New Mexico Museum of Art exhibition highlights exhibition by Native American artists

SANTA FE (AP).- A young Native American boy named Chii stares straight into the camera of Vicki Monks. His long, dark hair is tussled by the breeze as she captures his solemn expression while he waits for his family on the edge of a Yuchi burial ground in Oklahoma. Monks is telling a story of sorts with Chii’s photograph — a story about mixed American Indian ancestry. An age-old tradition among indigenous people throughout the world, the art of storytelling has [...]