They soon learned that the institution was notorious for refusing to return Indigenous items, in open violation of NAGPRA. “The problem with NAGPRA was that it had no teeth,” said Gonzalez. The ...

There’s something innately heart-soaring about walking among flowers and greenery after winter’s stretch of bareness. It’s ...

Fern Cloud has been a hide artist for three decades, and teaches classes throughout the state in an effort to keep her ...

“Crime rates in American Indian and Alaska Native communities are unacceptably high,” US Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement. “By surging FBI resources and collaborating ...

we should ask ourselves how American democracy emerged alongside the dispossession of Native Americans. The mythologies of American history remain imposing challenges in need of reconsideration.

There aren’t many people in the U.S. who do what Angela Watts does. There were fewer than 13,000 who worked in museum curation in 2023, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor ...

When Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. looks at the Black Hills of South Dakota, he doesn’t just see its natural beauty, he ...

The Center includes a significant outreach element focused on increasing educational opportunities for Native American students in environmental sciences, research collaborations, and partnerships ...

Upon entry, visitors are greeted by a 55-foot-tall "Whirligig" wind-powered configuration, which sets the tone for the quirky art displayed inside. The American Visionary Art Museum exhibits ...