First American Art Magazine No. 0, Spring 2013 | Page 11

Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, recently
opened the Goudi’ni Gallery, its new Native American arts
gallery. Michele McCall-Wallace is the gallery director.
Wiyot elders chose the name, Goudi’ni, which is the Wiyot
term for Arcata.
The Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is
creating Philbrook Downtown, to showcase its modern
and contemporary collections, including the Adkins
Collection and the inaugural exhibit, “Identity and
Inspiration in 20th Century Native American Art.”
Located in Tulsa’s Brady Arts District, the new art center
will be open to the public on June 14th.
Ziindi Zine, an independent Indigenous art publication,
opened 1Spot Gallery in the Roosevelt Row Arts District
in Phoenix, Arizona. The gallery features experimental
Native artists, primarily from the Southwest.

Awards
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art
in Indianapolis, Indiana, announced its 2013 Eiteljorg
Contemporary Art Fellows: Julie Buffalohead (Ponca Tribe
of Oklahoma), Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit-Aleut), Shan
Goshorn (Eastern Band of Cherokee), Meryl McMaster
(Plains Cree-Blackfoot), and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
(Coast Salish). The fellowship includes an exhibit at the
Eiteljorg Museum, museum purchase of their work, a
catalog, and a $25,000 grant.
In April, Cecultah, the Hidalgo State Council for Culture
and Arts, honored Juan Torres Maria de La Nopalera
(Hñahñu) of Alfajayucan, Mexico, in recognition for his
60–year career as drum maker, flautist, and sisal weaver.

Petroglyphs
In October of 2012, vandals used chainsaws to steal four
petroglyphs from the Volcanic Tablelands, north of
Bishop, California. Other petroglyphs were defaced. These
date back possibly 3,500 years, and, for generations, the
Bishop Paiute Tribe has conducted ceremonies at the site.
The stolen petroglyphs were recovered in January,
but the vandals have not yet been caught. Under the
Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA), defacing
cultural artifacts on public, federal, or Indian lands can be
a felony crime with potential prison sentences and fines.
California State Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D–Los Angeles)
consulted with California tribes to draft Assembly Bill 52
to strengthen legal protections for sacred and cultural sites.
Gatto hopes the bill will be ready this August.

Julius Badoni (Diné), Imagine & Create, 2013, oil on canvas, 4 x 4 in.

Petroglyphs in Amambay Department, Paraguay, will be
documented thanks to the Solar Map Project. Paraguayan–