FAAM No. 47, Summer 2025

Issue No. 47, Summer 2025
(July–September)

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To Carry the Wind: The Revitalization of Feather Mantles, Capes, and Cultural Memory
By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 30–39
New Voices, Bold Visions: Native Artists Redefine Santa Fe’s Summer Scene
By Mandy Yeahpau (Comanche/Cherokee/Tarahumara descent), 42–49
Photo Genesis: Native Cyanotypes in Five Parts
By Stacy Pratt, PhD (Mvskoke), 52–58
The Chitto Family: Generating a Large Artistic Legacy
By Dan Ninham, PhD (Oneida Nation), 60–66

Dennis Esquivel: Grand Traverse Ottawa-Chippewa Fine Woodworker and Painter
By America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 68–73
Roy Kady: Diné Textile Artist
By Christy Hanson (Diné), 74–79
Traci Rabbit: Cherokee Nation Painter
By Ruthanne Johnson, 80–85
Christal Ratt: Mitchikanibikok Inik Algonquin Birchbark, Quillwork, and Beadwork Artist
By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 86–91

Recent Developments, by Staci Golar and America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 13–19
Seven Directions, by Sháńdíín Brown (Diné), 22–77
Art+Literature
- Jamesie Fournier: Inuk Poet and Author
  By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 114–18
- Erica Jacque (Inuk)
  By America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 119
Calendar, by Abby Mikalauskas, Staci Golar, and America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 123–28

Exhibition Reviews, 96–112
- Galisteo | Indigenization, Duende Gallery
  Review by Kateri Smith (Blackfoot/Métis descent), 96–97
- Juneau | Át Kawdiyaayi Yéil, Raven in Motion, Nathan Jackson Gallery, Sealaska Heritage Institute
  Review by Megan A. Smetzer, PhD, 98–99
- Reno | The Art of Judith Lowry, Nevada Museum of Art
  Review by Chris Lanier, 101–02
- Santa Fe | Santa Fe: Dakota Mace: DAHODIYINII—SACRED PLACES p, SITE Santa Fe
  Review by Michelle J. Lanteri, PhD, 102–03
Television Review
- North of North, directed by Sydney Freeland (Diné)
  Review by Angela Startz (Iñupiaq), 104–05
Music Review
- Only a Dream, acbo
  Review by Thollem, 108–09
Book Reviews
- From the Rez to the Runway: Forging My Path in Fashion, by Christian Allaire (Nipissing Ojibway)
  Review by Isabella Fuller (Seminole Nation/Creek), 108–09
- Indigenous Tattoo Traditions: Humanity through Skin and Ink, by Lars Krutak
  Review by James Bland, PhD, 109–110
- Reenvisioning Histories of American Art: Transforming Museum Practice, by Jami C. Powell (Osage) and Michael Hartman
  Review by Lisa LaRue-Baker (Cherokee Nation), 111–12

Jenny Irene (Inupiaq, 1988–2025)
By Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi, PhD (Alutiiq), 120
Abel Rodríguez (Nonuya, 1941–2025)
By Clara Jaeger, 121
Mary E. Smith (Muscogee, 1950–2025)
By Lisa Rutherford (Cherokee Nation), 122