Journal
Walker Youngbird Foundation
What Remains
Nicholas Galanin's Language removal tools for Indian Children, Mt. Edgecumbe asks what survives after coercion ends, and what a collection is responsible for learning after an object arrives.
Native Currents — Coyote Den, August 11
We launched 2026 Market week at the Coyote Den, raising a glass to the artists, curators, museum directors, collectors, and friends who make the week what it is.
Collecting with Purpose | The Artwork of Beau Dick
Diving deeper into the meaning behind acquisitions to the Walker Youngbird Collection, Reid Walker asked questions of Director and Curator LaTiesha Fazakas, who has been dedicated to studying contemporary Indigenous art since 1998.
The Infrastructure Gap
Something is shifting—and we now have evidence of what that shift looks like.
Miami 2025: Contemporary Native Art and What Its Presence Actually Shows
With Miami’s December fairs opening this week, the U.S. art market remains cautious—galleries are closing, high-end sales have contracted, but fairs continue to serve as primary venues where new work finds its footing.
Indigenous Art Refuses the Past Tense
At the century-old market, younger Indigenous artists prove that tradition isn't preservation—it's evolution.
Native Hawaiian, Not Native Enough? Rethinking Cultural Sovereignty and Representation
At the Walker Youngbird Foundation, our mission centers on amplifying Indigenous voices in contemporary art-voices often unheard or overlooked by national institutions, cultural gatekeepers, and even funding systems that claim to support them. But what happens when those systems don't recognize you as Native and American?
Hodi:nohšo:nih Clan Mothers: Those Who Name Us in Allegany Territory
In Hodi:nöhšo:nih (People of the Longhouse) culture, our women carry many responsibilities as mothers, makers, and knowledge holders.
The Story of Walker Youngbird: A Legacy in Art
Some stories are passed down in words, others in objects—fragments of history carried forward by those who hold them.