My interest here is to provide better coverage of indigenous art of the Americas, but I have devoted time to filling in gaps in coverage of current tribes and contemporary Native issues. I've added more images of living Native Americans on wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. I've tried to write about California and Great Basin tribes as well.
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Did you know... that Chilkat weaving, a traditional technique of indigenous peoples of Alaska and British Columbia, is so complex that it may take a year to weave a blanket?
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Did you know... that the artwork of full-blood Tsimshian photographer Benjamin Haldane has enjoyed a revival after his glass plate negatives were discovered in an Alaskan dump?
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Did you know... that among the Taíno people of the Caribbean, a zemi is a spirit or a sculpture representing the spirit?
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Did you know... that in traditional Plains hide painting, Native American women painted abstract, geometric designs while men painted representational, narrative images?
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Thanks for help on pages about Greenland. - User:Spongie555, 28 May 2010
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User:Uyvsdi has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Uyvsdi's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Uyvsdi!
Just came from the excellent discussion on defining indigenous identity at the Indigenous Peoples of North America WikiProject. Your contributions stand out even within a generally helpful, incisive conversation. Many thanks. ℜob C.aliasÀLAROB 18:46, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
I just saw your conversation with Montanabw about all of the tribes now having articles, along with your post to the Indigenous people of NA talk page. This is absolutely amazing work, and your tireless focus on an under-represented area of WP is exactly what the wiki needs more of. I know we've never worked together before, but I wanted to let you know that your work is appreciated (and that contributors who don't create drama are rarely noticed as much as they should be...although that may be a good thing...)! Dana boomer (talk) 16:06, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
All-Around Amazing Barnstar
What wonderful ideas you have. Thank you for your significant formatting and updates to Waano-Gano's page, thus making the article so much more readable and usable. You provide insightful, honorable, significant, and enlightening contributions for all to learn more about native people. Tikihouse (talk) 21:56, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
