issue no . 38 , spring 2023
FEATURES
Justice , Sovereignty , and Honor : 22 Legacy of the Tunica Treasure A Louisiana tribe ’ s fight for their ancestors ’ possessions lays the groundwork for repatriation policies . By Stacy Pratt , PhD ( Mvskoke )
IndigiPopX Returns ! 28 Native comic-con celebrates intersections of pop culture and Indigenous identity By Stacy Pratt , PhD ( Mvskoke ), and Shelley Patrick ( Mvskoke )
State of the Art : 34 Restoration and Reset at the Oklahoma State Capitol Native American artwork in this public arena highlights local Indigenous luminaries , history , and cultures By Paige Willett ( Citizen Potawatomi )
We Have Words for Art : 42 The First American Art Magazine Story Launching a publication to expand the conversation about ancestral , historical and living arts by Indigenous peoples of the Americas By America Meredith ( Cherokee Nation )
ARTIST PROFILES
Orlando Dugi : Diné Fashion 48 Design and Beadwork Artist By Chadd Scott
Anita Fields : Osage / Muscogee 54 Ceramic & Textile Artist By Matthew Ryan Smith , PhD
Tom Jones : Ho-Chunk 60 Photographer By Stacy J . Platt
Erin Shaw : Chickasaw / 66 Choctaw Painter By Michole Eldred ( Catawba / Eastern Cherokee descent )
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DEPARTMENTS
Readers Respond ! 10 Recent Developments 14
Seven Directions 18 America Meredith ( Cherokee Nation )
Art + Lit 84 Oscar Hokeah ( Cherokee Nation / Kiowa ): Fiction Writer By Matthew Ryan Smith , PhD
Collections 88 National Gallery of Canada By Andrea L . Ferber , PhD
Calendar 94 By Nicole Emmons ( Citizen Potawatomi )
REVIEWS
Exhibition Reviews 72 Report 78 Music Review 80 Theater Review 82
MEMORIALS
Tony Jojola ( Isleta 92 Pueblo , 1958 – 2022 ) By Paul Niemi
Rachel Sahmie 93 ( Hopi-Tewa , 1956 – 2022 ) By Steve Elmore
cover Tom Jones ( Ho-Chunk ), Elizah Leonard , from the Strong Unrelenting Spirits series , 2019 , photograph , seed beads , shell beads , abalone , 40 × 40 in . Image courtesy of the artist .
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