This course examines Native American art from 1950 to the present, centering Indigenous artists within the United States and Canada. Moving beyond narratives that position Native art as solely “traditional,” the course explores the dynamic and evolving practices of Indigenous artists working across media, including painting, sculpture, photography, glass, performance, installation, and new media. Students will examine major moments such as Native modernisms, the rise of activist art during the Red Power movement, the emergence of Native curatorial practice, and contemporary Native art networks. Attention will be given to how Indigenous artists negotiate institutions, markets, and community responsibilities while redefining the boundaries of contemporary art. Through critical readings, visual analysis, discussion, and research, students will engage Native art history as an active and ongoing field shaped by Indigenous self-determination and cultural continuance. By the end of the course, students will be able to understand and know contemporary Native art within its historical, political, and cultural contexts and articulate how Indigenous artists reshape art history itself.