The geometric and natural motifs presented in this poster reference a flat style of painting and illustration developed by the Kiowa Six, a group of early 20th-century Indigenous artists based in Oklahoma who devised a visual vocabulary of solid colors and minimal, detailed scenes. While the composition might appear abstract to many viewers, each element in it has a “word equivalent”—a visual language in which each motif has a historic meaning. Here, ribbons represent the Osage River and the triangular forms reference lightning. In his poster for the 20th anniversary of the National Museum of the American Indian, Ryan Red Corn—a comedian with the sketch comedy group The 1491s and a writer for the celebrated Native-focused television series Reservation Dogs—draws on what he calls these “legacy languages.” His graphic decisions demonstrate how tradition evolves as he uses historic visual idioms to create something new, demonstrating that Native design heritage still offers dynamic systems of communication.