View of the Richard and Jane Manoogian Foundation Gallery of American Art before 1900

Indigenous North American art is an enduring yet under-recognized presence at Yale University. Thousands of artworks and cultural and sacred items—which hold stories of their artists, communities, and lands—live in disparate collections across campus. On display in glass cases or tucked away in storage, in wooden drawers and steel cabinets, with catalogue numbers scrawled across their...