Contemporary Culture

Increasing tourism on the island of Lanyu disturbs the practices of Indigenous Tao culture.

The Bill Holm Center for the Study of Northwest Native Art at the Burke Museum will be welcoming 12 individuals and groups into the museum as a part of their Connections to Culture Visiting Researcher Grant.

Learn more about some of Seattle's connections to Indigenous Taiwanese tatalas.

The Burke Museum is excited to announce grant applications are open for Native artists to visit the museum’s cultural collections. 

The "Clean-Up Veterans" experiences are not often acknowledged or understood.

Alson Kelen is one of the world's few masters in the ancient art of Wave-Piloting.

Learn how to take care of your baskets like they live in a museum!

After a 20-year legal career, Celeste Whitewolf (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla) dedicated herself to learning and teaching the art of basket weaving.

Learn about the unique quality of Huckleberries gathered near Mount St. Helens and how to make them into delicious muffins with Burke Museum Tribal Liaison Polly Olsen (Yakama).