In this news story with artist Philip Cote, his message through his art work is to keep traditions alive as well as continuing to tell our stories as indigenous peoples. Although the art he creates is very beautiful, each aspect within has their own meanings. This includes creation stories as well as ancestral stories by including animals and nature in his work. Within each of the animals, he has a message to convey through them. Some being the beaver for wisdom, the raven being for humility, and the thunderbird which has a big red tale which holds the gift of creation. Through all of this, he hopes that in this time, as indigenous people, our voices will be heard by breaking down barriers such as the stereotypes made of natives and overall give a better understanding of our story to those who are not familiar with it.

In this article by John Norairanni, we are introduced to a display at the Portland Art Museum titled MESH. Here in the MESH display, Native artists and activist such as Ka’ila Farrell-Smith and Lynette Haozuas work is featured here in hopes to advocate for change. Activist Ka’ila Farrel-Smith’s work focuses on a lot of historic background and its influence creating pieces. Throughout these pieces, she mentions that they are a way of healing through the trauma. Along with Ka’ila, New Mexican Lynette Hasozuas work is also featured being a mural of a coming of age sunrise ceremony. Lynette's message with this mural is to provide the audience with the reassurance of Native women. Throughout the pieces these two have installed in this display, they both convey messages of today's world being the modern forms of art we chose to heal through and the awareness us Natives put into our art.

This article by Jared Nally explores the future insights two Native American artists have, what it means to them, and how they communicate that. Mona Cliff and Ric Dunwoody carry similar yet different visions in their artwork. Mona Cliff creates beadwork and ribbonwork and through this, her vision in relation to those who came before us and the resources and mediums they’ve continued to adapt to over the years and how they made it their own. Those within her community that have adapted to this have created innovative ways to use such materials and this is conveyed in her beadwork by continuing to push boundaries and see how far her work can go when it comes to making new, unimaginable pieces. Some aspects of storytelling seem to be very prominent in Mona's work. Similarly to Mona, Ric also shares stories through his work. He takes his work as an opportunity to share his culture and move aside from the typical artwork he mentions such as a “charcoal drawing of Sitting Bull” and put the spotlight on being Native today and share his own experiences as an urban Indian. With Rics work, he also likes to spark conversation and reactions from people knowing he left an impact.

This video shows the work of Choctaw Cherokee Jeffrey Gibson and his work. We see inside his art studio as well as hear from himself about the types of artwork he creates and what they mean to him. For Gibson, he definitely displays that modern, contemporary art style we see today. His work consists of beadwork, clothing/traditional garments, sculptures and so on. His goal is like many other artists of the message that Natives are still here but as well as challenging the fact that as Indigenou peoples, we shouldn’t have to fit into the standards and box of the conceptions of what a non-Native might think our art looks like. He challenges this with his use of colors, materials/resources, and not only including Native history but also Queer history as well. With all this taken into consideration, he looks for the new stories of today to write, today’s Native experience.

In this article by Kristin Butler, she highlights the world of Native American art today and how it is being taught and promoted to the youth. On the Pine Ridge reservation, the school Red Cloud has had Native artists that are breaking free from this stereotype of what Native art means and sharing that knowledge with the students. This artist collective provided workshops in hopes to encourage the youth to step out of their comfort zone and pursue art that wasn’t traditional. They were able to paint a mural, work on canvas, and explore the making of film and animation. While doing so, it was crucial for these young artists to have that same support system, “Creating a safe place for them to express any and everything resulted in some beautiful art,”.  By not only having a safe environment to pursue your passion without being criticized, students were able to be exposed to different art types they may have never seen before. “It was significant to me to inspire the imagination of the youth in the community, bringing the community together for a positive experience with creativity,” This was a great opportunity for younger generations to have the experience and exposition of today's Native art.

In this article by Obakki, it is discussed how currently in Mexico, there are some traditional art forms that are dying off and the ways they are trying to preserve them. The traditional art form of pottery which has been alive for years and years is starting to slow down and it is essentially dying. As much as many would like to keep every traditional aspect of this art form alive, in order to do so, certain aspects won’t be the same. Not every resource will be available and in order to create, we must adapt and evolve these forms of art to keep them alive in the modern world. As said in this article, “their pieces must fit the modern lifestyle in order to create a market that will keep their traditions alive. If they don’t evolve, they will become obsolete.”  The solution Obakki has come up with is making art fit in today's world by having multiple purposes but as well as giving the artist a platform to continue working and promoting their work to keep such forms of art alive.

In the video, the event of Red Can Graffiti Jam is a Cheyenne River Youth Project within the Lakota Nation. This event is open to the community especially the youth and promotes art in the form of graffiti. With this event, it provides the opportunity for the community to get together and express themselves and send a message with their art they’re putting out into the world. Allowing the youth to have a voice within their art allows them to “represent themselves,” and “call this land your own again,”.  Having the opportunity of this event opened up to everyone regardless of age allows them to have these resources at such a young age. This  program allows these kids to have the ability to create and make something powerful that allows them to grow and further their interests.