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National Museum of the American Indian: NY | Indigenous Art Through the Lens of Glass

Contemporary Indigenous artists Preston Singletary (Tlingit), Dan Friday (Lummi), and Jody Naranjo (Kha’p’o Owingeh [Santa Clara Pueblo]) share how they use the medium of glass to express Indigenous stories, designs, and contemporary issues. Visitors can see the artists’ work in the exhibition Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass which traces 45 years of Native glass art and showcases approximately 120 artworks by 29 Indigenous artists.

Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass was originated by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico, where it was curated by Dr. Letitia Chambers and Cathy Short (Potawatomi). The traveling exhibit was curated by Dr. Chambers and is toured by International Arts & Artists. Generous support provided by Janet and David Offensend.

Image: Dan Friday, Aunt Fran’s Star Basket, 2017, Hand-blown glass veil canes, 14” x 16” x 14”.Image courtesy of Dan Friday, Photograph by Russell Johnson, © Dan Friday.

National Museum of the American Indian: NY | Women’s History Month: “SEEDS”

Ziggy (Kaniehtiio Horn) receives her first internet influencer job offer to promote the seed and fertilizer company Nature’s Oath. When her cousin calls her back to the rez, she is forced into a battle to save her people’s legacy and finds her power along the way.

Director: Kaniehtiio Horn (Kahnawake Mohawk), Canada, 2024, 82 min.

This film contains violence, horror, and coarse language. It is intended for mature audiences.

Doors open at 6:45 PM ET.

Image credit: SEEDS (film still), courtesy of indican pictures
This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Support for this program is provided by The Walt Disney Company.

 

Event Location Lower Level, Auditorium
Cost FREE

National Museum of the American Indian: Native Sounds Downtown with Elisapie

Native Sounds Downtown with Elisapie

Friday, July 11, 8 PM 

Bring your friends and family for a fun concert featuring Inuit artist Elisapie, who will be performing live in French, English, and her beloved mother tongue, Inuktitut at the National Museum of the American Indian. With unconditional love for her Inuit homeland, culture is entrenched in her work as storyteller, singer-songwriter, actor, and director. Elisapie was born and raised in Salluit, a small village in Nunavik, in northern Quebec, Canada.

Elisapie earned a Juno Award in the Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year category, as well as five awards at the 2024 ADISQ Gala. Her album Inuktitut, which covers ten classic rock and pop songs from a wide array of artists including Metallica, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Cyndi Lauper and more, all performed in the Inuktitut language, was nominated at the 2025 Juno Award for Best Album of the year and was awarded Best Adult Alternative Album of the year. An acclaimed documentarian, Elisapie is the creator of Le grand solstice, a musical and cultural celebration televised annually to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day. In 2024, the Canada Post recognized Elisapie with a Permanent™ stamp in their Indigenous Leaders series which honors the outstanding achievements and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders.