Learning more about the indigenous people who inspired 2 new sculptures outside the Museum of Fine Arts

For more than a century, just one statue has stood outside the Museum of Fine Arts. It's called "Appeal to the Great Spirit" and depicts a Native American man on a horse, arms outstretched, face leaning towards the sky. It was created by renowned American sculptor Cyrus Dallin. But many have criticized it, saying it's disempowering, and perpetuates the myth of indigenous communities as a vanishing race.

Over the last year, the MFA commissioned a response: called The Knowledge Keepers. It's two sculptures of present day indigenous nation members, cultural ambassadors who stand next to the main entrance. We speak with the artist behind the Knowledge Keepers and the two cultural stewards depicted in the sculptures.