Knowing Native Arts by Nancy Marie Mithlo, Chiricahua Apache, discusses the significance of Indigenous arts in national and global milieus. Knowing Native Arts is written from the perspective of a senior academic and curator traversing a dynamic and at turns fraught era of Native self-determination, providing a critical appraisal of a system that is often broken for Native peoples seeking equity in the arts. Nancy Mithlo addresses crucial issues, such as the professionalization of Native arts scholarship, disparities in philanthropy and training, ethnic fraud, and the receptive scope of Native arts in new global and digital realms. This contribution to the field of fine arts broadens the scope of discussions and offers insights that are often excluded from contemporary appraisals.

Introduction: Dangerous for the heart -- 1. "The Manner in Which Knowledge Grows" -- 2. Native Arts' Visual Remix -- 3. Indigenous Arts Movements at Home and Abroad -- 4. On the Other Side of the Ocean -- 5. Postidentity Claims, Realism, and Radical Restructuring -- 6. The Encyclopedic Gaze -- 7. Decentering Durham -- 8. American Indians and Museums: The love/hate relationship -- Conclusion: The good fight -- Notes. Native American artists whose works are illustrated in publication (consult unnumbered pages ix-x for location): Emily Arthur -- Marie Watt -- Tom Jones -- Floyd Solomon -- Tammy Rahr -- Alan Michelson -- David Martine -- Charlene Teters -- Shelley Niro -- Marcus Amerman -- Lee Marmon -- Rosalie Favell -- Will Wilson.