Almira Buffalo Bone Jackson (in 1994) once said that she would "dream the colors [of quilts] at night." Michael Crummett. American Indians have long been recognized for their superb artistry and ...

Wealthy people collected the baskets American Indian women made with patterns that mimic the back of a rattlesnake or images of butterflies, for example. A museum in Berkeley has 8,000 of them.

American Indian Composers Go Classical Bolstered by gatherings such as the Smithsonian Institution's "Classical Native" series, American Indian composers are searching for a sound.