Issue No. 50, Spring 2026
(April–June)
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Features
- Reweaving the Raven: The Return of Yéil Koowú
By Mandy Yeahpau (Comanche/Cherokee/Tarahumara descent), 24–33 - Maya Eccentric Flints
By Florence Wanjuri, 34–41 - Nuts and Bolts: Appraisals for Estate Planning, Donations, Deductions, and More
By Reilly Clark, 42–47 - The Living Archive: Dress, Dance, and Drumming in Garifuna Culture
By Ahmadu Abubakar Ndakogarba, 48–55
Artist Profiles
- Michael Chiago Sr.: Tohono O’odham/Pima-Maricopa Painter
By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 58–63 - Grace Rosario Perkins: Diné/Akimel O’odham Painter
By reil bellow, 64–69 - Evelyn Vanderhoop: Haida Textile and Painter
By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 70–75 - Micah Wesley: Kiowa/Muscogee Painter and DJ
By Devon Jackson, 76–81
Departments
- Recent Developments, by Staci Golar, 11–17
- Seven Directions | Sean Chandler, EdD (Aaniinen), 18–22
- Venues | Tidelands Native Art Gallery
By Mandy Yeahpau (Comanche/Cherokee/Tarahumara descent), 82–85 - Art + Lit | Joseph Kakwinokanasum: James Smith Cree Author
By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 100–103- “Love Will Keep Us Together,” by Joseph Kakwinokanasum (James Smith Cree), 102
- Art by Michael Barber (Upper Mohawk descent), 103
- 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
- Eugene, OR | James Lavadour: Land of Origin, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
By Nanette Kelley (Osage Nation/Cherokee Nation), 86–87 - North Adams, MA | Jeffrey Gibson: POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT, Mass MoCA
By Peter Letzelter-Smith, 88–90 - St. Paul, MN | Queering Indigeneity, Minnesota Museum of American Art
By Cady de la Cruz (Quechua), 90–91 - Jenks, OK | Mvskokvlke: Road of Strength, Mvskoke Waters Gallery
By Stacy Pratt, PhD (Mvskoke), 92–93 - Santa Fe | Essential Elements: Art, Environment, and Indigenous Futures, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
By Michelle J. Lanteri, PhD, 94–95 - Toronto | Nadia Myre: A Line Through Time + Indigenous Immemorial: Ceramics of the Great Lakes Region, Gardiner Museum
By Constanza Ontiveros Valdés, PhD, 96–98
Book Review
- The Art of Judith Lowry
By Anna Smist (Sac & Fox), 98–99
Memorials
- John Gritts (Cherokee Nation, 1947–2025)
By Page Lambert, 104 - David Ruben Piqtoukun (Inuvialuk, 1950–2026)
By Christy Hanson (Diné), 105 - Harvey Pratt (Southern Cheyenne-Arapaho, 1941–2025)
By Stacy Pratt, PhD (Mvskoke), 106 - Scott Roberts (Mvskoke, 1941–2026)
By Shelley Patrick (Mvskoke), 107 - Dorothy Sullivan (Cherokee Nation, 1939–2026)
By America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 108