Shawna Yazzie, a UC Davis doctoral student in Native American studies, photographed at a ceremony in Arizona where she learned Native weaving. In a Western world that suppresses Indigenous culture, ...

Cahuilla Artist Gerald Clarke Jr. honors his Native American heritage in his work. Cahuilla Artist Gerald Clarke Jr. honors his Native American heritage as well as makes a comment about the alcoholism ...

The Bautistas once struggled to find the space to show their handwoven rugs. Now the opportunities feel as expansive as their art. Art of Craft The Bautistas once struggled to find the space to show ...

Cara Romero (Chemehuevi Indian Tribe), "Making History" (2022), photographed in honor of IAIA’s 60th and MoCNA’s 50th anniversaries (all images courtesy IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) ...

The ancient Native tradition of weaving baskets is now grabbing the attention of the contemporary art world. Jeffrey Brown visited one artist who is taking the form in new directions. It's for our ...

It was not a pretty robe when it arrived at the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage last spring. The tassels were frayed and twisted, the colors faded. The Tlingit ceremonial garment called a ...

In his apartment in Kansas City's West Bottoms, Jared Nally stands next to his loom with a twine panel bag in progress. Nally works from the bottom to the top because it allows him to create a closed ...

In a workroom overlooking the Columbia River on Saturday, a few dozen attendees fill two long tables in the Education Center of the Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale, Washington, eager to create ...

The opening reception for the "Native American Weaving and Jewelry" gallery was held on Sunday, July 17, 2011, at the Huntington Museum of Art.

Across North America and throughout the Hawaiian Islands, Native people are engaged in artistic activities deeply rooted in the everyday and ceremonial traditions of their communities. In the face of ...

Aboriginal art is far more than just visually stunning patterns — it is one of the oldest continuous forms of cultural expression in the world. Rooted in storytelling, ritual, and identity, Aboriginal ...