Tag Archives: Native Americans

1929: ’ixtˈ

Posted on September 7, 2019 by

Every Tlingit clan in every major village was supposed to have its own shaman (’ixtˈ), who might also be a clan or house chief, uniting supernatural power with economic and ceremonial leadership….The functions of the shaman were several. He fought … Continue reading →

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2019: Native Land

Posted on July 21, 2019 by

From a series by photographer Adam Sings in the Timber: I am currently working on a broader project making a series of portraits of Native Women wearing traditional regalia in metropolitan settings, in order to illustrate that wherever a person … Continue reading →

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2013: Heliocentrist

Posted on May 13, 2019 by

Robert Pruitt: Heliocentrist (2013)

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1920: Robe

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

James White Calf (attrib): Elkskin Robe (ca. 1920); the robe is a record of the war honors of Mountain Chief, a Blackfeet chief.

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1963: Pastoral

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

Richard Mayhew: Pastoral (c. 1963)

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1869: Mount Tamalpais

Posted on November 25, 2018 by

William Marple: Mount Tamalpais from Napa Slough (1869) The name “Tamalpais” derives from the Coast Miwok name for the mountain, támal pájiṣ, which means “west hill.” The Coast Miwok numbered between 1,500 and 2,000 before the arrival of Europeans to … Continue reading →

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2000: Guardian

Posted on November 25, 2018 by

Klatle-bhi (Kwakwaka’wakw/Squamish): The Guardian; I had to guess on the date.

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