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"Among the Willows," from "Bishkisché," 2023. Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke/Crow, b. 1981).
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In "Blackout Songs," two alcoholics spiral toward rock bottom. The staging is sleek, but the play's structure swirls.

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"Among the Willows," from "Bishkisché," 2023. Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke/Crow, b. 1981).
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Less talk, more gallery space: CMA shows what celebrating Indigenous artists actually looks like
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Firelei Báez, Untitled (Les tables de gé ographie réduites en un jeu de cartes) , 2022.
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