The Indigenous Identity Act (IIA) will protect Indigenous identity across all sectors of Canadian society, including the film and television industries. The case of Canadian actor and filmmaker Michelle Latimer, who claimed—falsely—that she…
By Andrea L. Ferber, PhD In 1947 the Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) purchased 44 sketches by 19th-century German-American artist Charles Ferdinand Wimar, as well as 31 photographs, from St. Louis resident Claire…
Now that 2020 is safely behind us, we can reflect back on the year that was defined by a global pandemic, devastating fires and storms, and racial tensions. Amid all of the sorrow…
Northern Paiute Painter and Draftsman Interview by Melissa Melero-Moose (Northern Paiute/Modoc) This interview appeared in FAAM No. 2, Spring 2014 PYRAMID LAKE, 40 miles northeast of Reno, Nevada, is home to the ancient…
Memorial for Durango Mendoza, Muscogee (Creek) writer/artist (1945–2020) When I was younger, I walked with my mother, aunt, and their cousin, Roselyn Bunny-Frye, down to the creek near our church, Thlewarle Indian Baptist…
All images courtesy of SWAIA. Grand Award Winner Glenda McKay (Ingalik Athabascan), Harpoon Head with Sheath and Emergency Whistle Classification I. Jewelry Farrell Pacheco (Kewa Pueblo), The Daughters of Mother Earth Classification II.…