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Indigenous Art That Targets Stereotypes (Published 2019)The National Gallery of Canada has gathered contemporary Indigenous art from around the world for a major exhibition.

8 Contemporary Native American Artists Challenging the Way We Look at American HistoryThese visual artists are breaking down barriers by exploring what it means to be a Native American in contemporary American society.

When I Remember I See Red: American Indian Art and Activism in CaliforniaThis exhibition features Native California artists who have used their work as a means of cultural resistance and renewal.

11 Native American Artists Whose Work Redefines What It Means to Be AmericanThe United States is often described as a melting pot, a mosaic of individual voices. When it comes to the complex relationship between Native and U.S. history and contemporary culture, however, that doesn't feel accurate. It seems like Native…

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Indigenous Art & Music

Native American Artists Reclaim Images That Represent ThemWhile debates over the use of Native American imagery and heritage roil on, Native creators and entrepreneurs are asserting control over their own visual narratives.

Reframing the American LandscapeIn her largest New York museum show, Kay WalkingStick, an 88-year-old Cherokee painter, reminds us that “we’re all living on Indian Territory.”

The Artistry of Her Baskets Is Complex. So Is the Story Around Them.A couple recognized the Washoe weaver Louisa Keyser’s prodigious talent and spun myths to promote it. But her fortitude shines in work that today can be seen in museums and at the Independent 20th Century fair.

‘A Wound That Is On the Mend’: Indigenous Art TodayA new book surveys a range of creative output, collectively replacing outdated narratives of Indigenous cultures with the perspectives of the artists themselves.

On the Hudson, Visions for a New Native American ArtA frisky group of Indigenous performers, videomakers and sculptors have a presence in the art world they haven’t had before.

Jeffrey Gibson, Indigenous U.S. Artist, Is Selected for Venice BiennaleThe multimedia artist is known for incorporating a Native American perspective into legacies of modernism and craft that define today’s cultural foundations.

Meet Blackbraid, a Black Metal Musician With Native American RootsSgah’gahsowáh, the artist behind the one-man band, combines the genre’s traditional heavy sounds with a focus on nature. His new album, “Blackbraid II,” is out Friday.

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