FAAM No. 41, Winter 2024 - First American Art Magazine

Cover art by Rainy Naha (Hopi-Tewa). Photo: King Galleries.

Issue No. 41, Winter 2024
(January–March)

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Textures and Seasons: The History and Art of Hopi Silver Overlay
By A.M. Palmer, 20–26
Looking Back: Bob Haozous’s Cultural Crossroads of the Americas
By Suzanne Newman Fricke, PhD, 28–31
Marco Temporal: Indigenous Art & Activism in Brazil
By Mariana Brazão, 32–38
Photo Essay | Spirit of the Corn
By Hayden Haynes (Seneca Nation) with Morgan Huff, modeling regalia by Karlene Familo and Alexia Stevens (all Seneca Nation), 40–44

James Fendenheim: Tohono O’odham Jeweler, and Sculptor
By Anya Montiel, PhD (Mestiza/Tohono O’odham descent), 48–52
David Martin: Pokagon Potawatomi Tattoo Artist, Painter, and Regalia Maker
By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 54–59
Rainy Naha: Hopi-Tewa Ceramic Artist
By RoseMary Diaz (Santa Clara Pueblo), 60–65
Amber Webb: Yup’ik Visual Storyteller
By Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi, PhD (Alutiiq), 66–71

Recent Developments, by Staci Golar and America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 9–12
Seven Directions | Lisa LaRue-Baker (Cherokee Nation), 15–18
Art+Literature | Boderra Joe: Diné Poet, Journalist, and Photographer
By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 86–89
Exhibition Reviews, 72–85
Memorials
- Sam English (Turtle Mountain/Red Lake Chippewa, 1942–2023)
  By Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD, 90
- Hal Homer (Oneida Indian Nation, 1973–2023)
  By Frank Buffalo Hyde (Onondaga), 91
- Watson Honanie (Hopi, 1953–2023)
  By America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) with advice from Gloria Lomahaftewa (Hopi/Choctaw), 92
- Baje Whitethorne Sr. (Navajo, 1950–2023)
  By Nanette Kelley (Osage/Cherokee Nations), 93
Calendar, by Abby Mikalauskas, 94–96