Unless one is Native American, getting a grasp of complex Native American spiritual cosmologies is not easy. And that distinction, which might be called a quality of profound otherness, is in essence ...

Contemporary Yoruba beadwork artists are fusing traditional methods with modern design elements. By doing so, they create pieces that resonate with both local and global audiences. The use of ...

When Cathy Mattes was 19 years old, her aunt – who thought Mattes had been spoiled growing up – set out to teach her generosity and patience through the gift of traditional Michif beading. The two sat ...

“Amazon Bag” by Nico Williams is one of the pieces included in “Radical Stitch,” now showing through Aug. 3 at the Eiteljorg Museum. The exhibition is one of the largest collections of contemporary ...

If you see a pair of moccasins on display in a museum, they might be labeled with the time period and a tribe. There likely won’t be any information about the artist who made it, or any interpretation ...

When her Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) community announced that it would be heading into a month-long stretch of new measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Jessica Hernandez said she was worried ...

Beadwork is a pillar of Indigenous design. While various tribes hold different design specialties—the Navajo, for example, are best known for their weaving and textiles—much of the Native community ...