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FAAM No. 49, our Winter 2026 issue is out and packed with features, artist profiles, exhibition reviews and more: firstamerican.art/current-issue/
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil — CAIXA Cultural Salvador hosts "Every Tree Has Roots" the first solo exhibition by Yacunã Tuxá (Tuxá).
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"Toda Árvore Tem Raiz": Salvador recebe mostra individual de artista indígena | A TARDE
A CAIXA Cultural Salvador apresenta "Toda Árvore Tem Raiz", mostra gratuita de Yacunã Tuxá. Explore a força da arte indígena através de pinturas, vídeos e performances.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil — CAIXA Cultural Salvador hosts "Every Tree Has Roots" the first solo exhibition by Yacunã Tuxá (Tuxá).
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Micah Hart (Chickasaw/Southern Cheyenne), woodturner and filmmaker, carves with sustainably harvested local Southern Plains woods and challenges himself by sculpting miniature vessels.
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#NativeSky #Indigisky🔥 #ArtSky #Oklahoma #NativeArt #NDNart #Chickasaw #Cheyenne
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#NativeSky #Indigisky🔥 #ArtSky #Oklahoma #NativeArt #NDNart #Chickasaw #Cheyenne
February 16, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Micah Hart (Chickasaw/Southern Cheyenne), woodturner and filmmaker, carves with sustainably harvested local Southern Plains woods and challenges himself by sculpting miniature vessels.
www.blackbeavereoodturning
#NativeSky #Indigisky🔥 #ArtSky #Oklahoma #NativeArt #NDNart #Chickasaw #Cheyenne
www.blackbeavereoodturning
#NativeSky #Indigisky🔥 #ArtSky #Oklahoma #NativeArt #NDNart #Chickasaw #Cheyenne
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🙌 Watch the opening reception of 'Every River Has a Mouth: The Visual Languages That Connect Us'.
#IndigenousArtists #CoastSalish #Vancouver #ArtGallery
#IndigenousArtists #CoastSalish #Vancouver #ArtGallery
🌊 Every River Has a Mouth – Opening Celebration
YouTube video by Bill Reid Gallery
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February 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
🙌 Watch the opening reception of 'Every River Has a Mouth: The Visual Languages That Connect Us'.
#IndigenousArtists #CoastSalish #Vancouver #ArtGallery
#IndigenousArtists #CoastSalish #Vancouver #ArtGallery
The Village, OK – Sunday, Feb. 15, join the OKCIndian Art Club for an art talk by woodturner Micah Hart (Chickasaw/Southern Cheyenne)
Village Library, Room A
10307 N. Pennsylvania Ave
Free. Public welcome!
#NativeSky #Indigenous #TheVillageOK #NativeArt #ArtSky #Indigisky🔥 #Oklahoma #NDNArt
Village Library, Room A
10307 N. Pennsylvania Ave
Free. Public welcome!
#NativeSky #Indigenous #TheVillageOK #NativeArt #ArtSky #Indigisky🔥 #Oklahoma #NDNArt
February 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The Village, OK – Sunday, Feb. 15, join the OKCIndian Art Club for an art talk by woodturner Micah Hart (Chickasaw/Southern Cheyenne)
Village Library, Room A
10307 N. Pennsylvania Ave
Free. Public welcome!
#NativeSky #Indigenous #TheVillageOK #NativeArt #ArtSky #Indigisky🔥 #Oklahoma #NDNArt
Village Library, Room A
10307 N. Pennsylvania Ave
Free. Public welcome!
#NativeSky #Indigenous #TheVillageOK #NativeArt #ArtSky #Indigisky🔥 #Oklahoma #NDNArt
Blackfeet artist Terrance Guardipee considers ledger drawing central to his artistic practice. His works refer to real Blackfeet individuals and events, preserving cultural narratives and honoring lived histories. Learn more about Guardipee in our Winter 2026 issue.
February 12, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Blackfeet artist Terrance Guardipee considers ledger drawing central to his artistic practice. His works refer to real Blackfeet individuals and events, preserving cultural narratives and honoring lived histories. Learn more about Guardipee in our Winter 2026 issue.
Shyla Spicer, a Yakama/Seneca-Cayuga CEO, shares her top seven list in our latest Seven Directions column.
Read more in our Winter 2026 issue, out now!
Pictured: Shyla Spicer (Yakama/Seneca-Cayuga) at the Center for Native Arts + Culture. Photo: Mario Gallucci, Portland, Oregon.
Read more in our Winter 2026 issue, out now!
Pictured: Shyla Spicer (Yakama/Seneca-Cayuga) at the Center for Native Arts + Culture. Photo: Mario Gallucci, Portland, Oregon.
February 12, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Shyla Spicer, a Yakama/Seneca-Cayuga CEO, shares her top seven list in our latest Seven Directions column.
Read more in our Winter 2026 issue, out now!
Pictured: Shyla Spicer (Yakama/Seneca-Cayuga) at the Center for Native Arts + Culture. Photo: Mario Gallucci, Portland, Oregon.
Read more in our Winter 2026 issue, out now!
Pictured: Shyla Spicer (Yakama/Seneca-Cayuga) at the Center for Native Arts + Culture. Photo: Mario Gallucci, Portland, Oregon.
It was so nice of Benito to list (most of) the countries that First American Art Magazine reps 😉 💅!
Wanna nerd out about the Indigenous art history of these places? Check out the extensive “Timeline of Indigenous Art History of the Americas” page we have on our site: firstamerican.art/timeline
Wanna nerd out about the Indigenous art history of these places? Check out the extensive “Timeline of Indigenous Art History of the Americas” page we have on our site: firstamerican.art/timeline
February 10, 2026 at 12:24 AM
It was so nice of Benito to list (most of) the countries that First American Art Magazine reps 😉 💅!
Wanna nerd out about the Indigenous art history of these places? Check out the extensive “Timeline of Indigenous Art History of the Americas” page we have on our site: firstamerican.art/timeline
Wanna nerd out about the Indigenous art history of these places? Check out the extensive “Timeline of Indigenous Art History of the Americas” page we have on our site: firstamerican.art/timeline
Did someone say something about checking out a super bowl today?
Frederica Antonio (Acoma), “Infinity Rim Bowl with Micro-Mini Squares,” coil-built pottery, painted using yucca brush. Available at King Galleries.
Frederica Antonio (Acoma), “Infinity Rim Bowl with Micro-Mini Squares,” coil-built pottery, painted using yucca brush. Available at King Galleries.
February 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Did someone say something about checking out a super bowl today?
Frederica Antonio (Acoma), “Infinity Rim Bowl with Micro-Mini Squares,” coil-built pottery, painted using yucca brush. Available at King Galleries.
Frederica Antonio (Acoma), “Infinity Rim Bowl with Micro-Mini Squares,” coil-built pottery, painted using yucca brush. Available at King Galleries.
Save the date! FAAM No. 49 Launch Party with 49
Feb 8, 2–4 pm at the Jacobson House Native Art Center in Norman, OK.
Forty-nine led by Brent Greenwood (Chickasaw/Ponca) + friends. Refreshments by MGQ Food & Design. Coloring pages and Valentine’s Day card–making station. Free and open to all ages!
Feb 8, 2–4 pm at the Jacobson House Native Art Center in Norman, OK.
Forty-nine led by Brent Greenwood (Chickasaw/Ponca) + friends. Refreshments by MGQ Food & Design. Coloring pages and Valentine’s Day card–making station. Free and open to all ages!
February 4, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Save the date! FAAM No. 49 Launch Party with 49
Feb 8, 2–4 pm at the Jacobson House Native Art Center in Norman, OK.
Forty-nine led by Brent Greenwood (Chickasaw/Ponca) + friends. Refreshments by MGQ Food & Design. Coloring pages and Valentine’s Day card–making station. Free and open to all ages!
Feb 8, 2–4 pm at the Jacobson House Native Art Center in Norman, OK.
Forty-nine led by Brent Greenwood (Chickasaw/Ponca) + friends. Refreshments by MGQ Food & Design. Coloring pages and Valentine’s Day card–making station. Free and open to all ages!
"Here are five works that examine visual sovereignty during this time, highlighting the importance of Kalaallit telling their own stories.
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Visual Sovereignty in the Eyes of Kalaallit Nunaat’s Artists
Nivi Christensen looks at 5 works that show the importance of Kalaallit telling their own stories.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:33 AM
"Here are five works that examine visual sovereignty during this time, highlighting the importance of Kalaallit telling their own stories.
www.inuitartfoundation.org/inuit-art-qu...
www.inuitartfoundation.org/inuit-art-qu...
Happy Groundhog Day!
This wallpocket was made by a Tlingit artist once known from wool cloth, sealskin/fur, glass beads, and groundhog hide ca. 1900. Collection of the National Museum of the American. 20/1558. CC0
This wallpocket was made by a Tlingit artist once known from wool cloth, sealskin/fur, glass beads, and groundhog hide ca. 1900. Collection of the National Museum of the American. 20/1558. CC0
February 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Happy Groundhog Day!
This wallpocket was made by a Tlingit artist once known from wool cloth, sealskin/fur, glass beads, and groundhog hide ca. 1900. Collection of the National Museum of the American. 20/1558. CC0
This wallpocket was made by a Tlingit artist once known from wool cloth, sealskin/fur, glass beads, and groundhog hide ca. 1900. Collection of the National Museum of the American. 20/1558. CC0
Check out the Native Art events happening in Feb 2026! firstamerican.art/calendar
Pictured: Cara Romero (Chemeuhuevi), “Devil’s Claw No. 1,” 2025, archival pigment print.©Cara Romero. Image courtesy of the artist. Part of “Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)” at the Phoenix Art Museum.
Pictured: Cara Romero (Chemeuhuevi), “Devil’s Claw No. 1,” 2025, archival pigment print.©Cara Romero. Image courtesy of the artist. Part of “Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)” at the Phoenix Art Museum.
February 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Check out the Native Art events happening in Feb 2026! firstamerican.art/calendar
Pictured: Cara Romero (Chemeuhuevi), “Devil’s Claw No. 1,” 2025, archival pigment print.©Cara Romero. Image courtesy of the artist. Part of “Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)” at the Phoenix Art Museum.
Pictured: Cara Romero (Chemeuhuevi), “Devil’s Claw No. 1,” 2025, archival pigment print.©Cara Romero. Image courtesy of the artist. Part of “Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)” at the Phoenix Art Museum.
Victor, NY – Call for Haudenosaunee artists!
Theme: "What is a Haudenosaunee Peace?"
Ganondagan's 8th Annual juried Hodinöhsö:ni’ Art Show to be exhibited at the Seneca Art & Culture Center, Apr 8–11
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#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #Haudensaunee #NDNArt #NativeSky
Theme: "What is a Haudenosaunee Peace?"
Ganondagan's 8th Annual juried Hodinöhsö:ni’ Art Show to be exhibited at the Seneca Art & Culture Center, Apr 8–11
www.ganondagan.org/hodinohsoni-...
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #Haudensaunee #NDNArt #NativeSky
January 30, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Victor, NY – Call for Haudenosaunee artists!
Theme: "What is a Haudenosaunee Peace?"
Ganondagan's 8th Annual juried Hodinöhsö:ni’ Art Show to be exhibited at the Seneca Art & Culture Center, Apr 8–11
www.ganondagan.org/hodinohsoni-...
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #Haudensaunee #NDNArt #NativeSky
Theme: "What is a Haudenosaunee Peace?"
Ganondagan's 8th Annual juried Hodinöhsö:ni’ Art Show to be exhibited at the Seneca Art & Culture Center, Apr 8–11
www.ganondagan.org/hodinohsoni-...
#NativeArt #IndigenousArt #Haudensaunee #NDNArt #NativeSky
"Las Horas que Caminé/The Hours I Walked" by Zapotec artist Porfirio Gutierrez was created for the exhibition Sangre de Nopal (7/24 – 1/25) at the Fowler Museum. As Forum magazine writes it's an "embodied counter-narrative to anti-migrant brutality."
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Las Horas que Camine
YouTube video by Porfirio Gutierrez
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January 28, 2026 at 12:23 AM
"Las Horas que Caminé/The Hours I Walked" by Zapotec artist Porfirio Gutierrez was created for the exhibition Sangre de Nopal (7/24 – 1/25) at the Fowler Museum. As Forum magazine writes it's an "embodied counter-narrative to anti-migrant brutality."
youtu.be/9cojh9otbtQ?...
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Maya shell gorget featuring a water bird! Maya artist once known, Bird Ornament, 600–800 CE, shell, 2½ × 2½ inches, from Mexico or Guatemala, collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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#NativeSky #ArtSky #Indigisky🔥 #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NDNArt #Maya
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#NativeSky #ArtSky #Indigisky🔥 #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NDNArt #Maya
January 25, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Maya shell gorget featuring a water bird! Maya artist once known, Bird Ornament, 600–800 CE, shell, 2½ × 2½ inches, from Mexico or Guatemala, collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#NativeSky #ArtSky #Indigisky🔥 #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NDNArt #Maya
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#NativeSky #ArtSky #Indigisky🔥 #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #NDNArt #Maya
Miami, OK – "neehaapiikasiciki: The Healing Threads of Myaamia Ribbonwork" at the Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive, 28 N. Main St. Open January 22 through July 3, 2026
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#NativeSky #Indigenous #NativeAmerican #Myaamia #Oklahoma #MiamiOK #Ribbonwork #ArtSky #NDNArt
miamination.com/mhma/
#NativeSky #Indigenous #NativeAmerican #Myaamia #Oklahoma #MiamiOK #Ribbonwork #ArtSky #NDNArt
Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive (MHMA) - Miamination.com
Address: 28 N Main St, Miami, OK 74354 Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5 PM Meghan Dorey, Museum Manager Email: mdorey@miamination.com Phone: (918) 541-1300 Morgan Lippert, Curator of Exhibitions ...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Miami, OK – "neehaapiikasiciki: The Healing Threads of Myaamia Ribbonwork" at the Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive, 28 N. Main St. Open January 22 through July 3, 2026
miamination.com/mhma/
#NativeSky #Indigenous #NativeAmerican #Myaamia #Oklahoma #MiamiOK #Ribbonwork #ArtSky #NDNArt
miamination.com/mhma/
#NativeSky #Indigenous #NativeAmerican #Myaamia #Oklahoma #MiamiOK #Ribbonwork #ArtSky #NDNArt
The cover image shows Kim Kleist-Eriksen/Eriagisaq, a Kalaaleq artist in Nuuk, Greenland, showing a tupilak that he was recently commissioned to create.
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In Greenland, Trump's approach turns the population against the US
Shocked by the US president's threats to seize the Inuit island, residents of Greenland are voicing their anger in Nuuk, the capital, on Saturday. In just a few weeks, the appeal once held by the Amer...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:32 PM
The cover image shows Kim Kleist-Eriksen/Eriagisaq, a Kalaaleq artist in Nuuk, Greenland, showing a tupilak that he was recently commissioned to create.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
FAAM No. 49, our Winter 2026 issue is out and packed with features, artist profiles, exhibition reviews and more: firstamerican.art/current-issue/
January 21, 2026 at 7:26 PM
FAAM No. 49, our Winter 2026 issue is out and packed with features, artist profiles, exhibition reviews and more: firstamerican.art/current-issue/
Anthony "Tony" Gauthier (Menominee/Ho-Chunk, 1942–2020), "Bicentennial Painting," 1976, featuring portraits of Nez Perce Chief Joseph and Martin Luther King Jr.
#MartinLutherKingJrDay #MLKDay2026 #MLKDay #IndigenousArt #NativeSky
#MartinLutherKingJrDay #MLKDay2026 #MLKDay #IndigenousArt #NativeSky
January 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Anthony "Tony" Gauthier (Menominee/Ho-Chunk, 1942–2020), "Bicentennial Painting," 1976, featuring portraits of Nez Perce Chief Joseph and Martin Luther King Jr.
#MartinLutherKingJrDay #MLKDay2026 #MLKDay #IndigenousArt #NativeSky
#MartinLutherKingJrDay #MLKDay2026 #MLKDay #IndigenousArt #NativeSky
“Art can take many forms. And I’m a person who lives in this contemporary world, so I’m going to respond to the things that make my world.”
— Excerpt from "Cherokee Nation Sculptor & Installation Artist Brenda Mallory" by Mandy Yeahpau (Comanche/Cherokee/Tarahumara descent) in FAAM No. 48, Fall 2025
— Excerpt from "Cherokee Nation Sculptor & Installation Artist Brenda Mallory" by Mandy Yeahpau (Comanche/Cherokee/Tarahumara descent) in FAAM No. 48, Fall 2025
January 19, 2026 at 12:02 AM
“Art can take many forms. And I’m a person who lives in this contemporary world, so I’m going to respond to the things that make my world.”
— Excerpt from "Cherokee Nation Sculptor & Installation Artist Brenda Mallory" by Mandy Yeahpau (Comanche/Cherokee/Tarahumara descent) in FAAM No. 48, Fall 2025
— Excerpt from "Cherokee Nation Sculptor & Installation Artist Brenda Mallory" by Mandy Yeahpau (Comanche/Cherokee/Tarahumara descent) in FAAM No. 48, Fall 2025
The Village, OK – The Oklahoma City Indian Art Club is hosting a talk by Amber DuBoise-Shepherd (Diné/Sac & Fox/Potawatomi) about "Curating Native Art"
Sunday, Jan. 18, 2:00pm
Village Library, Room A
10307 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Free! #NativeSky #Oklahoma #OKC #OklahomaArt #NDNArt #NativeAmerican
Sunday, Jan. 18, 2:00pm
Village Library, Room A
10307 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Free! #NativeSky #Oklahoma #OKC #OklahomaArt #NDNArt #NativeAmerican
January 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The Village, OK – The Oklahoma City Indian Art Club is hosting a talk by Amber DuBoise-Shepherd (Diné/Sac & Fox/Potawatomi) about "Curating Native Art"
Sunday, Jan. 18, 2:00pm
Village Library, Room A
10307 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Free! #NativeSky #Oklahoma #OKC #OklahomaArt #NDNArt #NativeAmerican
Sunday, Jan. 18, 2:00pm
Village Library, Room A
10307 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Free! #NativeSky #Oklahoma #OKC #OklahomaArt #NDNArt #NativeAmerican
Read about the work, inspiration and art heroes of 2024 Sobey Art Award winner Nico Williams (Aamjiwnaang Ojibway) in our Fall 2025 issue.
📷: Nico Williams (Aamjiwnaang Ojibway), "Reconnecting," 2024, 11° Japanese glass cylinder beads, 10° Czech glass beads, blue stabilizing fluid, ... (1/2)
📷: Nico Williams (Aamjiwnaang Ojibway), "Reconnecting," 2024, 11° Japanese glass cylinder beads, 10° Czech glass beads, blue stabilizing fluid, ... (1/2)
January 17, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Read about the work, inspiration and art heroes of 2024 Sobey Art Award winner Nico Williams (Aamjiwnaang Ojibway) in our Fall 2025 issue.
📷: Nico Williams (Aamjiwnaang Ojibway), "Reconnecting," 2024, 11° Japanese glass cylinder beads, 10° Czech glass beads, blue stabilizing fluid, ... (1/2)
📷: Nico Williams (Aamjiwnaang Ojibway), "Reconnecting," 2024, 11° Japanese glass cylinder beads, 10° Czech glass beads, blue stabilizing fluid, ... (1/2)
Read about the life and work of Oglala Lakota printmaker, sculptor, and mixed-media artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. in our Fall 2025 issue.
📷: Marty Two Bulls Jr (Oglala Lakota), "Geechee Mon," 2019, glazed ceramic sculptures, installation: 15 × 40 × 8 in.
#IndigenousArt #NativeArt #AmericanIndianArt
📷: Marty Two Bulls Jr (Oglala Lakota), "Geechee Mon," 2019, glazed ceramic sculptures, installation: 15 × 40 × 8 in.
#IndigenousArt #NativeArt #AmericanIndianArt
January 15, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Read about the life and work of Oglala Lakota printmaker, sculptor, and mixed-media artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. in our Fall 2025 issue.
📷: Marty Two Bulls Jr (Oglala Lakota), "Geechee Mon," 2019, glazed ceramic sculptures, installation: 15 × 40 × 8 in.
#IndigenousArt #NativeArt #AmericanIndianArt
📷: Marty Two Bulls Jr (Oglala Lakota), "Geechee Mon," 2019, glazed ceramic sculptures, installation: 15 × 40 × 8 in.
#IndigenousArt #NativeArt #AmericanIndianArt
Meet contemporary bandolier bag makers like Shannon Gustafson (Whitesand Ojibwa) in "Carrying Culture: Bandolier Bags Today," an article in our Fall 2025 issue.
January 14, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Meet contemporary bandolier bag makers like Shannon Gustafson (Whitesand Ojibwa) in "Carrying Culture: Bandolier Bags Today," an article in our Fall 2025 issue.
1/5 "Minga Muralista del Pueblo Nasa represents a paradigmatic example of how Indigenous communities can reclaim narrative control over their territories through artistic expression. By transforming walls marked by violence into canvases of cultural affirmation, the Nasa people ...
January 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
1/5 "Minga Muralista del Pueblo Nasa represents a paradigmatic example of how Indigenous communities can reclaim narrative control over their territories through artistic expression. By transforming walls marked by violence into canvases of cultural affirmation, the Nasa people ...