“Think of the Free Indian Market as a safety net — if any elders don’t make it into Indian Market, we scoop them up. Free booth space, free everything,” said Gregory Schaaf, a retired Indian studies professor who started the market.
Free Indian Market, created a year ago after some older Native artists were frustrated by their inability to get into the Indian Market sponsored by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, has sprouted since its debut in 2018. This year, 289 artists will be sel