Tag: Josh Atcheynum

Six pieces of modern ledger art by Josh Atcheynum now on display at Spurlock Museum

Six figures dance across a set of old documents at the Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois. This is called ledger art, and it’s part of a new exhibit about modern Native American culture called “Welcome to the Pow-wow.”

Indigenous ‘modern, vibrant communities’ the focus of Spurlock’s new exhibit

The show is part of a growing movement to heal past harms committed against Native Americans. Other efforts include a bill requiring Native American history in public schools and new commitment by the University of Illinois to repatriate ancestral remains.