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Oklahoma Native Art Institutions

Tribal Museums and Cultural Centers Anna Mitchell Cultural and Welcome Center, Cherokee Nation Vinita, OKC | link Caddo Heritage Museum,…

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FAAM has a new address!

The company who received our mail, PostNet, is going out of business due to COVID-19. We are sorry to see…

FAAM No. 46, Spring 2025

FAAM No. 46, Spring 2025 (April–June). Cover art is quillwork by Melissa Peter-Paul (Mi'kmaw).

Issue No. 46, Spring 2025
(April–July)

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Features

  • The Artist Who Reconstructed Maya Blue
    By Mark Viales, 26–34
  • Maya vs. Mayan
    By Mark Viales, 34
  • Tlingit Button Blankets: Tailoring Cultural Change
    By Kariel Galbraith (Tlingit), 36–43
  • To Weave with Grass: A Precious Wild Resource
    By Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi, PhD (Alutiiq), 44–49
  • Riding the Waves of History: How Installation Art Reclaims and Indigenizes Space
    By Sarah Anne Stolte, 50–55
Kelly Lincoln basket weaving

Coiled grass basketry start by Kelly Lincoln (Yup'ik). Image courtesy of Kelly Lincoln.

Artist Profiles

  • Dakota Mace: Diné Interdisciplinary Artist
    By Heidi K. Brandow (Diné/Kānaka Maoli), 58–63
  • Jared Nally: Myaamia Textile Artist
    By Christy Hanson (Diné), 64–69
  • Melissa Peter-Paul: Mi'kmaw Quill Artist
    By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 70–75
  • Jonathan Thunder: Red Lake Band Ojibwe Painter, Animator & Filmmaker
    By Sheila Regan, 76–81


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FAAM No. 45, Winter 2025

Issue No. 45, Winter 2025 (January–March) Click here to purchase a digital copy for $7.99 from JooMag. To purchase a…

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FAAM No. 45, Winter 2025

Issue No. 45, Winter 2025 (January–March) Click here to purchase a digital copy for $7.99 from JooMag. To purchase a…

Feedspot chose First American Art Magazine as one of its "Top 10 Indigenous Art Magazines in 2025"

The best Indigenous magazines from thousands of magazines on the web were ranked by relevancy, authority, social media followers & freshness.

FAAM Contributing Editor Stacy Pratt wins the 2022 Rabkin Prize

Stacy Pratt, PhD (Mvskoke), is one of eight visual art journalists to win the 2022 Rabkin Prize. The Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation recognizes “the essential visual art journalist working in [their]  part of the country.” Read more...

Library Journal chose First American Art Magazine as one of the Best Magazines Launched in 2013

Library Journal, based in New York and founded in 1876, selects ten of the best magazines launched each year. We were chosen in the top ten, alongside magazines from Sweden and Italy. Read more...

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