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Dresses that Speak Volumes
Collection StoriesDresses that Speak VolumesFrom Issue: Summer 2026 / Vol. 27 No. 2 by Anya MontielIn recognition of the Smithsonian’s “Our Shared Future 250” initiative to commemorate the 250th...
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An Enticing Portal
Collection StoriesAn Enticing PortalFrom Issue: Winter 2025/Spring 2026 / Vol. 26 No. 4 by Halena Kapuni-Reynolds In Hawai‘i, a common practice for visitors is to ask to be granted permission to enter...
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An Artistic G.I. Jane
Collection StoriesAn Artistic G.I. JaneFrom Issue: Fall 2025 / Vol. 26 No. 3 by Anne BolenThe comic strip “G.I. Gertie” featuring a fiesty member of the Women’s Army Corp (WAC) during World War II...
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Serenity Gifted from the Stars
Collection StoriesSerenity Gifted from the StarsFrom Issue: Summer 2025 / Vol. 26 No. 2 by Anya MontielA captivating figure now stands in the National Museum of the American Indian in New York....
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A Purse that Carries History
Collection StoriesA Purse that Carries HistoryFrom Issue: Spring 2025 / Vol. 26 No. 1 by Anya MontielWhile at a powwow with her children, Diné (Navajo) artist Dyanni Youngbear Smith watched a dragonfly...
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A Tiny Bear’s Long Journey
Collection StoriesA Tiny Bear’s Long JourneyFrom Issue: Winter 2024 / Vol. 25 No. 4 by Anne BolenOn display at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., is a group of...
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The Divinity of Maize
Collection StoriesThe Divinity of MaizeFrom Issue: Fall 2024 / Vol. 25 No. 3 by Cécile R. GanteaumeMayan peoples have lived throughout the Yucatán Peninsula in southeast Mexico for more than two...
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Answering a Beckoning Call
Collection StoriesAnswering a Beckoning CallFrom Issue: Summer 2024 / Vol. 25 No. 2 by Anne BolenDaphne Odjig’s life was as eclectic, transitional and colorful as her art. She was born September 11,...
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A Monumental Statement
Collection StoriesA Monumental StatementFrom Issue: Spring 2024 / Vol. 25 No. 1 by Ashley Minner JonesIn 2019, quilt squares spelling out the words “YOU ARE NOT ALONE” blanketed the National Mall in...
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Beauty That Rings True
Collection StoriesBeauty That Rings TrueFrom Issue: Winter 2023 / Vol. 24 No. 4 by Anya MontielWhat does sound look like? For Jontay Kahm, it is his sculptural “Bell Bird” dress. He named his creation...
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Color in Motion
Collection StoriesColor in Motion From Issue: Fall 2023 / Vol. 24 No. 3 by Anne Bolen and Rebecca Head TrautmannThis past May, the art world lost one of its most colorful masters. Benjamin Harjo Jr....
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Following Family Lines
Collection StoriesFollowing Family LinesFrom Issue: Summer 2023 / Vol. 24 No. 2 by Anne BolenWhen Hopi pottery maker Karen Charley visited the Smithsonian Institution in 2019, she knew that she would...
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Storytelling in Cyberspace
Collection StoriesStorytelling in CyberspaceFrom Issue: Spring 2023 / Vol. 24 No. 1 by Rebecca Head TrautmannA young woman with flowing, fuchsia-tinged white hair falls from the sky, her pregnant belly...
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A Convergence of Lines
Collection StoriesA Convergence of LinesFrom Issue: Winter 2022 / Vol. 23 No. 4 by Anne Bolen One piece of paper can capture many convergent moments in time. This scene of an Alaska Native man driving...
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Women as Leaders and Nurturers
Collection StoriesWomen as Leaders and NurturersFrom Issue: Fall 2022 / Vol. 23 No. 3 by Rebecca Head TrautmannNative veterans play significant roles within their communities, often well beyond their...
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Surfing Waves of Cement
Collection StoriesSurfing Waves of CementFrom Issue: Summer 2022 / Vol. 23 No. 2 by Betsy GordonSkateboarding emanates from the surfing culture of the Polynesians, which they brought with them...
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Ties That Bind
Collection StoriesTies That BindFrom Issue: Spring 2022 / Vol. 23 No. 1 by Anne BolenWalter Lamar was stunned when he heard that a cradleboard made by his great-grandmother Hush se ah was in the...
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More Than Fun and Games
Collection StoriesMore Than Fun and GamesFrom Issue: Winter 2021 / Vol. 22 No. 4 by Anne BolenGames entice people to gather, particularly during cold winter months. They can evoke fond childhood...
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Welcoming Them Home
Collection StoriesWelcoming Them HomeFrom Issue: Fall 2021 / Vol. 22 No. 3 by Anne BolenOglala Lakota artist Emil Her Many Horses says his uncle inspired him to create this scene entitled “Honoring Our...
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Last Look: Echenique Disk Returned to Peru
Collection StoriesLast Look: Echenique Disk Returned to PeruFrom Issue: Summer 2021 / Vol. 22 No. 2 by NMAI StaffA part of Peru’s history began its journey home the summer, just in time for the...
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