THE ARTISTS

Jackson Beardy ( 1944– 84) was born on the Garden Hill Reserve in the Island Lake region of Manitoba and was of Cree ancestry.

Eddy Cobiness (1933–96) was born in Warroad, Minnesota, and raised on Buffalo Point Reserve, Manitoba. He was Ojibway.

Alex Janvier (born 1935) was born at Cold Lake First Nations, Alberta, and is of Dene Suline and Saulteaux heritage.

Norval Morrisseau (1932–2007) was raised on the Sand Point Reserve near Lake Nipigon, Ontario, and was of Ojibwa descent.

Daphne Odjig (1919-2016) was born on Wikwemikong on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, and was of Potawatomi and Odawa heritage.

Carl Ray (1943–78) was born on the Sandy Lake Reserve in Ontario and was of Cree heritage.

Joseph Sanchez (born 1948) was born in Trinidad, Colorado. He is an artist and curator of Spanish, German, and Pueblo descent.