Alaina Buffalo Spirit’s medium is Ledger Art, inspired by her Cheyenne ancestors, who sketched their version of events during the late 1870’s of their fight for survival on antique ledger pages. Although Alaina’s artwork honors original ledger artists’ 1800s imagery, she continues the tradition by highlighting the contributions of women, whose stories were not often recorded. As an enrolled member of the So’taa’ee band of the Northern Cheyenne Nation, Alaina’s ledger art depicts these women’s strength, elegance, and beauty, including those most important in her life – her mom and grandmother. Her work also features horses, including “Cheyenne Horses,” which honors the power, grace and glory of the legendary Cheyenne Horse Culture that still exists today. Alaina’s work has been featured across the country in interpretive centers, markets, art shows, and the public workshops she has offered through museums and schools.
