For many tribal artists, there was a financial incentive to create objects that would appeal to non-Natives. But that’s changing.

Yanktonai Dakota artist Oscar Howe started a rebellion against “gatekeepers” wanting to keep Native art in a slim “cultural” lane. He sparked change.

“Some of us artists work very hard to make our living ... “It hurts the whole industry of Native American art,” he said. “Because if somebody thinks that they're buying a real Loloma ...

Guest curated by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, a citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation who has curated more than ...

“When museums support Indigenous curators to work closely with artists and communities to tell ... upend negative and inaccurate stereotypes of Native American people.” The exhibition features ...

Throughout each theme, the exhibit examines indigenous culture through the artwork of Euro-American artists who've spent time within Native American community. Each piece on display also features a ...

Native American artists will perform live art demonstrations and music Saturday evening as part of the 2025 NDN Art Rally, a ...

Forty-nine Native artists will create art in live demonstrations at a fundraiser Saturday while guests listen to blues, rock, and dance. This is the second annual NDN Art Rally, a fundraiser ...

When Cara Romero (b. 1977) found herself unable to adequately communicate in words her indigenous experience in America, she ...

But how have Native artists considered their own work? For many tribal artists, there was a financial incentive to create objects that would appeal to non-Natives. But that’s changing.