there's a critical need to turn recognition into tangible action.
News
Decades After “Heartbreaking” Thefts, Santa Ana Pueblo Recovers Stolen Artifacts
The repatriation effort is significant not just for the amount of time that has elapsed, but also because it is completely organized and funded by the Pueblo itself.
Feature
Skawennati’s Cyberpunk Future Is Now
The artist’s mid-career survey features Indigenous sci-fi retellings of Hotinonshón:ni cosmology and histories, expressed through her avatars.
Feature
The Indigenous Artist Making Dazzling Labubu Regalia
Tlingit artist Lily Hope dresses the collectible toy monsters in outfits inspired by traditional Ravenstail and Chilkat weaving practices passed on by her elders.