Reclaiming Native Narratives Through Art | Kalamazoo News

In the 19th century, American artists painted Native Americans as vanishing figures, spreading a false narrative of erasure. Dr. Laura E. Smith, art history professor and author of a book on Horace Poolaw, unpacks these harmful depictions at Kalamazoo’s ArtBreak event, then connects them to today’s Indigenous artists reclaiming their stories—offering a powerful corrective to history’s distortions. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/192158aa6f35015b