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Journey with us to the Louisiana coast to discover the beauty, history and possible future of the sentient beings known as live oaks with award-winning photographer and essayist William Guion. His gorgeous new book Return to Heartwood: A Search for the Heart of Live Oak Country reveals the hidden and vibrant ecology of these ancient trees and their environment. Bill Guion’s short essays that accompany each photograph are like prose poetry that elicits yearning and love and a deep, instinctive peace. Close your eyes as you hear the author read. williamguion.com and returntoheartwood.com

Guests Amber-Dawn Bear Robe and Orlando Dugi discuss the 2021 Santa Fe Indian Market Gala Fashion Show.

Zachary Miller (Chickasaw), 2019-2021 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation curatorial fellow and curator, discusses the exhibition Shonto Begay: Eyes of the World, featuring the work of Navajo Neo-Impressionist artist Shonto Begay. Autobiographical in nature, Begay's paintings visually narrate his connection to the Navajo landscape, personal histories, and cosmology.

Director Steven J. Yazzie (Diné/Laguna Pueblo/Anglo) and renowned dancer Jock Soto (Navajo/Puerto Rican) discuss their short film: Following Enchantment’s Line. The film draws inspiration from the lines, shadows, and light seen across the northern New Mexico landscape which has influenced many artists throughout time. Premiers June 24, 2021 during an online event which will include an artist panel discussion.

Gabriela Muñoz (Latinx) and Makaye Lewis (Tohono O’odham) discuss the exhibition Indigenous Women: Border Matters. The exhibit features Indigenous women artists who address issues on both sides of the U.S. border, and who’s practices are guided by current issues of identity, self-determination, feminism, human rights and their impacts on the human experience. Opens on March 20, 2021.

Canadian curator and artist Gerald McMaster (Plains Cree) on his extensive curatorial/art practice and his respective work in the Wheelwright Museum’s current exhibition Laughter and Resilience: Humor in Native American Art.

Authors and siblings Keith and Chenoa Egawa (Lummi) discuss their new book, The Whale Child, a middle-grade title that introduces young readers to the environmental challenges facing the planet through the eyes of Coast Salish characters.

Shonto Begay (Navajo) joins Nativescape for a special reading of his 1995 book, "Navajo: Visions and Voices Across the Mesa."

Nativescape presents multi-disciplinary artist, Nathan Young (Delaware/Kiowa/Pawnee), who researched the Wheelwright Museum collection, and through exploration and selection created a site-specific installation utilizing his findings. The installation, Activation/Transformation will be on display from November 6, 2021, through April 3, 2022.

Guest Devorah Romanek, Curator of Exhibits at Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, discusses her book: "Hardship, Greed, and Sorrow: An Officer’s Photo Album of 1866 New Mexico Territory."