Please take a moment to explore our page, and become familiar with Native American Artists and artwork! "American Indians are still here, living modern lives. Even as contemporary people, many American Indians still retain strong connections to their specific traditions. American Indian cultures and languages are intimately tied to the land. Indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere are diverse in their languages, cultures, values, and beliefs. There is no such thing as one, single Native American culture." https://americanindian.si.edu/sites/1/files/pdf/education/thanksgiving_poster.pdf |
I acknowledge that Camas is located on the traditional lands of the Chinook and Cowlitz peoples and that the Chinook are still fighting to be a federally recognized tribe on their own land.
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Confluence Project
"Confluence connects you to the history, living cultures, and ecology of the Columbia River system through Indigenous voices. We are a community-supported nonprofit that works through six art landscapes, educational programs, and public gatherings in collaboration with northwest tribes, communities, and the celebrated artist Maya Lin."
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Click the image above to see the 6 River Site Confluence Projects
Christi Belcourt"I have nothing to say about my art. I will leave that to others. Everything that drives me, and drives my art and the mishmash of everything I do in my life is my love for the earth and my awe of it all. How is it possible we are even alive? The great power and mystery surrounds us every minute of every day."
Christi "is known as a community based artist, environmentalist and advocate for the lands, waters and Indigenous peoples.She is also the lead coordinator for Walking With Our Sisters, a community-driven project that honours murdered or missing Indigenous women." http://christibelcourt.com/ |
T.C. Cannon"Born in 1946 as Tommy Wayne Cannon, “T.C.” and his sister, now Joyce Cannon Yi, were raised by their Kiowa father and Caddo mother in small towns in southwestern Oklahoma. Even when they were children, Yi recognized that her brother had talent as an artist: “He always had a sketch pad in his hand.”"
https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/art-revolution-tc-cannon |
Maria MartinezMaria Montoya Martinez was a Native American artist who created internationally known pottery. Martinez, her husband Julian, and other family members examined traditional Pueblo pottery styles and techniques to create pieces which reflect the Pueblo people's legacy of fine artwork and crafts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Martinez |
Bob Haozous"Bob Haozous is a man with a mission, or two. Some thirty years ago he set out to be a damn good sculptor. He has since achieved this, successfully wedding Native and especially Apache imagery with powerful form and a sharp, unequivocal wit aimed at contemporary American life, at “the white man in all of us.” Between them, he and his father – the deeply respected artist Allan Houser – have defined the range of Native American sculpture."
Lucy R. Lippard, excerpt from catalog essay for 2005. IAIA Museum exhibition: Bob Haozous - indigenous dialogue |
Contemporary Native Photography
Wendy Red Star, Peelatchiwaaxpáash/Medicine Crow (Raven), 1880, artist-manipulated digitally reproduced photograph by C.M. (Charles Milton) Bell, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of the artist. |
Will Wilson, William Wilson, Citizen of the Navajo Nation, Trans-Customary Diné Artist, 2012, from the series Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange. Courtesy of the artist. |
Tommy Jackson, Navajo jewelry designer from Chinle, Arizona.
Sylvana Apache and Randy Secatero, wife and husband team from Tohajiilee, New Mexico. Sylvana is Navajo and Mescalero Apache. Randy is a member of the Navajo tribe from Cononcito, New Mexico.
Tlingit Stamp
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Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women
These statistics from the Urban Indian Health Institute were compiled from a survey of 71 U.S. cities in 2016.
"4 out of 5 of our Native women are affected by violence today.
The U.S Department of Justice found that American Indian women face murder rates that are more than 10 times the national average. Homicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among 10-24 years of age and the fifth leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native women between 25 and 34 years of age. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Homicide" |