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    Issue No. 52, Fall 2026
    (October–December)

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    FAAM No. 52, Fall 2026
    FAAM No. 52, Fall 2026. Cover art by Pamela J. Peters (Diné).
    Apache playing cards
    Playing cards attributed to a Chiricahua or Western Apache artist once known, ca. 1875–1885, paint on rawhide, 3½ × 2⅕ in. each, collection of the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, 6/4597. Photo: Uyvsdi (CC0).

    Features

    • Apache Rawhide Playing Cards: Mystery and Meaning By Tammi J. Hanawalt, PhD, 22–29
    • The Sobey Art Awards: Supporting Indigenous Artists for 24 Years By Cynthia Close, 32–38
    • Picturing Greenland: Aalut Kangermiu, Colonial Encounter, and Cultural Sovereignty By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 40–47
    • Consecrated in Clay: The Enduring Marks of Kalina Pottery By Ahmadu Abubakar Ndakogarba, 48–53

    Artist Profiles

    • Pamela J. Peters: Diné Photographer and Filmmaker By Christy Hanson (Diné) and America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 56–62
    • Shelby Rowe: Chickasaw Beadwork Artist By America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 62–67
    • Richard Ray Whitman: Yuchi/Muscogee Photographer, Mixed-Media Artist, and Actor By Vicki Monks (Chickasaw), 68–73
    • Dwayne “Chuck” Wilcox: Oglala Lakota Ledger Artist & Sculptor By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 74–79
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