The sculpture made out of rope is a metaphor for female strength and it was inspired by a famous character in the Star Wars franchise. It also relates to Native American history. The Museum of Art - ...

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); John Louw Nelson collection, image #, NMAI.AC.333; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution. Photographic still ...

Nampeyo spun the clay between her hands, forming a long coil. Placing the coil on a flattened clay bottom, she wound it up and around, pressing gently as she worked so the clay rope would adhere. A ...

For Prof. Angela Gonzales, development sociology, her birthday is more than just a celebration filled with cake and presents. To celebrate her 50th on Tuesday, she embarked on a 1,539-mile bike trek ...

Twenty days after her birth in 1898, Dowawisnima’s mother, Sehynim, and her paternal grandmother carried the newborn out of Old Orabi to the far eastern edge of the Hopi mesa. As dawn broke over the ...

Saturday and July 6, the Hopi Festival of the Arts in Flagstaff, Ariz., will again immerse visitors in the artistry and language of this ancient people. More than 60 artists from the 12 Hopi villages ...

From Curtis’ series of Hopi women at the Walpi Pueblo water hole. American photographer Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) documented vanishing Native American tribes—more than eighty separate tribes—after ...

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Sumner Matteson photograph collection, image #, NMAI.AC.129; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution. Outdoor ...

The fourth annual Hopi-sponsored Native American Arts and Cultural Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days in and around Heritage Square. Sponsored by the Hopi ...