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The Detective Search for a Navajo Weaver With a Hopi Name
Jackson Clark is the owner of Toh-Atin Gallery in Durango, Colorado, and he conducts the Autry’s yearly Navajo rug auction, which this year was held in June. We discovered this “detective” story in his...
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The Honesty of a Child’s Voice
The little girl is five years old when her mother takes her on a bus ride across the West to see her Papi (who may or may not be her father, but loves her nonetheless, after his own fashion)–but we...
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Kateri Tekakwitha Canonization Confirms a Longstanding Indigenous Tradition
Native American Christians have a special reason to celebrate this holiday season. One among them who lived in the 17th century was canonized as a saint by Pope Benedict XVI in October. Saint Kateri...
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Sen. Daniel Inouye Remembered
The remembrances for Senator Daniel Inouye, the veteran Democratic lawmaker from Hawaii, have been flooding the media since his death earlier this week at age 88. Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) in an...
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Shelby Tisdale Talks American Indian Art
We had a chance recently to chat with Shelby Tisdale, the Autry’s new vice president for curatorial and exhibitions, about what trends and developments she sees in Native American art. Tisdale will...
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Russell Means, Native American Rights Activist
Russell Means, the often controversial Native American rights activist and Oglala Sioux leader who in later years portrayed Native elders in Hollywood movies, died Monday of complications from cancer...
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Verma Nequatewa Looks to Her Teacher, Charles Loloma, for Inspiration
Jewelry artist Verma Nequatewa‘s interest in making jewelry comes from a family connection. Her very first teacher was the famed Hopi artist Charles Loloma (1921-1991), who is credited with...
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Charlene Holy Bear, Lakota Doll Artist, Goes for Authenticity and Beauty
Updated Nov. 5, 2012 — Charlene Holy Bear’s art is balanced at the intersection of tradition, historical accuracy, and purely artistic expression, without ever veering completely into any of those...
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Behind-the-Scenes Tours at the Southwest Museum Allow a Peek at Conservation...
On September 8, visitors to the Southwest Museum of the American Indian got a very special chance to peek behind the plastic sheeting during one of the museum’s quarterly tours. The Southwest Museum...
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A Special Group of Visitors to the Southwest Museum
A delegation of basket weavers from Nex’wetem and the California Indian Basketweaving Association visited the Southwest Museum Tuesday to view the museum’s collection of historic California baskets...
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A Conversation with Robert Owens Greygrass
Last week (March 8, 2012), the actor and playwright Robert Owens Greygrass joined us on Facebook (and in person) for a Q&A session about his work, his life and his outlook. Greygrass has been...
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