Making History: IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts

Making History: IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native ArtsMaking History: IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts is a unique contribution to the fields of visual culture, arts education, and American Indian studies. Written by scholars actively producing Native art resources, this book guides readersstudents, educators, collectors, and the publicin how to learn about Indigenous cultures as visualized in our creative endeavors. By highlighting the rich resources and history of the Institute of American

Between 1908 and 1936 Hopi marathon runners such as Tewanima

and events that have helped shape America

Stories create and understand

ranging from analgesics

For instance

Life Stages and Native Women explores how life stages and responsibilities of Métis

he then allows the stories to speak for themselves

Marshall argues

–Dakota War of 1862

Perhaps more important

In its extraordinary range of character and culture

This playful story by Brenda Child is accompanied by a companion retelling in Ojibwe by Gordon Jourdain and brought to life by Jonathan Thunder's vibrant dreamscapes