Talk:List of Native American artists

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Just a start, and I haven't filled in the artist pages . . . yet.

Juan Quezada is not Native American, he is Mexican

"Native American" and "Mexican" are not mutually exclusive terms. Juan Quezada is from the Mata Ortiz pueblo in northern Mexico. Chuck 07:27, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] IACA, "Native American" and "Mexican", proposal for discussion of criteria.

Just a note: The inclusion of the IACA link is a good idea in order to confirm inclusion to the list, but other than that its scope is limited. There are many Native American artists who are not members of the IACA.

Also, discussion is in order concerning the above comment, re: "Native American" and "Mexican". This article is part of the NORTH American Wiki project. Producers of Casa Grandes and Mata Ortiz pottery are not considered by dealers when referring to "Native American" art. However, Mexico falls under "North America", but it is also a "Latino" country. Are all Latino indian artists to be included in this list then? The Wiki page on "Native Americans" makes several distinctions which should be considered for inclusion to this list. I also don't believe the IACA would accept Mata Ortiz artists for membership but would accept Canadian Native artists, but I might be wrong. Amerindianarts 23:12, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

I have sent an email to the IACA concerning criteria for artist membership. I am waiting for an answer. While many Native American artists are not members, they are still eligible, and I believe that the purpose of this list is to number those that are eligible for that type of membership.

There is considerable controversy between the interchange of the terms "Native American" and "Indian". Advocates of the politically correct dictate that the term "Indian" is derogatory, but Native Americans themselves really don't have any objections to being referred to as an "Indian". In order to determine the scope of this list these are matters that need to be addressed. What is the intention of this list? Amerindianarts 23:41, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

According to the IACA a "Native American" artist is defined as an artist enrolled in a State or Federally recognized tribe and must provide documentation and ID. The Mata Ortiz artists, or the Casa Grandes tribe, are not recognized as such, specifically because of the difficulty in ascertaining the legitimacy of tribal members. I propose this as criteria for inclusion in this list. Amerindianarts 19:10, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] External links

Links from this article should not be external links to individual tribal websites. That is the purpose of internal linking to tribal articles where the sites can be linked to. Links must not be to the page of individual sites offering items for sale. The links for individuals must be internal. This should encourage the development of individual bios here at Wiki. Amerindianarts 23:17, 26 November 2006 (UTC)