The First Peoples Fund has awarded the 2006 Cultural Capital fellowship to four Native artists.

Arthur Short Bull, Oglala Lakota, is from the Pine Ridge Reservation. He will use the fellowship to continue a series of paintings depicting members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe who are buried in the mass grave at Wounded Knee.

Anna Brown Ehlers, Northern Tlingit, is from Juneau, Alaska. She revived the chilkat weaving tradition to make blankets.

Pete Peterson Sr., Skokomish, is from Hoodsport, Washington. He traditional Salish mask carver.

Nancy Johnson, Choctaw/Chickasaw, is from Oklahoma City. She is a traditional bead worker.

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Relevant Links:
First Peoples Fund - http://www.firstpeoplesfund.org

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