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VOA News: Indian basket weaving enjoys a revival (11/20)
"The ancient Native American art of basket weaving is undergoing a revival. A new exhibit at the Autry National Center of the American West brings together some of the finest traditional and modern examples of the art. Baskets made...
Voice of America: Prized Tohono O'odham baskets (11/17)
"Native Americans in the United States have been weaving baskets for centuries. Archeologists have discovered baskets that are thousands of years old. They were used to hold food and other supplies, and for sacred rituals. But many baskets made...
Review: Rise and fall of the Horse Nation at NMAI (11/13)
"When Christopher Columbus first came to America, there were no natives on horseback to greet him. That is not only because he landed on an island in the Bahamas. It’s also because there were no horses in the New...
NMAI hosts symposium on African-Native exhibit (11/13)
The National Museum of the American Indian is hosting a symposium at 3pm today as part of the IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas exhibition. Speakers include Robert Keith Collins (African and Choctaw descent), Penny Gamble-Williams (Chappaquiddick Wampanoag),...
Salon: Johnny Cash took up Indian protest songs (11/10)
"In July 1972, musician Johnny Cash sat opposite President Richard Nixon in the White House's Blue Room. As a horde of media huddled a few feet away, the country music superstar had come to discuss prison reform with the...
Navajo weavers report fewer sales at rug market (11/09)
Weavers from the Navajo Nation have been hit hard by the recession. Traffic at the annual Navajo Rug Show and Sale in Utah was strong. But weavers said fewer people are willing to buy their items, even at lower...
'The Only Good Indian' explores boarding schools (11/06)
"The Only Good Indian" is making its debut in Kansas, where the film about the boarding school experience takes place. Director Kevin Willmott shot the film in Kansas in the summer of 2007. It stars Winter Fox Frank as...
Interview: Sherman Alexie discusses alcoholism (11/02)
The Big Think interviews author Sherman Alexie (Spokane / Coeur d'Alene) about his new works, old works and being an alcoholic. "Sherman Alexie: My name is Sherman Alexie and I’m the bantamweight champion of the world. No, I’m a...
Pueblo leader's sculpture installed at NMAI in DC (10/30)
A sculpture created by Pojoaque Pueblo Gov. George Rivera has been installed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The Buffalo Dancer II is a 12-foot tall, 2,000-pound bronze that depicts a young man performing the...
NMAI set to debut 'African-Native Lives' exhibit (10/28)
The National Museum of the American Indian will host an exhibit on American Indians and African Americans from November 10 through May 31, 2010. “IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas” features photographs and text that depict the intertwining...
Artist Michael Kabotie dies from flu complications (10/26)
Michael Kabotie, a member of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona, died on Friday due to complications from the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. He was 67. Kabotie was painter, jeweler and poet who incorporated traditional and modern...
Review: Don't stereotype Brian Jungen at NMAI (10/20)
"You could say that Brian Jungen, an Indian artist of the Dunne-za First Nation in British Columbia, is a classic shape shifter: He's taken Air Jordan running shoes and turned them into ritual animal masks. Or you might say...
New Mexico tribes set dates for 2010 art show (10/19)
The Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Arts and Crafts Show in New Mexico is back on for 2010. The show was canceled this year for the first time in its 38-year history. The Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council said not enough...
Interview: Sherman Alexie ticks people off (10/09)
Sherman Alexie (Spokane / Coeur d'Alene) is releasing "War Dances," a new collection of short stories that he says doesn't always portray Indians in the best way. "I'm going to get grief from certain people about not having likable...
Book describes journey of Alutiiq masks (10/08)
Giinaquq (Like A Face), the University of Alaska Press best-selling book of 2009, describes how the Alutiiq people on Kodiak Island reconnected with ceremonial masks that were taken from them in the late 1800s. A French anthropologist collected more...
Obamas select Indian art for White House (10/07)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama selected works by four Native artists and 12 Indian paintings by George Catlin to display in the White House. The works by the four artists are displayed in the Oval Office....
Arizona State Museum cancels Indian fair (10/06)
The Arizona State Museum has canceled the 2010 Southwest Indian Art Fair due to cuts in the state budget. The fair takes place every spring at the University of Arizona campus. Organizers hope to find money to hold the...
Interview: Sherman Alexie looking for trouble (10/05)
The Oregonian asks author, poet, director comedian and basketball fan Sherman Alexie (Spokane / Coeur d'Alene) about his penchant for stirring up trouble on just about any issue. "If I stay in my circle and stay with the Indian...
Book Review: Indian health issues in 'Broken' (10/02)
"Author Lisa Jones describes the postapocalyptic conditions in which Native Americans live today. Imagine a country owning the rights to the air we breathe, or the right to sleep. This is the way Native Americans once viewed the earth. They...
Editorial: Crow man brings poetry to Montana (10/02)
"A rancher, former rodeo cowboy and neighbor is Montana's newest poet laureate, a choice we applaud. Gov. Brian Schweitzer appointed Henry Real Bird of Garryowen as the state's third poet laureate, succeeding Greg Pape, whose term expired. The governor...
NPR: Recession affects Santa Fe Indian Market (09/23)
"Each year at the end of the summer, more than a thousand American Indian artists converge in Santa Fe, N.M., to sell their work at Indian Market. It's the largest showcase of its kind, and a place for artists, museum...
Editorial: Farmington should help Totah Festival (09/21)
"After 21 years of introducing new American Indian artists to the public, the Totah Festival remains in its original location without much growth. Festival founder Claudine Riddle believes there is a need for the festival to expand by allowing...
Review: Native Music Rocks at Hard Rock Cafe (09/10)
"Things got promising Tuesday night at the Hard Rock Cafe when, midshow, some grips cleared the stage, pulled out a red rug on which a drum kit had already been laid out, and secured it with weights. Until that...
Interview: Georgina Lightning, Native film director (09/01)
Cowboys and Indians interviews Georgina Lightning, the director of Older Than America. Lightning is Cree from Alberta, Canada. "C&I: In Older than America, the daughter of an Indian boarding school survivor unravels the mystery of her mother's trauma, which...
Pasatiempo: Killing the Indian in Western film (08/24)
"The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs this month passed a resolution apologizing to all Indian nations for violence perpetrated by citizens of the United States of America. The resolution said nothing about all the Indians killed in Western films....
Pueblo artist to debut new home collection (08/14)
Virgil Ortiz, a potter and fashion artist from Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico, will debut his first home decor line during the annual Santa Fe Indian Market next week. Ortiz drew on his Pueblo heritage to create a line...
Blog: Autry National Center drops expansion (08/12)
"In a move that concedes a measure of victory to long-term opponents, the Autry National Center has bowed out of a protracted battle for a $175-million expansion of its facility in Griffith Park. City approval of the plan hinged...
Blog: Native youth explore heritage on stage (08/12)
"Rainier Valley Youth Theatre (RVYT) recently wrapped its SummerSTAGE 2009 season with the Northwest premiere of Pieces of Us: How the Lost Find Home. Written by American playwright William S. Yellow Robe Jr. (Assiniboine), the all-teen cast explored modern-day issues...
Buffy Sainte-Marie a big supporter of Obama (08/11)
Buffy Sainte-Marie rose to prominence as an activist in the 1960s and 1970s and continues to remain politically engaged. Sainte-Marie, who is Cree from Canada, hit the campaign trail for President Barack Obama last year. "I'm a big fan...
San Manuel man plays for hometown crowd (08/10)
Raymond Galvan, a member of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, performed at the Rock the Bells hip-hop festival on Saturday. Galvan, whose stage name is Short Dawg Tha Native, rapped about reservation life and his love for...
New Mexico business to pay for fake Indian art (08/05)
A trading post in New Mexico agreed to pay over $12,000 in federal and state penalties for selling fake Indian art. Golden Bear Trading of Santa Fe denied any wrongdoing. But the business agreed to pay money to cover the...
TMZ: Jessica Simpson claims she's part Indian (08/03)
"When Jessica Simpson looked into our camera this weekend and claimed, "I am Indian" -- she wasn't kidding around. Jessica's rep tells TMZ the singer is 1/16th Native American "on her mother's side." So far, Simpson's peeps have not revealed...
Sherman Alexie: 'War Dances' in The New Yorker (08/03)
"A few years ago, after I returned home to Seattle from a trip to Los Angeles, I unpacked my bag and found a dead cockroach, shrouded by a dirty sock, in a corner. Shit, I thought. We’re being invaded....
The Guardian: Buffy Sainte-Marie still fabulous (07/31)
"All gushing jet black hair, radiant smiles and shining eyes, Buffy Sainte-Marie looks fabulous. "Do I? Why thank you …" She seems shocked. She's 67 and has dived into London between gigs in Norway and Ontario and isn't entirely...
Singer Jessica Simpson is not an 'Indian giver' (07/30)
Singer Jessica Simpson is coming under fire online for using the derogatory phrase "Indian giver." Simpson used the phrase when asked about a gift to a former boyfriend. "I'm not an Indian giver," she told TMZ.com. Comments to the TMZ...
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