Debra Utacia Krol

Why were museums and collectors dominating the world of Native art and why weren't the artists in the room where it happened?

Yanktonai Dakota artist Oscar Howe started a rebellion against “gatekeepers” wanting to keep Native art in a slim “cultural” lane. He sparked change.

Native artists who create outside the box of traditional "Indian" art are considered rebels. Pat Pruitt challenges conventional constraints.

While artists are busy crafting new works and joining the wider world of art, scam artists wait in the wings to steal their concepts.

After decades of “staying within the lines” of traditional Native art, Indigenous artists are increasingly moving into the contemporary art space.

For Native artists, securing a future means evolving, avoiding ripoffs and standing against outside pressures. Academics play a huge role.

As a deadline nears to push a water settlement through the lame-duck Congress, tribal leaders worked to sway states on the upper Colorado River.

As the first Native American Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland gave tribes a louder voice and helped heal a troubled past.

Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY NETWORK · 9 min read Deb Haaland had just begun her second term in the U.S.

USA TODAY NETWORK Deb Haaland had just begun her second term in the U.S. House of Representatives in January 2021, elected from her native New Mexico.