National Museum of the American Indian | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/blog/national-museum-american-indian/RSS feed for National Museum of the American IndianenThu, 19 Mar 2026 13:11:52 +0000Meet Jewels Gilbert, the Native Artist Behind Beautiful Arctic Beadworkhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2026/03/19/meet-jewels-gilbert-native-artist-behind-beautiful-arctic-beadwork/Above the Arctic Circle, where the temperature plumets below zero and darkness abounds for months, the art of Indigenous beading sustains the resilience of the Alaskan Gwich’in Athabaskan culture.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:11:52 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2026/03/19/meet-jewels-gilbert-native-artist-behind-beautiful-arctic-beadwork/