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A reference guide for artists’ names, tribal affiliations, dates, primary artistic media, and links. If you have suggestions on spelling, media, or tribal affiliations or cultural heritage, please email us. This list is an internal reference guide and cannot possibly include every Indigenous/Native American artist.

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SABA (Navajo/Jemez), painter, street artist, link
Mercy Sabal (Garifuna), doll maker, textile artist, Belize
Jack Sabon (Ahtna Athabascan), painter, link
Ida Sahmie (Navajo), ceramic artist, bio
Rachel Sahmie, also Rachel Sahmie Nampeyo (Hopi-Tewa, 1956–2022), ceramic artist, artwork
Ramona Sakiestewa (Hopi), designer, textile artist, link
Eva Salazar (Kumeyaay), basket maker, Mexico
Pauta Saila (Inuk, ca. 1916–2009), sculptor, bio
Pitaloosie Saila (Inuk, 1942–2021), draftsperson, wiki
Rosemarie Kitchen Salinas (Cahuilla), basket maker
Moirah Sallaffie (Yup’ik), tattoo artist, LinkedIn
Clayton B. Sampson (Reno-Sparks Paiute/Washoe, 1943–2013), draftsman
Stuart Sampson (Citizen Potawatomi), painting, link
Joseph Sanchez (Mestizo, b. 1948), draftsperson, painter, one of the Indian Group of Seven
Luis Arturo Sánchez (Garifuna, 1959–2008), painter, Guatemala
Russell Sanchez (San Ildefonso Pueblo), ceramic artist, bio
Cody Sanderson (Navajo), jeweler, link
Melvin Sandoval (San Felipe/Zuni), fetish carver
Natasha Smoke Santiago (Mohawk), ceramic artist, Instagram @storytellershouse
Terra Saul, formerly Terri Saul (Choctaw Nation/Chickasaw), draftsperson, painter
Terry Saul, also “Chief” Carl Terry Saul (Choctaw/Chickasaw, 1921–1976), painter
Ellen Savage, also Ellen Savage Xidhoy (Deg Xinag Athabascan, 1919–2004), basket maker, doll maker, artwork
Joe Savage (Fond du Lac Ojibwe), quillwork artist, link
Madeline Sayet (Mohegan), actor, director, writer, link
Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer (Iñupiaq), community organizer, fashion designer
Benjamin Schleifman (Tlingit), jeweler, woodcarver, Facebook
Fritz Scholder (Luiseño, 1937–2005), also La Jolla Luiseño, painter, printmaker, link
Jim Schoppert (Tlingit, 1947–1992), painter, poet, woodcarver, wiki
Nelda Schrupp (Pheasant Rump Nakota), jeweler, sculptor, silversmith, link
Marilou Schultz (Navajo), textile artist, bio
Melinda Schwakhofer (Muscogee), printmaker, United Kingdom, link
Justin Scott (Mohegan), shell carver, woodcarver
Knokovtee Scott (Cherokee Nation/Muscogee, 1951–2019), shell carver
Rain Scott (Acoma/Navajo), paper sculptor, Instagram @kornertableart
Ray Scott, also Raynard Scott (Navajo), silversmith, Facebook
Willie Seaweed (Kwakwaka’wakw, 1873–1967), woodcarver
Theresa Secord (Penobscot), basket maker, link
Peter John Seeganna (Inupiaq, 1938–1974), sculptor
Paul Seesequasis (Willow Cree), author, curator, link/li>
Andrew Seetook (Inupiaq, 1914–1981), sculptor
Sidney Sekuku Jr. (Hopi, 1950–2013), jeweler, silversmith, bio
Sidney Sekuku Sr. (Hopi, 1935–unknown), jeweler, silversmith
Joe Senungetuk, also Joseph E. Senungetuk (Inupiaq), sculptor
Ronald Senungetuk, also Ron Senungetuk (Inupiaq), jeweler, painter, sculptor
Sarah Sense (Chitimacha/Choctaw), paper weaver, photographer, link
Corey Seowtewa (Zuni), painter, also Corey D. Seowtewa
Gwen Setalla, Aas-Ku-Mana (Hopi), ceramic artist
Chessney Sevier (Northern Arapaho, tribally designated artisan), painter, printmaker, link
Jackie Sevier (Northern Arapaho), draftsperson, painter, printmaker, link
Joe Seymour Jr., Wahalatsuʔ (Squaxin Island/Acoma), glass artist, painter, textile artist, woodcarver, link
Sgwaayaans: see TJ Young
Shaax’ Saani (Tlingit), fashion designer, jeweler, Indigenous Princess: Facebook
Tyra Shackleford (Chickasaw), textile artist
Aakatchaq Shaeffer (Inupiaq), painter, LinkedIn
Melissa Shaginoff (Ahtna Athabascan/Paiute), mixed media artist, LinkedIn, enrolled Chickaloon Village and Pyramid Lake
Lindsey Shakespeare (Mescalero Apache), beadwork artist, full tribal affiliation: Mescalero Apache/Kiowa Apache/Comanche/Northern Arapaho
David Shananaquet (Little Traverse Odawa), painter, bio
Anfesia Shapsnikoff (Unangax̂, 1901–1973), basket maker, wiki
Erin Shaw (Chickasaw/Choctaw), mixed media artist, painter, link
Lawrence Shay, Billy Shay (Penobscot, 1912–2000), basket maker, image
Jeff Shetima (Zuni), fetish carver, lapidarian
Michael Sheyahshe (Caddo), author, comic artist, digital artist, link
Pamela Shields (Kainai), lawyer, photographer, LinkedIn
Arthur Shilling (Mnjikaning Ojibwe, 1941–1981), painter, ArtNet
Travis Shilling (Mnjikaning Ojibwe), filmmaker, painter, playwright, link
Cathy Short (Citizen Potawatomi), photographer, textile artist, link
Christopher Short (Citizen Potawatomi), photographer, videographer, laser artist, link
Arthur Short Bull (Oglala Lakota), painter, link
Perry Shorty (Navajo), jeweler
Robert Shorty (Navajo), actor, playwright
Florence Shotridge, or Florence Scundoo Shotridge, Kaatxwaaxsnéi (Tlingit, 1882–1917), curator, ethnographer, Chilkat weaver, writer, wiki
Louis Shotridge, or Stuwuḵáa (Tlingit, ca. 1882–1937), anthropologist, curator, photographer, writer, wiki
Gabe Sice (Zuni), carver, lapidarian
Troy Sice (Zuni), carver, lapidarian, sculptor, link
Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), installation artist, textile artist, enrolled in the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon, bio
Sikyatala, also Yellow Light (Hopi, 19th c.–ca. 1920s), silversmith
Delbert Silas (Hopi), katsina carver
Bolatta Silis Høegh (Kalaaleq), painter, Denmark, link
Inuk Silis Høegh (Kalaaleq), filmmaker, interdisciplinary artist, Greenland, link
Leslie Marmon Silko (Laguna), author, wiki
Monica Silva (Santa Clara Pueblo, ca. 1900–unknown), ceramic artist
Olinda Silvano (Shipibo-Konibo), painter, Brazil, bio
Silver Horn (Kiowa, 1860–1940), ledger artist, hide painter, tipi maker, wiki
George “Dutch” Silverhorn (Kiowa, 1911–1969), metalsmith
Ña Silvia (Pai Tavytera), woodcarver, Paraguay
Jay Simeon (Haida/Blackfoot), jeweler, woodcarver
Noreen Simplicio (Zuni), ceramic artist, Instagram @noreensimplicio
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, PhD, also Leanne Simpson (Mississauga), author, musician, link
Rose Simpson, also Rose B. Simpson (Santa Clara Pueblo), ceramic sculptor, sculptor, mixed media artist, link
Ed Singer (Navajo), painter
Jeremy Singer (Navajo), draftsperson, painter
Jerrel Singer (Navajo), painter
Monty Singer (Navajo), draftsperson
Penny Singer (Navajo), textile artist, link
Phil Singer (Navajo), textile artist
Ryan Singer (Navajo), painter, printmaker, link
Preston Singletary (Tlingit), glass artist, link
Celia Sinquah (Hopi), basket maker
Adam Sings in the Timber (Crow), photographer, link
Juan Sisay (Tz’utujil Maya, 1921/3–1989), painter, Guatemala, link
Lorena Sisquoc (Fort Sill Apache/Cahuilla), basket maker
Sitting Bull (Hunkpapa Lakota, ca. 1831–1890), ledger artist, wiki
Alicia Maria Siu (Pipil), painter, link
Skawennati (Mohawk), new media artist, link
Hoka Skenandore (Oneida/Oglala Lakota/Luiseño/Chicano), painter, enrolled Oneida Nation, link
Ian Skorodin (Choctaw Nation), filmmaker
Charlie Skultka Jr. (Haida), educator, woodcarver, LinkedIn
Elizabeth Skye (Oglala Lakota), ceramics
Marla Skye (Onondaga), painter
Slender Maker of Silver (Navajo, ca. 1831–1916), silversmith
Duane Slick (Meskwaki/Ho-Chunk), educator, painter, link, enrolled in the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
David Sloan (Navajo), printmaker
Quinn Smallboy (Cree), painter, sculptor, enrolled in Moose Cree First Nation
Adán Smith (Guna), painter, Panama
Elda “Bun” Smith (Mohawk, 1919–1976), ceramic artist, description
Eric Smith (Chickasaw), bow maker, moccasin maker, bio
Gene “Iron Man” Smith (Choctaw Nation), sculptor
Ioleta Smith (Seminole, 1926–1984), textile artist
J. Bud Smith, or James “Bud” Smith (Eastern Band Cherokee), woodcarver, link
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Salish-Kootenai/Métis/Shoshone), painter, printmaker, sculptor, enrolled in the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
Kathleen Rose Smith, also Kathleen Smith (Bodega Miwuk/Dry Creek Pomo), author, artist, cook
Kim Smith (Navajo), photographer
Leigh Smith (Kahnyen’kehàka) or (Mohawk), ceramic artist, Talking Earth Pottery, Facebook
Mona Smith (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota), installation artist, video artist, bio
Oliver Smith (Mohawk, deceased, dates unknown), ceramic artist
Paul Chaat Smith (Comanche/Choctaw), author, curator
Randy Tinker Smith (Osage/Cherokee), choreographer, playwright, regalia maker, ribbonwork artist, bio
Richard Zane Smith (Wyandotte descent), ceramic artist, designated tribal artisan of the Wyandotte Nation, Facebook
Ryan Huna Smith (Chemehuevi/Navajo), enrolled Colorado River Indian Tribes, painter, comic artist, link
Ryan Lee Smith (Choctaw Nation/Cherokee), mixed-media artist, painter, link
Santee Smith (Kahnyen’kehàka) or (Mohawk), ceramic artist, choreographer, dancer, founder and director of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, link
Semiah Smith (Mohawk), ceramic artist, Talking Earth Pottery, Facebook
Steve Smith (Mohawk), ceramic artist, Turtle Clan, Talking Earth Pottery, Facebook
Timothy Smith, also Timothy Coyote Smith (Hopi/Laguna), ceramic artist, textile artist
Stephen Snake (Rama Chippewa), painter, bio
Snowflake Flower, also Stephanie C. Rhoades (1931–2018), ceramic artist, bio
Snuxyaltwa, Louis Snow (Nuxalk, 19th century), woodcarver
Mary Snyder (Chemehuevi, 1852–1951), basket maker
Sarah Sockbeson (Penobscot), basket maker, link
Emma Soctomah (Passamaquoddy), basket maker
Floyd Solomon (Laguna/Zuni, 1952–2008), printmaker
Laura Somersal (Wappo/Dry Creek Pomo, 1892–1990), basket maker, link
Sonwai (Hopi), jeweler, link
Stephanie Sorbel, also Stephanie Hunter-Sorbel (Oglala Lakota), doll maker, quillwork artist
Matagi Sorensen (Yavapai-Apache), jeweler, metalsmith, link
Jock Soto (Diné), ballet dancer, bio
Neebinnaukzhik Southall (Rama Chippewa), beadwork artist, graphic designer, painter, photographer, link
Bently Spang (Northern Cheyenne), interdisciplinary artist, wiki
Cole Speck (Kwakwaka’wakw), woodcarver, bio
Henry Speck Jr. (Kwakwaka’wakw), woodcarver, bio
Kali Spitzer (Kaska Dena), photographer, link
Tsanavi Spoonhunter (Northern Arapaho), also (Northern Arapaho/Owens Valley Paiute/Lakota), filmmaker, journalist, bio
Molly Spotted Elk (Penobscot, 1903–1977), actor, wiki
Ernest Spybuck, Maythela (Absentee Shawnee, 1883–1949), painter, OHS, wiki
Greg Staats (Mohawk), photographer
James Star Comes Out (Oglala Lakota), horse regalia maker, link
Vera Marlene Starbard (Tlingit/Dena’ina), author, editor, playwright, link
Arigon Starr (Kickapoo/Muscogee), comic artist, singer, also Cherokee, link
Corey Stein (Tlingit), beadwork artist, link
Stewart Steinhauer (Cree), sculptor, enrolled in the Saddle Lake Cree First Nation, link
Liss Stender (Inughuk), graphic artist, Greenland, link
C. Maxx Stevens (Seminole/Muscogee), installation artist, sculptor
Jacquie Stevens (Winnebago), ceramic artist, link
Jennifer Stevens (Oneida Nation), ceramic artist, bio
Jimmie Carole Fife Stewart (Muscogee Creek), fashion designer, painter
Maya Stewart (Chickasaw/Muscogee/Choctaw), fashion designer, web
Krista Belle Stewart (Okanagan), video artist
Laura Stewart (Chickasaw), arts administrator, LinkedIn
Thomas Stillday, also Tom Stillday (Red Lake Ojibwe), beadwork artist, bio
Simeon Stilthda (Haida, ca. 1799–1889), woodcarver
Louis Still Smoking (Blackfeet), painter, FB
Adrian Stimson (Siksika), curator, interdisciplinary artist, link
Paul Stone (Paiute/Washoe)
Michelle Stoney (Gitxsan), draftsperson, painter, link
Rabbett Strickland (Lake Superior Ojibwe), painter, link
Amanda Strong (Cree/Métis), filmmaker, link
Virginia Stroud (Keetoowah Cherokee/Muscogee), painter
Wes Studi (Cherokee descent, eligible to enroll), actor
Galeano Suarez (Pai Tavytera), woodcarver, Paraguay
Sug-ii-t Lukxs, or Yolanda Skelton (Gitxsan), fashion designer, link
Mary Sully (Yankton Dakota, 1896–1963), draftsperson, wiki
Supaman (Crow), dancer, rapper, link
Roseanne Supernault (Métis/Cree), actor, wiki
Manfred Susunkewa (Hopi), carver, bio
Cheryl Suzack, PhD (Batchewana Ojibwe), scholar, bio
Don Svanvik (Kwakwaka’wakw), woodcarver, UCS
Sandy Swallow (Oglala Lakota), gallerist, painter, podcaster, link
Roxanne Swentzell (Santa Clara Pueblo), ceramic artist, sculptor, link
Amanda Swimmer (Eastern Band Cherokee, 1921–2018), ceramic artist, obituary
Brian Szabo (Sicangu Lakota), knifemaker, jeweler, FB
Linda Szabo (Sicangu Lakota), painter, textile artist
Paul Szabo (Sicangu Lakota), jeweler

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Taboo (Shoshone descent), rapper, wiki
E. Dee Tabor (Chickasaw), jeweler, link
Sarafina Tafoya, also Sara Fina Tafoya (Santa Clara Pueblo, 1863–1949), ceramic artist, link
Severa Tafoya (Santa Clara Pueblo, 1890–1973), ceramic artist
Ricky Tagaban (Tlingit), basket maker, silversmith, textile artist
Mark Tahbo (Hopi-Tewa, 1958–2017), ceramic artist
Marjorie Tahbone, also Kunaq (Iñupiaq/Kiowa), skin-sewer, tattoo artist, textile artist, bio
Quincy Tahoma (Navajo, 1921–1956), painter, wiki
Asia Tail (Cherokee Nation), draftsperson, painter, link
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (Kainai), actor, filmmaker, also Sámi, link
Gerald Tailfeathers (Kainai, 1925–1975), draftsperson, painter, artnet, bio
Josiah Tait (Nisga’a, birth and death dates unknown), woodcarver
Micah Tait (Nisga’a), woodcarver
Norman Tait (Nisga’a, 1941–2016), jeweler, printmaker, woodcarver, wiki
Jason Takala (Hopi), jeweler, NAARCO, artwork
Joe Talachy (Santa Clara Pueblo), ceramic artist
Thelma Talachy (Pojoaque Pueblo), ceramic artist
Roy Talahaftewa (Hopi), jeweler, silversmith, LinkedIn
Maria Tallchief (Osage, 1925–2013), ballerina, OHS
Marjorie Tallchief (Osage, b. 1926), ballerina, OHS
Melanie Tallmadge Sainz (Ho-Chunk), artist, educator, curator
Rufino Tamayo (Zapotec, 1899–1991), painter, wiki
Gladys Tantaquidgeon (Mohegan, 1899–2005), PhD, basket maker, beadwork artist, textile artist, wiki
Eugen Tapahe (Navajo), photographer, link
Thomas Tapia (Tesuque Pueblo), painter
Jerod Tate, also Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate (Chickasaw), composer, musician, link
Tawahongniwa (Hopi, 19th c.–1920), silversmith
Wilson Tawaquaptewa (Hopi, ca. 1873–1960), katsina carver
Becca Taylor (Cree), curator, interdisciplinary artist, bio
Mable Taylor (Tseshaht, 1901–1984), basket maker, Instagram @kunaq, bio
Te Ata, also Te Ata Fisher and Mary Frances Thompson (Chickasaw, 1895–1995), stage actress, storyteller, wiki
Lisa Telford (Haida), basket maker, sculptor, wiki
Lucy Telles (Yosemite Miwok/Mono Lake Paiute, 1885–1955), basket maker,
Clark Tenakhongva (Hopi), musician, woodcarver, link
Don Tenoso (Hunkpapa Lakota, 1960–2017), doll maker
Naine Terena de Jesus, PhD, also Naine Terena (Terena), curator, educator, Brazil, bio
Diana Terrazas (Bishop Paiute), basket maker, LinkedIn
Jim Terry (Ho-Chunk), graphic artist, link
Tash Terry (Navajo), musician, bio
Charlene Teters (Spokane), draftsperson, installation artist
Cynthia Thomas (Oneida Nation), ceramic artist, LinkedIn
Jeff Thomas (Mohawk), photographer, grandparents from Six Nations Reserve
Art Thompson (Nuu-chah-nulth, 1948–2003), printmaker
Ian Thompson, PhD (Choctaw Nation), ceramic artist, flintknapper, THPO for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, bio
Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac Ojibwe), textile artist
Richard Throssel (Cree, 1882–1933), photographer, wiki
Jonathan Thunder (Red Lake Ojibwe), painter
Jennie Thlunaut (Tlingit, 1892–1986), textile artist, wiki
Dana Tiger (Muscogee/Seminole/Cherokee), painter, link
Jerome Tiger (Muscogee/Seminole, 1941–1967), painter, link
Johnny Tiger Jr. (Muscogee/Seminole, 1940–2015), painter, sculptor
Jon Tiger, also Jon M. Tiger and Jon Mark Tiger (Muscogee), painter, Facebook
Tony A. Tiger, or Tony Tiger (Muscogee/Sac & Fox/Seminole), mixed media artist
Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq, also Irene Avaalaaqiaq (Inuk), draftsperson, sculptor, textile artist, wiki
MaryBeth Timothy (Cherokee Nation), painter
Joseph Tisiga (Kaska Dene), interdisciplinary artist, bio
Naekat Tiwit Chamik (Shuar), sculptor, Ecuador, link
Kamala Todd (Métis/Cree), educator, filmmaker, bio
Irving Toddy (Navajo, 1951–2020), painter, illustrator, bio
Jimmie Toddy Sr. (Navajo): see Beatien Yazz
Laura Tohe, PhD (Diné), author, poet, scholar, link
Leanna Tom, also Tao-Tao-Yumu (Mono Lake Paiute, 1860–1965), basket maker, bio
Jenny Tone-Pah Hote, PhD (Kiowa, 1980–2020), art historian, educator, bio
Murray Tone-Pah-Hote (Kiowa, 1911–1968), German silversmith
Crystal Toolie (Iñupiaq), model, police officer
Jutau Toonoo (Inuk, 1959–2015), draftsperson, sculptor, Kinngait, Canada
Rosalie Toribio, also Rosalie Medina Toribio (Zia Pueblo, ca.1858–1950), ceramic artist
Teodoro Torres (Guna, 1953–2017), curator, painter, sculptor, founded the Museo Orgun Nega, Panama
Dominique Toya (Jemez), ceramic artist
Mary Toya, also Mary E. Toya (Jemez, 1934–1990), ceramic artist, bio
George Toya (Jemez), draftsperson, jeweler, painter, link
Janyce Trask (Oglala Lakota), quiltmaker
Kellen Trenal (Nez Perce) or (Nez Perce/African-American), beadwork artist, link
France Trépanier (Mohawk), curator, bio
Nakkita Trimble (Nisga’a), printmaker, tattoo artist, woodcarver, link
Brian Tripp, also Brian D. Tripp (Karuk, 1945–2022), mixed-media artist, painter, poet, sculptor, obituary
Randy Trudeau (Curve Lake Ojibwe/Odawa), painter, bio
Dorothy Trujillo, also Dorothy Trujilla (Jemez/Laguna), ceramic artist, bio
Jeffery Tsalabutie, also Jeff Tsalabutie (Zuni, 1974–2009), sculptor, bio
Ray Tsalate (Zuni), fetish carver, jeweler, sculptor, link
Lee Tsatoke (Kiowa, 1929–1985), painter
Monroe Tsatoke (Kiowa, 1904–1937), painter, one of the Kiowa Six
Tse-Pe, Johnny Gonzales (San Ildefonso Pueblo), ceramic artist, bio
Dora Tse-Pe (Zia/Jemez, 1939–2022), ceramic artist, bio
David Tsikewa (Zuni, 1915–1971), fetish carver, lapidarian
Andrew Van Tsinajinnie, also Andy Tsinajinnie (Navajo, 1918–2000), painter (His name is spelled many different ways, so we spell it with no hs. Van is a middle name, so is optional), link
Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie (Navajo/Seminole/Muscogee), curator, digital artist, photographer, note: Taskigi is a Muscogee tribal town, link
Robyn Tsinnajinnie (Navajo), painter, Instagram @sanftmutig_one
Faye Tso (Navajo, 1933–2004), ceramic artist, herbal doctor, wiki
Jared Tso (Navajo), ceramic artist, Instagram
Theo Tso (Las Vegas Paiute), comic artist
Everton Tsosie (Navajo), painter, link
Robert Dale Tsosie (Navajo/Picuris), sculptor
Anna Tsouhlarakis (Navajo/Muscogee), educator, installation artist, filmmaker performance artist, sculptor, video artist, link
Eve Tuck (Unangax̂), scholar
Tufawon (Dakota), rapper
Daiara Tukano (Tukano), painter, radio producer, bio
Marcos Tulio Guillén (Garifuna), painter, Honduras
Oviloo Tunnillie (Inuk, 1949–2014), sculptor
Mary Tunuchuk (Yup’ik), textile artist
Xadalú Tupã Jekupé (Mestizo), printmaker, Brazil, link, Instagram @xadalubrasil
Anfesia Tutiakoff, also Anfesia “Sweetie” Tutiakoff (Unangax̂), culture and wellness program coordinator at the Qawalangin Tribe, textile artist
Frank Tuttle (Yuki/Wailaki/Konkow Maidu), painter, sculptor, wiki
Yakuña Tuxá (Tuxá), illustrator, Brazil
Kade Twist (Cherokee Nation), sound and video artist
Douglass Two Bulls (Oglala Lakota), printmaker, bio
Marty Two Bulls Jr. (Oglala Lakota), printmaker
Marty Two Bulls Sr. (Oglala Lakota), cartoonist, carver
Micheal Two Bulls (Oglala Lakota), printmaker, bio. Note: his name is spelled Micheal not Michael.
Raven Two Feathers (Comanche descent), filmmaker
Angela Two Stars, also Angela Papenfuss (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota), draftsperson, sculptor, link
Webster Two Hawk Jr. (Sicangu Lakota, 1959–2015), painter
Candace Twance (Netmizaaggamig Ojibway), mixed-media artist, painter, link
Tamikuã Txihi (Pataxó), painter, Brazil, link

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Peeteekootee Charlie Ugyak, also Peeteekootee Charlie, Peeteekootee Ugyak, and Pitikuti Ugyak (Netsilik), doll maker
Ulivia Uviliuk (Inuk), actor, beadwork artist, bio
Judas Ullulaq (Inuk), sculptor

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Frank Vacit (Zuni, 1915–1999), jeweler
Ray Valdez (Nahua/Yaqui descent), painter, link
Wayne Valliere (Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe), canoe maker, bio
Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé (Upper Tanana), beadwork artist, curator, textile artist, link
Evelyn Vanderhoop (Haida), Chilkat weaver, textile artist, link
Stephenie Muscavitch VanEvery, also Kaluhya Muscavitch VanEvery (Oneida Nation), ceramic artist, language teacher, link
Peggy Scott Vann, also Margaret Scott Vann Crutchfield (Cherokee, 1783–1820), basket maker
Apache Vargas (Canelos Quichua), ceramic artist, Ecuador
Donald Varnell (Haida), woodcarver
Carmen Vázquez (Tzotzil Maya), textile artist, Mexico, bio
Victoria Mitchell Vazquez (Cherokee Nation), ceramic artist, link
Kukuli Velarde (Mestiza/Quechua), ceramic artist, painter, sculptor, link
Pablita Velarde (Santa Clara, 1918–2006), painter, wiki
Bredio Velásquez (Guna), painter, Panama
Julián Velásquez (Guna), curator, painter, printmaker, Panama, link
Naluginya Tino Vergara (Guna), painter, Panama
Jeffrey Veregge (Port Gamble S’Klallam), comic artist, illustrator, link
Charlene Vickers (Wauzhushk Onigum Ojibwe), installation artist, mixed media artist, painter, link
Roy Henry Vickers (Tsimshian), printmaker, woodcarver
Carrielynn Victor (Stó:lō), draftsperson, Facebook, Flickr
Cecilia Vicuña (Mestiza), filmmaker, interdisciplinary artist, poet, Chilean-born, link
Minnie Vigil (Santa Clara Pueblo), ceramic artist
Romando Vigil (San Ildefonso, 1902–1978), also Tse Ye Mu, “Falling into Water,” painter, Walt Disney illustrator
Paul Vigil (Tesuque, 1932–2018), painter
Tomás Vigil, also Thomas Vigil (Tesuque, 1899–1960), also Pen Yo Pin “Summer Mountain,” painter
Moira Villard (Fond du Lac Ojibwe descent), painter, bio
Zacharie Vincent (Huron, 1815–1886), painter, bio
Gerald Vizenor (White Earth Ojibwe), author, educator, literary critic, wiki
Heather Von Steinhagen (Cowessess Nation Cree), curator, installation artist, painter, link

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Amber Waboose (Ojibway), quillwork artist, Facebook
Tara Wahcahunka (Yankton Dakota), beadwork artist
Arlene Annogiyuk Waghiyi (St. Lawrence Island Yupik), textile artist, bio
Cy Wagoner (Navajo), painter
Duiren Wagua (Guna), photographer, Panama, Vimeo
Orgun Wagua (Guna), filmmaker, Panama, link
Rory Wakemup (Bois Forte Ojibwe), glass artist, mixed media artist
Karin Walkingstick (Cherokee Nation), ceramic artist, link
Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee Nation), painter
Laura Walkingstick (Eastern Band Cherokee), ceramic artist, doll maker, sculptor, Facebook
Adrian Wall (Jemez), glass artist, musician, sculptor, link
Kathleen Wall (Jemez), ceramic sculptor, bronze sculptor, painter, link
Marcus Wall (Jemez), ceramic artist
Steve Wall (White Earth Ojibwe/Seneca), educator, lawyer, sculptor, VisionMaker Media
Allan Wallace (Nisenan Maidu/Washoe), jeweler, musician, Nisenan language teacher, painter, bio
Denise Wallace (Unangax̂), jeweler, sculptor, link, enrolled in the Chugach Alaska Corporation
Dwight Wallace, Gid K’waajuss (Kaigani Haida, 1820–before 1910), woodcarver
John Wallace (Haida, ca. 1850s–1950), woodcarver
Kathy Wallace (Hupa/Karuk/Yurok, 1947–2020), basket maker
Liz Wallace (Nisenan/Washoe/Navajo), jeweler, FB @lizwallacejewelry, IG @lizwallaceofficial
Star Wallowing Bull (White Earth Ojibwe/Arapaho), painter
Amanda Walker (Eastern Cherokee, 1898–1982), textile artist, Grave
Frank Waln (Sicangu Lakota), hip-hop artist, link
Jarica Walsh (Osage), arts administrator, ceramic artist, photographer, link
Edward Wapp (Comanche/Sac & Fox, 1943–2016), musician, regalia maker
Josephine Wapp (Comanche, 1912–2014), fingerweaver, textile artist, wiki
Melvin War Eagle (Oglala Lakota), artist, fashion designer, link
Allison Akootchook Warden, or Allison Warden (Iñupiaq), performance artist, rapper, AACF
Jonathan Warm Day, also Jonathan Warm Day Coming (Taos Pueblo), illustrator, painter, writer, link
Dana Warrington (Menominee/Prairie Potawatomi), beadwork artist, quillwork artist, bio
Della Warrior (Otoe-Missouria), museum director
Bill Soza Warsoldier (Cahuilla/Apache, 1949–2014), painter, enrolled in the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, obituary
Dale Waseta (Laguna/Zuni), videographer, LinkedIn
Elouise Washburn (Navajo), educator, textile artist
Ethel Washington, also Napatuktoo, Agnauglugaq, and Agnakluwak (Iñupiaq, 1889–1967), doll maker, artwork
Nellie Jameson Washington (Mono Lake Paiute, 1903–n.d.), basket maker
Lorilee Wastasecoot (Cree), curator, bio
Woogie Watchetaker, also George Smith Watchetaker (Comanche, 1919–1993), gallerist, painter, bio
Watermelon 7 (Isleta), painter, singer, link
Marie Watt (Seneca), installation artist, printmaker, textile artist, link
Bryan Waytula (Cherokee Nation), painter, link
Mato Wayuhi (Oglala Lakota), composer, musician, link
Teddy Weahkee (Zuni, ca. 1890–1965), fetish carver, lapidarian
Tonia Weavel (Cherokee Nation), regalia maker, textile artist
Amber Webb (Yup’ik), draftsperson, textile artist, FB
Ernest Webb (Cree), filmmaker
Michael Webber (Tlingit/Supiaq/Eyak), woodcarver, bio
Storme Webber (Alutiiq descent), also (Alutiiq descent/Black), performance artist, playwright, poet, printmaker, link
Jodi Webster (Ho-Chunk/Prairie Potawatomi), draftsperson, graphic artist, jeweler, painter, link
Laura Wee Lay Laq (Sto:lo), ceramic artist, link
Frankie Welch, fashion designer, claims but is not of Cherokee descent
Maude Welch (Eastern Band Cherokee, 1894–1953), ceramic artist, bio
Stacy Wells (Choctaw Nation), children’s book author, link
Jason Wesaw (Pokagon Potawatomi), mixed-media artist, sculptor, link
Micah Wesley (Muscogee/Kiowa), DJ, painter, link
Tillier Wesley (Muscogee Creek, 1955–2006), painter
Dick West, also W. Richard West Sr. (Southern Cheyenne, 1912–1996), curator, educator, painter, wiki
Gwen Westerman, PhD (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota/Cherokee Nation) or (Dakota/Cherokee), educator, textile artist, wiki | link
Sarah Whalen-Lunn (Iñupiaq), also Sarah Ayaqi Whalen-Lunn, painter, printmaker, tattoo artist, Facebook | Instagram
Margaret Roach Wheeler (Chickasaw/Choctaw), textile artist, link
Estrella Whetung (Alderville Mississauga), mixed-media artist
Delina White (Leech Lake Ojibwe), beadwork artist, fashion designer, link
Orlando White (Navajo), poet
Roben White (Cheyenne/Oglala Lakota), activist
Willi White (Oglala Lakota), photographer, link
William White (Tsimshian), basket maker, textile artist, bio
Shyatesa White Dove (Acoma Pueblo), ceramic artist
Ahbedoh White Eagle (Odawa/Kiowa), student
Animkeewa White Eagle (Odawa/Kiowa), digital artist
Timothy White Eagle (White Mountain Apache descent), performance artist, link
Dyani White Hawk, also Dyani White Hawk Polk (Sicangu Lakota), painter, link, wiki
Daryl Whitegeese (Pojoaque/Santa Clara Pueblo), ceramic artist, link
Emmi Whitehorse (Navajo), mixed-media artist, link
Harry Whitehorse (Ho-Chunk), sculptor, link
Missy Whiteman (Northern Arapaho/Kickapoo), filmmaker, bio
Roberta Hill Whiteman, also Roberta Hill (Oneida Nation), poet, link
Monica Whitepigeon, also Monica Monica Rickert-Bolter (Prairie Band Potawatomi/Black), author, link
Bahe Whitethorne Jr. (Navajo, 1977–2018), graphic designer, illustrator, painter
Baje Whitethorne Sr. (Navajo), painter, link
Richard Ray Whitman (Yuchi/Muscogee), actor, painter, photographer, wiki
Kathy Whitman-Elk Woman (Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara), sculptor, link
Sean Whonnock (Kwakwaka’wakw), jeweler, painter, sculptor, link
Gladys Widdiss (Wampanoag, 1914–2012), ceramic artist, wiki
Matika Wilbur (Tulalip/Swinomish), podcaster, photographer, link
Carol Wilcox (Oglala Lakota), beadwork artist, quiltmaker
Dwayne Wilcox (Oglala Lakota), ledger artist, sculptor, bio
Edna Wilder, also Enda Wilder Cryan (Iñupiaq, 1916–2011), author, sculptor, skin-sewer, sculptor, obituary
Tania Willard (Secwepemc), curator, graphic artist, interdisciplinary artist, link
Paul Willeto, EdD (Navajo), educator, sculptor
Kenneth Williams Jr. (Northern Arapaho/Seneca), beadwork artist
Nico Williams,ᐅᑌᒥᐣ (Aamjiwnaang Ojibway), beadwork artist, link
Peter Williams (Yup’ik), fashion designer, mixed-media artist, painter, skin-sewer, link www.seaotterfur.com/
Rose Kimewon Williams, also Rose Williams (Odawa, 1926–2002), birchbark box maker, quillwork artist, enrolled Wiikwemkoong First Nation
Saul Williams (North Caribou Lake Oji-Cree), painter, enrolled North Caribou Lake First Nation, bio
Sayo:’kla Kindness Williams (Oneida Nation), beadwork artist, Instagram @sayoklakindness
Suzi Williams, also Suzi Vaara Williams (Tlingit), Chilkat weaver, textile artist
Wes Willie (Navajo), jeweler
John Wilnot Jr. (Eastern Band Cherokee, 1960–2007), woodcarver, sculptor
John Julius Wilnoty (Eastern Band Cherokee, 1940–2016), woodcarver, sculptor
Bobby Wilson, “DUES” (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota), actor, beadwork artist, comedian, painter
Holly Wilson (Delaware Nation/Delaware Tribe), installation artist, jeweler, sculptor, link
Jacqueline Wilson (Yakama), musician, professor, bio
Sandy Fife Wilson (Muscogee), painter, shell engraver, textile artist
Will Wilson (Navajo), photographer, link
Mervin Windsor (Haisla/Heiltsuk, 1964–2022), painter, printmaker
Carl Winters (Hunkpapa Lakota), drum-maker, painter, enrolled at Standing Rock, bio
Laura Wong-Whitebear (Colville/Sinixt), basket maker
August Wood (Navajo/Tohono O’odham/Akimel O’odham), basket maker, ceramic artist
Joe Wood (Cree), installation artist, bio
Steven Woods (Cherokee Nation), painter, sculptor
Elizabeth Woody (Warm Springs/Navajo/Wasco/Yakama), museum director, poet
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (Oji-Cree), actor, enrolled with the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation
Wilford Woosypiti (Comanche 1935–1996), regalia maker, Grave
Dan Worcester (Chickasaw), knifemaker, poet, sculptor, bio
Alice Woris (Habematolei Pomo, 1845–1914), basket maker
Celeste Worl (Tlingit), painter, link
Crystal Worl (Tlingit/Athabascan), digital artist, jeweler, painter, printmaker, sculptor, link
Rico Worl (Tlingit/Athabascan), designer and painter (middle name: Lanáat’), link
Lena Tseabbe Wright (Pyramid Lake Paiute/Yurok), painter, sculptor, link
Benjamin Wytewa (Hopi, 1956–1992), woodcarver

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X (Louisana Coushatta/CHamoru), architect, installation artist, formerly Santiago X and Lawrence Santiago

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Lisa Hageman Yahgulanaas (Haida), Ravenstail weaver, link
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (Haida), comic artist, illustrator, sculptor, link
Beatien Yazz, also Jimmy Toddy Sr. (Navajo), painter, b. 1928, several sources mistakenly list him as passing on in 2012 but as of 2021, he is alive and well, AskArt
Angela Yazzie (Taos), ceramic artist
Jolene Yazzie (Navajo), illustrator, graphic artist
Lee Yazzie (Navajo), jeweler
Lyle Toledo Yazzie (Diné), collage artist, curator, jeweler, link
Melanie Yazzie, also Melanie A. Yazzie (Navajo), educator, painter, printmaker, sculptor, bio, Instagram @artistmelanieyazzie
Melanie K. Yazzie, PhD (Navajo), educator, academia.edu
Renata Yazzie (Navajo), educator, musician, résumé
Steven Yazzie (Navajo/Laguna), painter, link
Tiffiney Yazzie (Navajo), photographer
Gerald Yellow Hawk (Cheyenne River Lakota), painter, link
William S. Yellow Robe Jr., also William Yellow Robe (Assiniboine, 1960–2021), author, educator, playwright, bio
Jim Yellowhawk (Itazipco Lakota/Onondaga), mixed media artist, painter, sculptor, link
Bethany Yellowtail (Crow/Northern Cheyenne), fashion designer, link
Don Yeomans (Haida), printmaker, woodcarver
Debra Yepa-Pappan (Jemez), also (Jemez/Korean-American), digital artist, mixed-media artist, Facebook
Ji Hai Yepa-Pappan (Jemez/Kaw), ballerina, painter, full heritage is Jemez/Kaw/Osage/Lakota.
Ernesto Yerena Montejano (Chicano), mixed media artist, printmaker, link
Nathan Young (Delaware Tribe/Cherokee Nation/Kiowa/Pawnee), also (Delaware/Kiowa/Pawnee/Cherokee), interdisciplinary artist, sound artist, link
TJ Young, Sgwaayaans (Haida), printmaker, woodcarver, link
James Young Deer (Nanticoke, 1876–1946), film producer
Laura Young Bird (Grand Portage Ojibwe), educator, mixed-media artist, link
Alfred Young Man, PhD (Cree), educator, professor, enrolled with the Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, wiki
Lizzie Youngbird (Eastern Band Cherokee, 1903–1967), basket maker
Nancy Youngblood (Santa Clara Pueblo), ceramic artist
Jennifer Younger (Tlingit), carver, jeweler, link
Shirod Younker (Coquille/Coos), paddle maker, woodcarver
Alexander Youvella Sr. (Hopi), katsina carver, bio
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun (Cowichan/Syilx), painter, sculptor, link

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Summer Zah (Navajo/Jicarilla Apache/Choctaw), painter, link
Brian Zepeda (Seminole), beadwork artist, Facebook
Pedro Zepeda or Pedro O. Zepeda (Seminole), canoe maker, ceramic artist
Mike Zillioux, also Michael Medicine Horse Zillioux (Gila River Pima/Cheyenne/Pawnee, 1952–2020), painter
Zitkala-Ša (Yanktonai Dakota, 1876–1938), author, singer

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Jackson 2Bears (Mohawk), interdisciplinary artist, link

Collectives

Artist Hopid: Delbridge Honanie (Hopi, 1946–2017), Michael Kabotie (Hopi, 1942–2009), Milland Lomakema (Hopi), Terrance Talaswaima (Hopi), Neil David Sr. (Hopi), link
ASCURI (Associação Cultural dos Realizadores Indígenas / Cultural Association of Indigenous Filmmakers), filmmaking collective, Brazil, link
Colectivo Ayllu (Mestize/a/o), Spain, bio
Creative Indigenous Collective: Robert Martinez (Northern Arapaho), Lauren Monroe Jr. (Blackfeet), Louis Still Smoking (Blackfeet), Ben Pease (Crow/Northern Cheyenne), and John Isaiah Pepion (Blackfeet).
Git-Hoan: Tsimshian dance troupe with David A. Boxley (Tsimshian), their name means “People of the Salmon.”
Kiowa Six: Spencer Asah (Kiowa, ca. 1905–1954), James Auchiah (Kiowa, 1906–1974), Lois Smoky Kaulaity (1907–1981), Stephen Mopope (Kiowa, 1898–1974), Monroe Tsatoke (Kiowa, 1904–1937), wiki
MAHKU, Movimento dos Artistas Huni Kuin / Huni Kuin Artists’ Movement (Huni Kuin), muralists, painters, including Cleiber Bane, Kassia Borges, Nawa Ibã Kaya, Pedro Maná, Acelino Sales (all Huni Kuin), Jordão, Brazil, bio | Instagram @mahkumovimento
Mohawk Pottery: Dee Martin, Darlene Smith, Elda “Bun” Smith, Oliver Smith, Sylvia Smith, Karen Williams (all Mohawk)
New Red Order, installation art, performance art, video art: Adam Khalil (Sault Ste. Marie Ojibway) and Zack Khalil (Sault Ste. Marie Ojibway), and Jackson Polys (Tlingit), bio
Oklahoma Indian Ballerinas: Yvonne Chouteau (Shawnee, 1929–2016), Rosella Hightower (Choctaw Nation, 1920–2008), Moscelyne Larkin (Peoria/Eastern Shawnee, 1925–2012), Maria Tallchief (Osage, 1925–2013), Marjorie Tallchief (Osage, b. 1926)
Onaman Collective: Christ Belcourt (Métis), Erin Konsmo (Métis/Cree), and Isaac Murdoch (Serpent River Ojibwe), link
Pamyua, Yupiit and Inuit music, dance, and storytelling troupe based in Alaska, includes: Phillp Blanchett (Yup’ik), Stephen Blanchett (Yup’ik), Ossie Kairaiuak (Yup’ik), and Karina Møller (Kalaaleq), link
Postcommodity: Cristóbal Martinez (Chicano), Kade Twist (Cherokee Nation), link
Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. (PNIAI) or The Indian Group of Seven: Jackson Beardy (Anishinini, 1944–1984), Eddy Cobiness (Buffalo Point Ojibwe, 1933–1996), Alex Janvier (Denesuline/Saulteaux, b. 1935), Norval Morrisseau (Bingwi Neyaashi Ojibwe, ca. 1932–2007), Daphne Odjig (Odawa/Potawatomi, 1919–2016), Carl Ray (Sandy Lake Cree, 1943–1978), and Joseph Sanchez (Tewa descent, b. 1948).
Spiderwoman Theater: Lisa Mayo (Guna-descent, 1924–2013), Gloria Miguel (Guna-descent), Muriel Miguel (Guna-descent), and Murielle Borst Tarrant (Guna-descent), link
Triple K Cooperative: Joshim Kakegamic (Sandy Lake Ojibwe/Swampy Cree, 1952–1993), Henry Kakegamic (Sandy Lake Ojibwe/Swampy Cree)
Tlacolulokos: Cosijoesa Cernas and Dario Canul (both Zapotec), painter, Instagram @tlacolulokos
1491s: Dallas Goldtooth (Dakota/Navajo), Sterlin Harjo (Seminole/Muscogee), Migizi Pensoneau (Ponca/Ojibwe), Red Red Corn (Osage), and Bobby Wilson (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota), link

* FAAM defines Chicana and Chicano as being a resident or citizen of the United States of America of Mexican descent, who may or may not have Indigenous heritage. We define Mestize, Mestiza, and Mestizo as being a Latin American person of detribalized Indigenous descent. Some Indigenous artists from South America who have moved away from their tribal homelands, put Mestize/a/o first, followed by their tribe.

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