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Native American Artists
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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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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
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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
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She Photographs Native American Actors as Icons of Hollywood's Golden Age
Post date:Navajo photographer Pamela J. Peters re-imagines Hollywood silver screen heartthrobs as Native American, and examines how the film and TV industries have portrayed indigenous people in the past.
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Visual Arts
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Native American Street Artist Honors the 'Strength' of Legendary Indigenous Leaders
Post date:Artist Votan Henriquez's politically minded street art and apparel honors indigenous heritage and speaks out against social issues faced by Native American communities.
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Multi-disciplinary
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Famed Western Love Story of Willie Boy and Carlota Gets Told Through a Native American Lens
Post date:It’s one of the West’s most famed stories: the tragic 1909 account of Willie Boy, a man who killed out of love for a young woman named Carlota. Artist Lewis deSoto re-imagines the tale through a Native American lens in his visual-audio project, “Carlota."
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visual art
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Tracy Lee Nelson: Skate Rat with a Rez Kid Heart
Post date:Tracy Lee Nelson is a skateboard artist, combining form and function in skateboard design that resonates with Indian themes.
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Visual Arts
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Gerald Clarke Jr.: The Contemporary Indian Experience Through Art
Post date:Gerald Clarke Jr. refuses to be defined like an artifact on a museum shelf by his Indian heritage. He seeks to let the past inform the present, but not restrict it.