National Advisory Council
To assure an excellent exhibition, Artrain USA established a National Advisory Council in 2002. The council includes a diverse representation of Native non-profit arts representatives, funders and national arts and education leaders.
The role of the National Advisory Council is to guide, advise and assure that the resulting exhibition is outstanding and reflective of the greater Native American community. The council provides knowledge of historic and current trends in Native American art and culture and assisted Artrain USA in identifying and recruiting Native American project planners, educators, designers, fabricators and installers. The council will also assure that the tour of the exhibition engages and reaches the broader Native American community. A list of members and their affiliations is below.
- Bert Althaver
Artrain USA, Immediate Past Board Chair - Joe Baker, Delaware Tribe of Indians
Heard Museum, Lloyd Kiva New Curator of Fine Art - Mindy Berry
Alford Group, Vice President - Maria Dadgar, Turtle Clan/Piscataway of Maryland
Atlatl, Executive Director - Ronald Emery, Cheyenne River Sioux/Oglala Sioux
National Park Service American Indian Liaison Office, Historian - Allan Ettinger
Smith Barney, Senior VP - Investment - Nathan Hart, Cheyenne
Nathan Hart Studio, Artist - Wanda Lord, Cherokee/Choctaw descent
Lord Consulting, Founder - Chris Peters, Pohlik-lah/Karuk
Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development, Inc., President and CEO - Barbara Poley, Hopi/Laguna, Bear Clan
Hopi Foundation, Executive Director - Carla Roberts, Eastern Delaware
Arizona Community Foundation, Vice President of Affiliates