Kiowa beaded shirt details ca. Late 1800’s Medium: Beaded leather

A storage bag that doubled as a pillow from Native North America, Plains region, likely Lakota. This piece was crafted from tanned hide, glass beads, dyed horsehair, tin cones, and sinew thread.

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A storage bag that doubled as a pillow from Native North America, Plains region, likely Lakota. This piece was crafted from tanned hide, glass beads, dyed horsehair, tin cones, and sinew thread. These...

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The Trail of Tears and the Great Hunger: The Kindred Spirits of 1847. How the Choctaw Nation, just years after forced removal, sent aid to famine-stricken Ireland. Read the newsletter below.

The Trail of Tears and the Great Hunger: The Kindred Spirits of 1847

How the Choctaw Nation, just years after forced removal, sent aid to famine-stricken Ireland

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Face and hand Inuit (Arctic regions) ca. 1933–1975 Medium: stone

Dioh’ko, or the three sisters, are crops (maize, beans, and squash) planted together in a general area where they supported each other’s nourishment. These crops were planted together in the hills and fields of what is now western New York, by the Haudenosaunee homelands and Northeastern woodlands.

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Indigenous Innovations Across North America

How indigenous design solved real problems and still does today.

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In the spring-summer months of Alaska, the blaring sun hangs high for nearly 24-hours, a phenomenon known as the “midnight sun.” It hardly dips below the horizon of the Arctic Circle and the days lengthen and warm.

Bottle with caiman Cupisnique culture (Peru) 1000–800 BCE

Women’s blouse part (mola panel) Guna (Panama, Central America)

Inuit girl with puppy Photographed by Richard Harrington ca. 1949

Amulet Tlingit, Southeast Alaska ca. 1840–1870

Lummi Woman Artist: Edward S. Curtis ca. 1899

Four-Cornered Hat Wari, Andean Highlands (present-day Peru) ca. 600–900 CE

Headdress frontlet Tsimshian (Native American) ca. 1820–1840

A closer look at how Kiowa (Ka’igwu) families crafted and used cradleboards in everyday life, grounded in Native American history and lived practice.

The Cradleboard: An Invaluable Tool in Everyday Ka’igwu Life

How Care, Craft, and Family Shaped Kiowa Cradleboards

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Feast Ladle Late 1800s Tlingit artist, southeast Alaska (Native American)

Hollow Horn Bear Date: 1907 Artist: Edward S. Curtis

Wedding Basket Date: c. 1895 Artist: Pomo Northern California, United States

“The foxes run. The foxes die. I mourn them, but I understand that there is danger in mourning for those who would not mourn for you in return. Empathy is for those who can afford it. Empathy is for the privileged. Empathy is not for Nature.” — Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth

Native American Baskets Photographer: Adam Clark Vroman Date: ca. 1900

Bow Guard (Ketoh) Date: 1900–20 Artist: Navajo (Diné)

Woman's Dress Sioux (Teton) ca. 1880

"We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren, and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish, and trees." — Qwatsinas (Hereditary Chief Edward Moody), Nuxalk Nation

Ceremonial Robe Western Apache ca. 1880

A Hopi Mother Date: 1921 Artist: Edward S. Curtis

Frame Drum Native American (Hupa, probably) 19th century

Raven Rattle Artist: Native American (Tshimshian probably) Date: 19th century

Tobacco bag with pipe-stem case Northern Cheyenne, Native American ca. 1870

Mask Yup'ik, Native American ca. 1900

A Jicarilla chief. Artist: Edward S. Curtis