Issue No. 47, Summer 2025
(July–September)

 

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Features

  • To Carry the Wind: The Revitalization of Feather Mantles, Capes, and Cultural Memory
    By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 30–39
  • New Voices, Bold Visions: Native Artists Redefine Santa Fe’s Summer Scene
    By Mandy Yeahpau (Comanche/Cherokee/Tarahumara descent), 42–49
  • Photo Genesis: Native Cyanotypes in Five Parts
    By Stacy Pratt, PhD (Mvskoke), 52–58
  • The Chitto Family: Generating a Large Artistic Legacy
    By Dan Ninham, PhD (Oneida Nation), 60–66 

Artist Profiles

  • Dennis Esquivel: Grand Traverse Ottawa-Chippewa Fine Woodworker and Painter
    By America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 68–73
  • Roy Kady: Diné Textile Artist
    By Christy Hanson (Diné), 74–79
  • Traci Rabbit: Cherokee Nation Painter
    By Ruthanne Johnson, 80–85
  • Christal Ratt: Mitchikanibikok Inik Algonquin Birchbark, Quillwork, and Beadwork Artist
    By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 86–91

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