issue no . 37 , winter 2023
FEATURES
Galleries ’ Roles in the 18 Native Art World : Educating and Advocating for Indigenous Artists By Chadd Scott
Salmon Culture : Exploring 28 Museum Sovereignty Through an Exhibition Project By Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi , PhD ( Alutiiq )
Ducks from the Deep : 34 The Lovelock Cave Tule Ducks and the Art of the Decoy By James G . Bland
Generations through Clay : 42 Santee Smith ’ s Talking Earth Artwork By Anya Montiel , PhD ( Mestiza / Tohono O ' odham descent )
ARTIST PROFILES
Venancio Aragon : 48 Navajo Textile Artist By Stacy Pratt , PhD ( Mvskoke )
David Garneau : Métis 54 Painter , Curator & Critic By Matthew Ryan Smith , PhD
Karin Walkingstick : Cherokee 60 Nation Ceramic Artist By America Meredith ( Cherokee Nation )
Liz Wallace : Navajo / Nisenan 66 Maidu / Washoe Jeweler By Staci Golar
cover Liz Wallace ( Navajo / Nisenan Maidu / Washoe ), Sunset Dive , 2018 , plique-à-jour dragonfly pin with stand ; pin : sterling silver , 24K gold , vitreous enamel , Morenci turquoise , peridot , garnet ; stand : sterling silver , garnet , South Sea pearl . Photo : The Photography Studio , Santa Fe . Image courtesy of the artist .
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DEPARTMENTS
Recent Developments 8
Seven Directions 12 Joe Stahlman , PhD ( Tuscarora descent )
Collections 72 Brooklyn Museum By Andrea L . Ferber , PhD
Art + Lit 86 Norma Dunning : Inuk Writer , Educator & Poet By Matthew Ryan Smith , PhD
Erica Jacque ( Inuk ) 89 By America Meredith ( Cherokee Nation )
Calendar 94 By Nicole Emmons ( Citizen Potawatomi )
REVIEWS
Exhibition Reviews 76 Book Review 84
MEMORIALS
Mary Holiday Black 90 ( Navajo , 1936 – 2022 ) By America Meredith ( Cherokee Nation )
Shirley Brauker , PhD ( Little 91 Traverse Odawa , 1950 – 2022 ) By Kelly Church ( Gun Lake Pottawatomi / Ottawa / Ojibwe )
Dora Tse-Pe ( Zia / Jemez / 92 San Ildefonso Pueblo , 1939 – 2022 ) By Kenneth Williams Jr . ( Northern Arapaho / Seneca )
Mervin Windsor 93 ( Haisla / Heiltsuk , 1964 – 2022 ) By Christopher W . Smith
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