Award Ceremony · June 27, 2026
The 2026 Indian Market & Festival Award Winners
Across two days on the Eiteljorg plaza, more than 130 Native artists from across the continent shared work judged by a panel of curators, collectors and peers. These are the artists they recognized.
16
Awards Presented
10
Divisions Judged
130+
Participating Artists
16
Awards Presented
10
Divisions Judged
130+
Participating Artists
Reclaiming the Sisterhood of the Tuppie
Artist: Carrie Moran McCleary
(Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana)
Margot L. Eccles Best of Show Award
Bird of Paradise
Artist: Mary Louise Tafoya
(Santo Domingo Pueblo)
Helen Cox Kersting Award
Deer Man
Artist: Gene Swallow
(Oglala Sioux Tribe)
Harrison Eiteljorg Purchase Award
Up Above
Artist: Wade Patton
(Oglala Sioux Tribe)
Harrison Eiteljorg Purchase Award
Standing Strength
Artist: Wade Patton
(Oglala Sioux Tribe)
Harrison Eiteljorg Purchase Award
Mazaska Win
Artist: Aydrian Day
(HoChunk/Anishinabe/Lakota)
Margot Eccles Youth Award
Best of Division Awards
2-Dimensional
They Are Always With Us
Artist: Tami Watt
(Seneca Nation of Indians)
Sculpture
American Warrior
Artist: Mark Fischer
(Oneida Nation)
Carvings & Dolls
Nanouk
Artist: Sam Dimmick
(Cook Inlet Region, Inc. & Native Village of Shishmaref)
Jewelry
South Eastern Wayz Necklace
Artist: Steven Morales
(Cherokee Nation)
Pottery
I’m from the Under World
Artist: Crystal Hanna
(Cherokee Nation)
Basketry
Ayxal (passing by)
Artist: Don Johnston
(Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point)
Weavings & Textiles
Micha Nukhaklo (and Sadness)
Artist: Melissa Freeman
(The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma)
Cultural Items
Reclaiming the Sisterhood of the Tuppie
Artist: Carrie Moran McCleary
(Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana)
Beadwork/Quillwork
Standing Strength
Artist: Wade Patton
(Oglala Sioux Tribe)
Innovative Arts
Rez 1’s
Artist: Clifford C. Redeye III
(Seneca Nation of Indians)