ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: Dr. Gregory Schaaf (Cherokee, tribally enrolled) is the Director of the Center for Indigenous Arts & Cultures in Santa Fe. He earned his doctorate in American Indian History and a degree in Art History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. During his distinguished teaching career, he became an Associate Professor and Coordinator of Native American Studies Programs. As a recognized scholar, he addressed the United Nations and testified before the United States Senate on Indian Affairs. As a historical consultant and scriptwriter, he has worked with Kevin Costner (500 Nations - CBS) and Jon Voight (Last of His Tribe - HBO).
ABOUT THE ASST. DIRECTOR: Angie Yan Schaafis a fine arts graduate of California State University, Los Angeles. She enjoyed a long career in graphic design and publishing. She is a specialist in digital photography. Together with Dr. Schaaf, they produce the "American Indian Art Series."
ABOUT CIAC
The Center for Indigenous Arts & Cultures is a division of Southwest Learning Centers, Inc., a non-profit, educational organization est. 1972. CIAC works on cultural preservation projects within communities, then develops educational curricula, books, courses and events to achieve broad outreach. CIAC advances multicultural education through the varied perspectives of indigenous peoples from around the world.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN INDIAN ART SERIES
Over 10,000 Native American artists have been profiled in the first seven volumes of the series. These biographical directories to American Indian artists serve the general public, Native artists, Indian people, Indian art collectors & traders, galleries, museums, schools and libraries. The series is planned for twenty volumes. Upcoming volumes:
V. 8: American Indian Jewelry II: A-L
V. 9: American Indian Jewelry II: M-Z
V. 10: Artists of Indian Market
Future volumes will profile beadworkers, dollmakers, Northwest Coast carvers, musical instrument makers, clothing designers, painters, sculptors, performing artists and more.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY ARCHIVES
Over 100,000 pages of original documents, photographs, audiotapes, videotapes and computerized data. Researchers from across the country have come to study the collection. Graduate students have found the materials especially useful.
ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVELING EXHIBITS
Museum quality collections are available for exhibit at museums, schools and community centers. In the past three years, over 3 million people viewed parts of the collection at eight different museums.
ABOUT INDIAN EDUCATION VIA THE INTERNET
CIAC has communicated with over one million school children nationwide via the World Wide Web. We are developing a central website to distribution the finest Native American educational curriculum materials, K-12 and university levels, worldwide.
Center for Indigenous Arts & Cultures (CIAC) is a division of Southwest Learning Centers, Inc. ♦ a non-profit educational organization est. 1972
