Celebrating our Indigenous Women Artists during Women’s History Month

In 1987, the U.S. Congress designated March as National Women’s History Month. At the native Arts and Cultures Foundation we are proud to support Native women artists who use their creative voices to bring a valuable perspective to contemporary life, inspire healing and solutions within their communities. Please join us in honoring the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation women artists and culture bearers:

Bernice AkamineNative Hawaiian; Kaili ChunNative Hawaiian; Kelly ChurchGrand Traverse Band Ottawa Chippewa; Melissa S. CodyNavajo/Diné; Amelia Cornelius (1938-2016) – Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin; Laura Da’Eastern Shawnee/Seneca/Miami; Natalie DiazMojave/Pima; Heid E. ErdrichOjibwe/Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa; RYAN! FeddersenConfederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Kelli Jo FordCherokee Nation of Oklahoma; Shan GoshornEastern Band Cherokee; Raiatea HelmNative Hawaiian; Melissa HenryNavajo; Luzene HillEastern Band of Cherokee; Thea HopkinsAquinnah Wampanoag; Linda HoganChickasaw Nation; Lani HotchChilkat Indian Village; Emily JohnsonYup’ik; Robi KahakalauNative Hawaiian; Starr KalāhikiNative Hawaiian; Lehua KalimaNative Hawaiian; Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’oleNative Hawaiian; Kaui Kanaka’oleNative Hawaiian; Joan Naviyuk Kane Iñupiaq; Sonya Kelliher-CombsIñupiaq/Athabaskan;  Ciara Leina`ala LacyKanaka Maoli; Kapulani LandgrafNative Hawaiian; Courtney M. LeonardShinnecockLayli Long SoldierOglala Lakota; Linda Infante Lyons   Alutiiq; Brenda MalloryCherokee Nation of Oklahoma; Christen MarquezNative Hawaiian; Nora Naranjo MorseSanta Clara Pueblo-TewaTahNibaa NaataaniiDiné (Navajo); Laura OrtmanWhite Mountain Apache; Susan PowerYanktonai Dakota; Martha RedboneCherokee/Choctaw; Clarissa Rizal (1956-2016) – Tlingit T’ak Dein Taan Raven Clan; Teri Rofkar (1956-2016 ) – Tlingit; Abigail RomanchakNative Hawaiian; Cara RomeroChemehuevi; Theresa SecordPenobscot Nation; Rosy SimasSeneca; Rose SimpsonSanta Clara Pueblo; Jennifer M. StevensOneida/Lakota; April Stone-Dahl Bad River Band of Lake Superior; Brooke SwaneyBlackfeet/Salish; Luci TapahonsoDiné (Navajo); Vicky Holt TakamineNative Hawaiian; Dalani TanahyNative Hawaiian; Lisa TelfordHaida; Maggie ThompsonFond du Lac Band of Minnesota; Erica TremblaySeneca-Cayuga Nation; Anna TsouhlarakisNavajo/Creek; Allison Akootchook WardenIñupiaq, Native Village of Kaktovik; Marie WattSeneca; Delina WhiteOjibweDyani White HawkSicangu Lakota (Rosebud Sioux)Laura Wong-WhitebearColville/Sinixt; and, Elizabeth WoodyConfederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon, of Yakama Nation Wasco descent, and is “born for” the Tódích’íinii (Bitter Water clan) of the Navajo Nation.