January-February 2009

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Q & A With Victoria Wright

As a member of the Wampanoag  Tribe of Gay Head, Aquinnah, located on Martha's  Vineyard Island in  Massachusetts, Victoria Wright understands  the unique challenges facing Native Americans and those organizations who  want to work with them. Her current position at Merrill Lynch as Vice  President of Multicultural Marketing and Field Communications provides a  platform for Ms. Wright to focus on the Native American  community.

A classic French tart gets a Southwestern Native makeover

A classic French tart gets a Southwestern Native makeover with a delicious prickly pear sauce by chefs including Bertina Cadman (Diné) of the Native American Culinary Program at Classic Cooking Academy in Scottsdale, Arizona.

By Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs

2009 January/February Table of Contents

ON THE COVER: The image of this elderly Navajo woman, whose identity is a mystery, was adopted by artist Ryan Singer (Navajo) from a photo in a program guide to a Navajo Nation Fair held in the 1980s. The work, titled “Generations,” is an acrylic-on-canvas painting measuring 24 by 30 inches. “The photo spoke to me about the resilience and beauty of this elderly woman,” explains Singer, “and of one generation speaking to the next, looking backward and forward at the same time.”