American Indian Art Magazine, Autumn 2014

American Indian Art Magazine, Autumn 2014

Mary Hamilton, Publisher

CONTENTS

Yoo-Nteele: Weatern Apache T-Necklaces

by Alan Ferg

Examines the history of the T-shaped, glass-beadwork necklace known in Apache as yoo-nteele, which was first made by the San Carlos and White Mountain Apaches.  Today, this kind of necklace is viewed as an icon of Western Apache culture and is worn by girls at their puberty ceremonies.3

Unconquered History: The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Collection 

by Tara J. Backhouse

Profiles the collections of the tribally owned and operated Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum near Clewiston, Florida.  The museum’s collections celebrate the Seminoles’ strength, sovereignty, and survival in an environment nearly inhospitable to humans and objects.

Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Exhibitors at Nineteenth-Century Upper Canadian Provincial Exhibitions

by Sherry Brydon

Follows the experiences of Aboriginal artists and the exhibition history of their work during a twenty-year period at nineteenth-century Upper Canadian Provincial Exhibitions.

Floral Journey: The Hidden Language of Flowers in Native North American Beadwork

by Lois S. Dubin and Paige Bardolph

Highlights the exhibition Floral History: Native North American Beadwork at the Autry National Center of the American West in Los Angeles.  This is the first comprehensive exploration of how European-introduced floral designs, woven and embroidered in moose hair, quills and tiny glass beads, became a remarkable art form as well as an important means of economic and cultural resilience.