The Native American Artist-in-Residence (NAAIR) program was created for the purpose of exposing Native American artists working within traditional art forms to Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) collections in order to:
advance their understanding of the traditional form of art and
bring this advanced understanding to their communities in a way designed by the artist.
NAAIR will allow the MNHS collections to benefit tremendously from knowledge shared by the artists regarding what they have lear