Indigenous Arts of North America

For its 5th edition, the Poetry Downtown Festival shines a spotlight on American Indian poetry—celebrating the rich traditions, vibrant voices, and visionary perspectives Indigenous poets bring to our stages!

We visit the Indigenous Arts of North America collection at the Denver Art Museum and the Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors exhibition. It’s the first major show in the U.S. for celebrated artist Kent Monkman (Fisher River Cree Nation, born 1965).