In some Native American cultures, including the Pueblo tribes of the Rio Grande region, clowns are an important aspect of spiritual life, helping to teach morals and other lessons in addition to providing entertainment. The Delight Makers provide a s...
In the late nineteenth century, outsiders were drawn to the Lakota tribe’s sacred Black Hills in western South Dakota by rumors of gold in the area. Soon after arriving, they moved to conquer the native residents. Black Hills/White Justice by attor...
At its core, Plains Indian artwork was utilitarian. During the Plains Indian Wars of the 1860s and '70s, as tribes contended with the United States Army for control of the prairies--conflict leading to the advent of the reservation period, which bega...
The most enduring popular image of the Navajo is probably that of solitary woman sitting outdoors, surrounded by the towering mountains, sun-baked plateaus, and snaking canyons of the Four Corners Country - where the borders of Arizona, New Mexico, C...