Frank Buffalo Hyde, a Southwestern artist who traces his heritage to the Nez Perce and Onondaga people, has been recognized for breaking through the boundaries that many place around what they think Native American art should look like. He is struggling to define himself as a Native American without being seen as a stereotype. He is dealing with what he calls the "fragmented contemporary life" of a Native American U.S. citizen.

Born in Santa Fe, Hyde grew up in central New…

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