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Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1935
The Indian Arts and Crafts Board - It shall be the function and the duty of the Board to promote the economic welfare of Indian tribes and the Indian wards of the Government through the development of Indian arts and crafts and the expansion of the market for the products of Indian art and craftsmanship. -
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University of Arizona's Southwest Indian Art Project, Directions in Indian Art Conference
The purpose of this conference of Indian craftsmen and artists, traders, educators and administrators is to exchange ideas on the present status and the possible future of American Indian Art. Those selected to attend have been chosen by their variously demonstrated interest in the subject, and it is hoped that by forthright discussion a basis may be found on which to build a positive program of economic and cultural value to Indians and to the Nation. (Rockefeller Foundation 1959) -
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The American Indian Religious Freedom Act
A recognition that religious beliefs permeate all parts of individual and community life, the Act guarantees to Native Americans access to religious sites use and possession of sacred objects and to insure that Native American religious and cultural rights are protected. -
Quincentennial
Floyd Solomon, 'Deceptus Magnus: October 12, 1492' etching, 1990. Photo by Alex Jacobs. -
"All Roads Are Good" exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Curated by Gerald McMaster, this exhibit relied upon cultural experts such as Bea Medicine, Clara Sue Kidwell and Duane Champaign.This inaugural exhibition presented the world views of Indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere as reflected in more than 300 objects chosen by 23 Native Americans to illustrate the diversity and continuity of Native cultures. -
Idle No More and Water Protector Movements
Clinmate justice movements led by Indigenous activists. Idle No More began in November 2012 as a protest against the introduction of Bill C-45 by Stephen Harper’s Conservative government. (DAPL Water protectors stand tall and remain peaceful while law enforcement soaks them with water cannons in below-freezing temperatures. (Photo- Tara Houska/Twitter) 2016) -
Venice Biennale exhibits Ga ni tha (2015) & Wah.shka (2017)
Keli Mashburn, Marcella Ernest, Maria Hupfield and Shan Goshorn contribute Indigenous perspectives on the environment at the global stage of the Venice Biennale.
