3 Questions With Morningstar Angeline
Above: An actor, writer, director, and rapper, Morningstar Angeline directs the Santa Fe Playhouse's production of The Thanksgiving Play . Photograph by Ungelbah Dávila-Shivers. THE THANKSGIVING PLAY…
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Tag: Native Arts
Amber-Dawn Bear Robe Moves Indigenous Fashion Forward
AMBER-DAWN BEAR ROBE WAS GIVEN HER SIKSIKA NAME, Many Butterfly Woman, from a relative’s dream. In it, a tepee was covered in butterflies, but as the dreamer approached, the butterflies took flight…
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Native Dances Return to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Jemez Pueblo’s Oak Canyon Dancers perform in the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center courtyard. Photograph courtesy of Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. THE SCENT OF BAKING BREAD wafts across the courtyard of…
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In This Haunting Novel, A Family Reckons with Loss and Injustice
Brandon Hobson's The Removed debuted in February. Photographs courtesy of Ecco and Brandon Hobson. BRANDON HOBSON'S NOVELS ARE GUIDED BY the Cherokee legends his mother and granny told him, by themes…
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Meet the Next Generation of Diné Weavers
Diné weaver Kevin Aspaas lives near the Ship Rock formation, a sacred peak to his people. AN INHERITED UPRIGHT LOOM STANDS against the wall of weaver Venancio Aragon’s Farmington studio. The warps…
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The Pottery of Kathleen Wall
Kathleen Wall uses pottery to tell stories and push boundaries. Photograph by Ungelbah Dávila-Shivers. THROUGH CLAY, ARTIST KATHLEEN WALL USES the earth from which her ancestors emerged to document…
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Market Season is (Finally) Here
Native dance, traditional Spanish art, and global folk art return this summer. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. MARKET SEASON IS ABOUT MORE THAN ART. The Santa Fe events are cultural touchstones. “They…
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Indigenous Glass Artists Shine
AT A TEMPERATURE OF 1,000 DEGREES—the heat of lava—the glass at the end of the blowpipe resembles a fiery sun at dusk as it leaves the furnace for the workbench, cooling enough on the way to reveal…
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Artist Keri Ataumbi Shines
Jewelry artist Keri Ataumbi works in her Cerrillos Hills studio. IF YOU CAN GET “work” and “play” to be synonymous, then you’re golden. Using that advice from her parents, Kiowa jewelry artist and…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
Ghost Shirt by Rory Wakemup (Minnesota Chippewa) is among those featured in the new Clearly Indigenous exhibit at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Photograph courtesy of IAIA Museum of…
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