BlogDiary
From pixelated to post-colonial: iconic 1980s Oregon Trail video game gets an Indigenous reboot
NewsIndigenous art
Haida artist Bill Reid honoured on Canadian $2 coin
The new “toonie” features an image of Reid’s striking Xhuwaji/Haida Grizzly Bear
NewsContemporary art
Native American artist Brent Learned collaborates on first official music video for Redbone's 1970s pop-rock hit
The "Come and Get Your Love" short film is the first release in a new Sony Legacy project that will tap contemporary artists to create videos for classic tunes
NewsLaw
California may grant repatriation rights to unrecognised Native American tribes
A new state bill expands federal rights for Indigenous groups to reclaim human remains, burial objects and other sacred artefacts from institutions
NewsIndigenous art
As Navajo Nation battles worst coronavirus outbreak in US, artists hope for an Indigenous renaissance
The cancellation of regional markets and fairs have taken a huge economic toll but have also ushered in a "new era of responsibility" to promote Native work
NewsBlack Lives Matter
Indigenous artists stand with the Black Lives Matter movement as part of new community initiative
The Rapid Response Art Fund supports Indigenous artists in BIPOC communities that have been affected by the systemic racism that has been "a driving force for hundreds of years" in the US
NewsIndigenous art
Kent Monkman issues apology for painting that depicts the 'sexual assault' of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
After outcries against the work on social media, the Cree artist says that the image "failed" in its message to address the victimisation of Indigenous women
ReviewIndigenous art
Nicholas Galanin considers the unbalanced power of institutions over indigenous objects in Anchorage Museum exhibition
The online exhibition aims to dispel myths that “indigenous communities are unqualified to care for their own cultural objects”
ReviewExhibitions
The Big Review: Kent Monkman at the Met
The latest commission for the Met's Great Hall continues the New York institution's upending of the colonial-settler narrative of American history
PreviewIndigenous art
National Gallery of Canada presents global pulse of contemporary Indigenous art
The museum plans to acquire many of the works in its survey devoted to Indigenous artists
BlogIn the frame
Hand of totem pole stolen from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is returned with apology note
The anonymous letter noted that culprits were very sorry and “not in a sober state of mind”
InterviewSantiago X
Native American artist Santiago X on rebuilding Indigenous cities, one mound at a time
The forgotten history of Indigenous mound building will be reclaimed at this year’s Chicago Architecture Biennial
NewsAustralia
Can Australia support two new Aboriginal art museums?
Proposals for Alice Springs and Adelaide have political support but concerns have been raised over competing projects and lack of Indigenous involvement
NewsActivism
Mural in Santa Fe underscores violence against Indigenous women
The work holds weight in New Mexico, which has the highest rate of violent crimes against Native American women in the US
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Canadian Museums Association launches $1m programme to recognise indigenous culture
The initiative is part of a broader reconciliation effort by the government
NewsMuseums & Heritage
MacKenzie Art Gallery given 1,000 works by contemporary indigenous artists from Canada and the US
Collectors Thomas Druyan and Alice Ladner were drawn by the Saskatchewan museum’s dedication to indigenous and aboriginal art from around the globe
NewsPerformance art
A global network for Indigenous performers launches in New York
Partner organisations will be “indigenised” by presenting a certain number of works by First Nations artists per year and build connections with local communities
NewsIndigenous art
This land is your land: US art world acknowledge Native American land rights
Movement is partly spurred by the US Department of Arts and Culture, which issued a guide on how to honour native land in 2017
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Native American group denounces Met’s exhibition of indigenous objects
The Association on American Indian Affairs says the "first mistake was to call these objects art" and that tribal representatives should have been consulted
NewsConservation & Preservation
Alaskan dancer helps the Met solve riddle of the Yup’ik mask
Conservator calls in master storyteller to decipher shamanic object
NewsRestitution
German museum returns tattooed Maori skull to New Zealand
The preserved head was held in Cologne's Rautenstrauch Joest Museum of world cultures for 110 years
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Indigenous art comes first in Art Gallery of Ontario's new Canadian galleries
Museum has made more space for First Nations and Inuit artists and labels are now written in indigenous languages
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
Canada announces first presentation of Inuit art for 2019 Venice Biennale
Video collective Isuma will tell story of indigenous culture in Canadian pavilion
ArchiveRestitution
Oh, what potlatch: Harriman plunder returned to Alaska after a century
To great tribal feasting, five American museums have returned totem poles stolen from an Alaskan tribe in 1899