First American Art Magazine No. 26, Spring 2020 (Apr–June) | Page 11

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) 20
Dixza Rugs and Organic Farm:
A Benizaa Family
Strikes a Balance
By Rosa Cays (Chicana) 26
Parfleches: How Native
Women Pushed the Envelope
of Abstraction
By America Meredith
(Cherokee Nation) 34
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
58
ARTIST PROFILES
Thiago Cóstackz: 50
Mestizo/Potiguara
Interdisciplinary Artist
By Vivian Zavataro
58
Tommy Joseph:
Tlingit Armor-Maker
and Woodcarver
By Christopher W. Smith 64
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REVIEWS

80
Book Review 91
Ron Senungetuk (Iñupiaq)
By Tammi J. Hanawalt, PhD 78
Knokovtee Scott
(Cherokee Nation/Muscogee)
By Candice Byrd (Quapaw/
Osage/Cherokee Nation) 79
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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