In a series of personal anecdotes, supplemented by photographs, essays, and manuscripts, The Sound of Drums is a memoir of celebrated Cherokee artist, fashion designer, and educator Lloyd Kiva New (1916–2002). An important figure in Native American art, d

Explains how the author was compelled to help the world's working poor, describing how he discovered the Kiva.org micro-loan portal and his visits to world regions where the organization's loans have enabled people and small businesses to revitalize.

This exhibition catalog was created to celebrate the life of Lloyd Kiva New--a Cherokee artist, educator, fashion designer, and leader--on what would have been the 100th anniversary of his birth year. The catalog is a collaboration between the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC), the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Art (MoCNA), and the New Mexico Museum of Art (NMMOA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico and is based upon exhibitions of Lloyd Kiva New's work shown by the three institutions. The MIAC exhibition is entitled: A New Century: The Life and Legacy of Cherokee Artist and Educator Lloyd Kiva New ; the title of the IAIA MoCNA exhibition is: Lloyd Kiva New: Art, Design, and Influence; and the NMOA exhibition is entitled: Finding a Contemporary Voice: The Legacy of Lloyd Kiva New and IAIA.