Sonya Kelliher-Combs (Native American, b. 1969) Mark, Polar Bear, 2019 Acrylic polymer, polar bear fur, fabric flag, metal brackets, 40 x 65 in ©2019 Sonya Kelliher-Combs. Courtesy of the artist and Minus Space.

With Mark, Polar Bear (2019), Sonya Kelliher-Combs honors the traditions of her people, Iñupiaq from the North Slope of Alaska and Athabascan from the Interior, and makes a damning comment on the American abuse of Alaska.