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Native American Art
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Cultural Politics
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Interactive: Anatomy of Native Californian Baskets
Post date:Learn more about Native Californian baskets. Click through and find a deeper appreciation for the art of basketry.
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Visual Arts
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Celebrating Native American Art: 'First Peoples' Exhibition Showcases Wide-Ranging Indigenous Works
Post date:"First Peoples: A Celebration of Native Artists in Southern California" is a large and diverse exhibition of artists from people indigenous to the Americas.
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traditional ecological knowledge
Tending the Wild
Gerald Clarke Jr. on Honoring Native Weaving Traditions Through His Artwork
Post date:Cahuilla Artist Gerald Clarke Jr. honors his Native American heritage as well as makes a comment about the alcoholism and diabetes that plague native communities. Meet Gerald Clarke Jr and his native weaving creations.
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Performance
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Passing Down Native Knowledge Through Dance
Post date:Native American dance pioneer Daystar/Rosalie Jones has spent her career spreading the understanding of her culture and its people.
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Multi-disciplinary
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Gerald Clarke Jr.: The Stereotype of Native American Art is Problematic
Post date:Native American artist Gerald Clarke Jr. celebrates the beauty of the centuries-old Cahuilla basket-making tradition while offering a subtle commentary on the alcoholism issues facing modern-day tribal members.
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film and media arts
Artbound
Photos of Sacred Sites Call Attention to Erased Native American Histories
Post date:In Mercedes Dorame's photographs, cultural artifacts come together with natural elements of the landscape in scenes of rituals. She aims to engage her viewers’ interest, hoping they’ll be inspired to dig deeper into Native histories.
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film and media arts
Artbound
She's Photographing Every Native American Tribe in the United States
With Project 562, photographer Matika Wilbur aims to document all 567 federally recognized tribes in the United States.
Post date:By documenting every federally recognized tribe in the United States, photographer Matika Wilbur wants to change the way the world views Native Americans.
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traditional ecological knowledge
Tending the Wild
Native American Weaver and Activist Mabel McKay Speaking to a Classroom
Post date:The only extant video of Mabel McKay, speaking to a classroom.
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traditional ecological knowledge
Tending the Wild
The Life of Pomo Basket Weaver Mabel McKay
Post date:A stop motion video on the life of Mabel McKay, animated with her belongings and narrated by her son Marshall McKay.
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Visual Arts
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These Native American Artists Want You to Know They Are 'Still Here'
Post date:Four California artists — Gerald Clarke Jr., Mercedes Dorame, Votan Henriquez and Pamela J. Peters — confront the issue of indigenous identity through painting, photography, sculpture and film.
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Architecture and Design
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Bethany Yellowtail Belongs to a New Generation of Native Designers Blending Tradition with Couture
Post date:Fashion designer Bethany Yellowtail draws inspiration from her Crow and Northern Cheyenne roots to create her B.Yellowtail line.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Indigenous Art of California
Post date:Artbound highlights indigenous artwork from the Golden State.