Issue No. 49, Winter 2026
(January–March)
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Features
- Dancing Until Dawn: The Origin, Song, and Dance of the Oklahoma Forty-Nine
By Dennis Zotigh (Kiowa/Ohkay Owingeh/Isanti Dakota) and Maxwell Yamane, PhD, Artwork by Brent Greenwood (Chickasaw/Ponca), 26–31 - Acorn Aesthetics: Basketry, Stone, and Ceremony in Oak Country
By Joseph Shaw, PhD, 32–40 - Walls That Breathe: The Living Frescoes of Jesús González Gutiérrez
By Mark Viales, 42–49 - The Sudden Disappearance of Mia: The Woman of Land O’Lakes Butter
By Tammi J. Hanawalt, PhD, 50–57
Artist Profiles
- Heidi BigKnife: Shawnee Jeweler, Photographer, and Collage Artist
By Stacy Pratt, PhD (Mvskoke), 60–65 - Terrance Guardipee: Blackfeet Ledger Artist and Painter
By Tammi J. Hanawalt, PhD, 66–71 - Theresa Secord: Penobscot Basket Maker
By Mandy Yeahpau (Comanche/Cherokee/Tarahumara descent), 72–77 - Kevin Sekakuku: Hopi Carver and Jeweler
Biography by Mark Bahti, dialogue by Christy Hanson (Diné), 78–83
Departments
- Recent Developments, by Staci Golar, Jessica Ma’ilo (Delaware Nation/Kiowa/Samoan), and America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 11–18
- In Memoriam: Mary Jo Watson, PhD (Seminole Nation, 1937–2025), by America Meredith, 18
- Seven Directions | Shyla Spicer (Yakama/Seneca-Cayuga), 20–24
- Spotlight | Two Photos by Destiny J. Green (Chickasaw)
By Shelley Patrick (Mvskoke), 84–85 - Art+Literature | m.s. RedCherries: Northern Cheyenne Writer and Poet , by Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 104–106
- Poem: “america” by m.s. RedCherries: Northern Cheyenne, 106
- Calendar, compiled by Jessica Ma’ilo (Delaware Nation/Kiowa/Samoan), Staci Golar, and America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 109–112
Reviews + Report
Art Exhibition Reviews, 86–101
- Banff, AB | The Ancestors Are Talking: Paintings by the Indigenous Seven, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Review by Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 83–84 - Little Compton, RI | Sakonnet Belongings: Wampanoag Art Past & Present, Little Compton Historical Society
Review by Ymelda Rivera Laxton and Naomi Slipp, 86–87 - Roseville, CA | Momím Wené | Medicine Water: Flowing throughout California Indian Country, Maidu Museum & Historic Site
Review by Lynn Lazaro, 88–89 - St. Louis | We Each Hold Stories, Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries
Review by America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 89–91 - Santa Fe | Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Review by Michelle J. Lanteri, PhD, 92–93 - Seattle | Generational Love, Tidelands Native Art Gallery
Review by Mandy Yeahpau (Comanche/Cherokee/Tarahumara descent), 94–95 - Seattle | Woven in Wool: Resilience in Coast Salish Weaving, Burke Museum
Review by Joseph Seymour Jr. (Squaxin Island/Acoma), 96–97 - Shelburne, VT | Making a Noise: Indigenous Sound Art, Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum
Review by Peter Letzelter-Smith, 98–99
Report
- Hanover, NH | We Are Water: A Northwest Celebration, Connecticut River and Hopkins Center for the Arts
Review by Peter Letzelter-Smith, 101–103
In Memoriam
- Jay Carrier (Onondaga/Tuscarora, 1963–2025)
By Stacy Pratt, PhD (Mvskoke), 107 - Everett Pikyavit (Moapa Paiute/Gosiute/Chemehuevi, 1967–2025)
By Christy Hanson (Diné), 108