FırstAmericanArt MAGAZINE
ANCESTRAL, HISTORICAL & LIVING ARTS by INDIGENOUS PEOPLES of the AMERICAS
NO. 26, SPRING 2020
DISPLAY UNTIL JULY 6, 2020
INDIGENOUS THEATER, 1960S & ’70S
THIAGO CÓSTACKZ
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
RYAN! FEDDERSEN
DIXZA RUGS & ORGANIC FARM
TOMMY JOSEPH
HISTORICAL PARFLECHES
LUANNE REDEYE
THE CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART BIENNIAL KAHWATSIRETÁTIE : TEIONKWARIWAIENNA TEKARIWAIENNAWAHKÒNTIE HONOURING KINSHIP APRIL 23 - JUNE 21, 2020
Image: Jon Corbett, Four Generations (detail), 2015
CURATED BY DAVID GARNEAU WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF RUDI AKER AND FAYE MULLEN
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issue no. 26, spring 2020
FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
Making Masks, Spinning Webs, and 49 Rhythms: The Native Theater Movement of the 1960s and 1970s in the United States By Candice Byrd (Quapaw/ Osage/Cherokee Nation)
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Dixza Rugs and Organic Farm: A Benizaa Family Strikes a Balance By Rosa Cays (Chicana)
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Parfleches: How Native Women Pushed the Envelope of Abstraction By America Meredith (Cherokee Nation)
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Recent Developments 13 By Mariah L. Ashbacher and America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) Seven Directions 16 Stacy Pratt, PhD (Mvskoke) Spotlight: Scenes of Kiowa Life By Mariah L. Ashbacher 50
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ARTIST PROFILES Thiago Cóstackz: 50 Mestizo/Potiguara Interdisciplinary Artist By Vivian Zavataro 58
Tommy Joseph: Tlingit Armor-Maker and Woodcarver By Christopher W. Smith
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REVIEWS 80
Book Review 91
Ron Senungetuk (Iñupiaq) By Tammi J. Hanawalt, PhD
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Knokovtee Scott (Cherokee Nation/Muscogee) By Candice Byrd (Quapaw/ Osage/Cherokee Nation)
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cover RYAN! Feddersen (Okanogan/Arrow Lakes), Coyote Now: Bones, 2016, ink on board, cast crayon, 6 × 6 ¼ × ½ in., edition of 16. Photo: Jose Angel. Image courtesy of the artist.
Luanne Redeye: 70 Seneca Beadwork Artist, Painter, and Printmaker By Neebinnaukzhik Southall (Rama Chippewa)
Exhibition Reviews
Art+Literature 93 Vera Marlene Starbard: Tlingit/Dena'ina Author, Editor, and Playwright By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD
IN MEMORIAM
This Is Ours, Not Yours: 40 Breakthroughs in Protecting Indigenous Intellectual Property Rights in Latin America By Heidi McKinnon
RYAN! Feddersen: Okanogan/Arrow Lakes Installation Artist By Jean Merz-Edwards
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"Presented as a set of eight crayons cast as colorful, yet realistic, replicas of Coyote bones, the piece combines the recognizable tools of creativity with Plateau lore. The only way to truly tell if Coyote’s adventure is at its end is by his death, and conversely, each new saga begins with his resurrection. Sweat lodge gave his cousin, the Fox, the ability to revive Coyote if even a shred of bone or fur remained. "These cast crayon bones, symbolically become these remains, offering the opportunity to bring Coyote back to life. This reference to the vehicle of Coyote’s immortality serves as a reminder that we can make the choice to continue the authorship of cultural practice, to be active in creating and reinforcing cultural identity while embracing Indigenous methodologies. Essentially, through our creative labors, we wield the power to bring Coyote back to life." —RYAN! Feddersen
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