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ON THE COVER
A White Mountain Apache Gan dancer of Arizona. The shape and color of his crown indicates he represents the mountain spirits of the south. Story page 8. Photo by Michael Moore.

ON THE INSIDE FRONT COVER
Allan Houser (Chiricahua Apache) is known as the patriarch of American Indian sculptors, but he was also a fine illustrator and painter. Story page 42. Photo by Jerry Jacka (courtesy of The Gallery Wall).

ON THE INSIDE BACK COVER
A crew member of the traditional outrigger sailing canoe Hawaiki-Nui during the ship’s 38-day passage from Tahiti to New Zealand. Story page 23. Photo courtesy Matahi Whakataka (Maori).

ON THE BACK COVER
Cherylyn Mustache, eight years old, beamingly displays one of her untitled paintings, which recently sold at the annual Heard Museum Student Art Show. Story page 6. Photo by Bruce Hucko.

FEATURES

R-14: Apache Cattleman
The White Mountain Apache, Arizona cattle industry. Story and photos by Michael Moore.

The Wind Is Everywhere
A glimpse into the world of the Apache Crown Dancers of Whiteriver, Arizona. By Paul Ethelbah and Edgar Perry, Jr., as told by Michael Moore.

Children of Light
Traditional values and modern technology are blended in classroom creations in Montezuma, Arizona. By Bruce Hucko.

Tracing the Ancestors’ Path
The revival of Polynesian canoe-making and a dream fulfilled with the building of Hawaiki-Nui. By Karin Williams. Photos by Matahi Whakataka (Maori).

Chee’s Witch
A Navajo policeman, Corporal Jim Chee, sifts through tribal beliefs to solve a mystery. Fiction by Tony Hillerman. Illustration by Ernest Franklin.

Beyond Tradition
A photo essay inspired by the forthcoming Northland Press book Beyond Tradition about contemporary Native arts of the Southwest. By photographer Jerry Jacka.

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