A federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. for the first time has led research using DNA to show their ancestral history.

Native American artists, political leaders and storytellers are the final arbiters of taste and style for a traveling exhibition of pottery from the Pueblo Indian region of the Southwestern U.S. They've plucked their favorite pieces from institutional collections in New Mexico and New York that didn’t always defer to Indigenous perspectives.

FILE - In this May 24, 2016, file photo, a Native American flag hangs far above American Indian advocates as they hold a news conference at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, to contest a Paris auction house's upcoming auction of Native American remains and sacred objects. A ceremonial shield has been returned to New Mexico more than three years after it became central to an international debate over the export of Native American items. Brian Vallo of Acoma Pueblo said ahead of the shields expected return to his tribe. About 1,400 Native American cultural items were listed for sale between 2012 and 2017, with about half selling for nearly $7 million total. In the years since the Acoma Pueblo shield was pulled from auction, the EVE auction house has not responded to interview requests from The Associated Press.