New Category - Native American Art Resources

Resources for Native American Art
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This has been a requested category and makes perfect since for the forum.

Share and explore books, online videos, websites, and other materials that deepen our understanding of Native art traditions and techniques.

Ideas for Discussion Prompts:

  • What are the must-read books for learning about Native American art?
  • Recommend your favorite documentaries or online videos about Native artistry.
  • Where can I find tutorials for silversmithing or beadwork?
  • Share websites or platforms that sell authentic Native art materials.
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Thanks Jason!

I’ll start by adding this thread: Books on Southwest Indian Jewelry?

And this film gallery: https://aifg.arizona.edu/

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This is welcomed and needed! Thank you Jason.

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This channel has lots of my favorite videos on Native American artists.

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Okay, I’m going to add what may seem like an odd resource - any and all of the Tony and Anne Hillerman novels. They aren’t about art, but they totally immerse the reader into the Navajo world. They help me love my Native art even more, because the books taught me about the culture, and they describe the area so well that I when I visit new places in the 4 corners, I feel like I’ve already been there.

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I agree with @Ziacat. Worth the $ and time to read them.

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Or breaking out the library card!

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OK, here is my 2 cents that will surely insult many but not meant to.

A thread like this needs to be for resources, NOT dialogue or commentary. Otherwise it will turn into a runaway train where no one can find anything without going through reams of posts. :grin:

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I somewhat agree. I think we should start separate threads when we have new books to add. However… dialogue is part of our forum so I will probably continue to dialogue. I enjoy hearing what people have to say about particular resources. But if we have separate threads for new books then those things will be easy to find because they will have separate headings. When someone starts reading a new thread the book/resource will be right at the top, and they can skip all the dialogue if they so desire.

In this vein I think that @Bluegreen’s mentioning of the Southwest Channel, for example, would be really good as a separate thread. I didn’t start a new thread with the Hillerman books, because they’re not necessarily an actual resource. But that’s the kind of thing that dialogue is good for.

And same same with the trading post/galleries topic. I still think dialogue is fun and can be very informative, but if we’re going to talk about a new gallery/trading post we could start a new thread.

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Hillerman has always been one of my favorite authors for exactly the same reasons. I have all of his books in paperback and hardcover first editions. I count them among my treasures.

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So funny @MickH, I also have been collecting Tony Hillerman first editions! I’m missing “Talking Gods,” “A Thief of Time,” and “Skinwalkers”. Of course the early ones are hard to find. Like you I prefer to read the paperbacks :blush:. And as @Ziacat has mentioned many times I enjoy reading about places in the southwest that I know!
Happy Thanksgiving to all!

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