The First Peoples’ Market in 2023 will offer the work of fine Native American artists and craftspeople and will include both deeply traditional crafts and more contemporary artistic expressions rooted in the Native American experience. Artists in this market represent some of the finest working today. Some have been recognized nationally for their skill and talent in various beautiful art forms. These have included painting, antler carving, parfleche works, hide paintings, ledger art, star quilting, doll making, jewelry, and many other forms of expression of traditional techniques. See what some of the finest Native American artists from throughout the region have to show at the 2023 First Peoples’ Market July 14-16 in Butte, Montana
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Carrie Moran McCleary
Little Shell Chippewa
Great Falls, MT
Traditional beadwork
Joanne Brings Thunder
Eastern Shoshone
Denver, CO
Beadwork, jewelry, parfleche, ledger art, textiles
Alaina Buffalo Spirit
Northern Cheyenne
Lame Deer, MT
Ledger art, originals and giclee prints
Sharlene Evans
Northern Cheyenne
Busby, MT
Jewelry from seed beads, semi-precious gems, sterling silver, and other metals
Lyle Omeasoo
Blackfeet
Browning, MT
Acrylic paintings, ledger art
Shana Yellow Calf
Northern Arapaho, Metis, Chippewa
Gig Harbor, WA
Acrylic paintings
Frank Finley
Salish
Pablo, MT
Turquoise and Silver jewelry. Prints, paintings, parfleche, earrings, and beadwork.
DG House
Cherokee
Bozeman, MT
Original fine art paintings and prints.
Linda K. Monteiro
Chippewa Cree
Missoula, MT
Traditional Jewelry
Danette Standing
Assiniboine, Sioux
Livingston, MT
Earrings, bracelets, belts, and leather bags
Virgelene Raya
Chippewa Cree
Great Falls, MT
Beadwork and baby moccasins
Jim Bruce
Yankton Sioux
Mission, South Dakota
Hand drums, jewelry
Carla Linsbigler
Salish, Chippewa Cree
St. Ignatius, MT
Beadwork, moccasins
Cedar Rose Bulltail
Crow
Crow Agency, MT
Traditional Beadwork
David Dragonfly
Blackfeet
Browning, MT
Painted hides, Ledger art, drums
Cyndy and Oral Running Crane
Blackfeet
Browning, MT
Intention bracelets, Sage for smudging, earrings, necklaces, bracelets
Angela Babby
Lakota Sioux
Billings, MT
Kiln-fired enameled glass mosaics
Carlin Bear Don’t Walk
Apsaalooke (Crow)
Billings, MT
Original oil paintings on canvas and aluminum panels
Joshua Sosnoski
Nitay Clothing
Chippewa Cree
Beaverton, OR
Hand-drawn original designs for T-shirts
Latisha Buck Elk Thunder
Blackfeet/Navajo
Missoula, MT
Traditional work with beads, quills, and shells
Rebecca Jarvey
Chippewa Cree
Havre, MT
Beadwork, moccasins, Native fashion
Salisha Old Bull
Salish/Crow
Arlee, MT
Flat-stitched beadwork
Neta Old Elk
Crow
Garryowen, MT
Joetta Allrunner Four Star
Southern Cheyenne, Kickapoo, Shawnee
Wolf Point, MT
Beaded moccasins
Llewellyn Arrowtopknot, Sr.
Blackfeet
Browning, MT
Welded art
Linda Pease
Apsaalooke (Crow)
Billings, MT
Paper collage and acrylic paintings
Yolanda OldDwarf
Apsaalooke (Crow)
Billings, MT
Sweet Sage Woman Designs, Apsaalooke designs on contemporary clothing
Miah Chalfant
Northern Cheyenne
Ledger Art
Della Big Hair
Apsaalooke (Crow)
Crow Agency, MT
Native fashion
Ellis Rabbit Knows Gun
Apsaalooke (Crow)
Billings, MT
Acrylic and oil paintings of Native subjects
Lindy Racine
Blackfeet
Browning, MT
Acryling paintings