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Gutskin Sewing in Alaska By Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi, PhD (Alutiiq)
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Recent Developments By Liam Hart and America Meredith (Cherokee Nation)
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Gutskin by Glenda McKay By America Meredith (Cherokee Nation)
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In Memoriam: Margaret Archuleta Lee-Ann Martin (Mohawk) and India Rael Young, PhD
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Legacies of Black-and-White Pueblo Pottery By Michelle J. Lanteri, PhD
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Seven Directions Kevin Coochwytewa (Isleta Pueblo/Hopi)
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Barniz de Pasto: The Magic of Colombia's Mopa Mopa By Madeline Sobral (Cherokee Nation)
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Counterpublic 2023: A Mound City Triennial By Andrea L. Ferber, PhD
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Art+Lit 114 Michelle Good: Cree Writer, Poet, and Lawyer By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD Kaylene Big Knife (Chippewa Cree) By America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) Calendar
ARTIST PROFILES
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Avis Charley: Spirit Lake Dakota/Diné Painter and Ledger Artist By Paul Niemi
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Ahkima Honyumptewa: Hopi Textile Artist and Painter By Jill Ahlberg Yohe, PhD
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Ira Lujan: Taos/Ohkay Owingeh Glass Artist By Suzanne Newman Fricke, PhD
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Benjamin Harjo Jr. 119 By Kenneth Williams Jr. (Northern Arapaho/Cattaraugus Seneca) Presley LaFountain By Stacy Pratt, PhD (Mvskoke)
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Michael McCabe By Grace Rosario Perkins (Diné/Akimel O'odham)
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Rose Kerstetter 122 Hoka Skenandore (Oneida/Oglala Lakota/Luiseño/Chicano) cover Avis Charley (Spirit Lake Dakota/Diné), In the Moment, 2020, oil on canvas, 36 × 36 in. Image courtesy of the artist.
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