Native America Calling: New art exhibitions offer creative interpretations of Native survival and endurance

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Native America Calling: New art exhibitions offer creative interpretations of Native survival and endurance

Friday, February 6, 2026

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New art exhibitions offer creative interpretations of Native survival and endurance

As the country gears up to commemorate 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, several galleries are exploring the enduring strengths of Native Americans through both traditional and contemporary works.

“Paper Trails: Unfolding Indigenous Narratives” at the Museum of Contemporary Native Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico, aims to stretch the boundaries of the paper medium while also examining Native cultural survival in the face of colonization.

In neighboring Colorado, “Constellations of Place” at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College in Durango is centered on a visual history of Native peoples.

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Meanwhile in Washington, the Tidelands art gallery in Seattle compiles a narrative inspired by “Lushootseed Creation Stories.”

Tun in to talk with artists and curators about how art inserts itself into the narratives being told about the origin of America. Also, hear about the year-long streaming Native film festival “Everything is Connected” developed by Vision Maker Media.

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Guests on Native America Calling

Alana Stone (Sičhą́ǧu Lakȟóta and Diné), curatorial specialist at Vision Maker Media in Nebraska

Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip), author, photographer, and CEO of Tidelands in Seattle, Washington

Melissa Melero-Moose (Northern Paiute), artist, independent curator, and co-curator of “Paper Trails: Unfolding Indigenous Narratives” at the Museum of Contemporary Native Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico,

Dr. Meranda Roberts (Yerington Paiute Tribe and Chicana), independent curator and guest curator for “Constellations of Place” at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado