Two Indigenous scholars discuss what—and who—the artist omits in her depiction of New Mexico

This episode, hear from Patricia Marroquin Norby, associate curator of Native American Art, the American Wing, and Matthew Martinez, former first lieutenant governor at Ohkay Owingeh and former deputy director at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.

Featured artwork: From the Faraway, Nearby by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1937

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