unqualified designations of religious belonging—whether -Christian- or -Sun Dancer- or -Peyotist—-are seldom

a woman who turns to fishing and bootlegging when her husband is unable to work

meticulously illustrated by a Navajo artist

which means Rainbow Thunderbird in my language

Da' laments this harsh dichotomy

Knowing Native Arts coyote unqualified designations of religious belonging—whetherKnowing Native Arts brings Nancy Marie Mithlo's Native insider perspective to understanding the significance of Indigenous arts in national and global milieus. These musings, written from the perspective of a senior academic and curator traversing a dynamic and at turns fraught era of Native self determination, are a critical appraisal of a system that is often broken for Native peoples seeking equity in the arts. Mithlo addresses crucial issues, such