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ON THE COVER
Byron Heavy Runner (Blackfeet), a traditional dancer, moves to the beat of the powwow drum on Montana’s Rocky Boy’s Reservation. Photo by Chris Roberts.

ON THE INSIDE FRONT COVER
Juanita Ahil (Tohono O’Odham) removes the fruit of the giant saguaro with a traditional tool, the ku’ipad. Story page 18. Photo by Walter McQuarry.

ON THE INSIDE BACK COVER
A koshare carved by Marlon Pinto (Hopi) reveals both fine contemporary-style carving details and traditional painting style. Photo by Tamea Mikesell.

ON THE BACK COVER
A young clown at the Second Mesa Day School on Hopiland, Arizona. Story page 18. Photo by Owen Seumptewa (Hopi).

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Rocky Boy
The Montana gathering on the Powwow Trail. Story and photos by Chris Roberts.

A Hopi Mirror
An appearance of clowns on Third Mesa on the Hopi Reservation. By poet Ramson Lomatewama (Hopi). Photos by Owen Seumptewa (Hopi).

Bring in the Clowns
The sacred delight-makers, social satirists and pranksters: the Koshare of the Pueblo Southwest. Photo by Jerry Jacka. Illustration by Harry Fonseca (Maidu/Nisenan/Portuguese/Hawaiian).

Ha:san Baihidach Masad
The month of the saguaro crop for the Tohono O’odham (Desert People) of Arizona. By Walter McQuarry. Photos by Walter McQuarry.

Maie Bartlett and Dwight B. Heard
A dream born in Paris flowers in the desert—the founding of the Heard Museum of Phoenix. By Kathryn Coe and Diana S. Pardue. With historic photos courtesy of Bartlett Heard.
 
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