Spring is finally here and we all know what that means: lots of clichés about reawakening of all kinds-the flora and fauna variety and romantic stirrings being the most common.

We here at NAICA enjoy a good cliché, and nothing is more clichéd than the notion of a spring romance, real or imagined, and bears coming out of hibernation.
So in this edition you’ll find references to both.

Also of note we are finally pursuing 501c(3) status as an arts education organization. Look for more information about that in the very near future.

I would also like to thank all the artists who participated in this edition, and the contributing members of NAICA, Inc. Thank you!

XOXO
Maria Colòn
Editor

Mission:
NAICA: Native American Indigenous Cinema and Arts Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting contemporary Indigenous cinema and art the world over. Our mission is to present the work of established and emerging Indigenous artists in an innovative, new media environment that challenges, both critically and historically, the concept of Indigenous art in mainstream media. It is in this environment that NAICA aims to bridge cross-cultural communication, to educate the public at large, and to promote cultural evolution and the pursuit of high art.


P.S. Yes, that is a tattoo.