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ON THE COVER
From the community of Burnt Corn, Lorraine Yazzie (Navajo) proudly displays a rug that required a month to weave. Story page 2. Photo by Fred Hirschmann.

ON THE INSIDE FRONT COVER
On her studio floor in Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, sculptor Roxanne Swentzell reflects on her unfired clay figures of the group piece titled “The Emergence of the Clowns.” Story page 42. Photo by Tamea Mikesell.

ON THE INSIDE BACK COVER
Navajo youth cross-country runners practice for the state meet. Story page 28. Photo by Monty Roessel (Navajo).

ON THE BACK COVER
A salmon fisherman seeks his prey along the bank of a Northwest river. Photo by Monty Roessel (Navajo).

FEATURES

Crownpoint Auction
Humble beginnings of an idea pursued 24 years ago turn into a successful venture for Navajo weavers. Story and photos by Fred Hirschmann.

Music from the Canyon to the Cities
R. Carlos Nakai (Ute/Navajo) carries his language of flute music to audiences around the world. Story by Carol Osman Brown. With a 33 rpm, two-track, plastic album insert.

Hunt for the Silver Chinook Salmon
A parallel between the chinook salmon and the Shoshone-Bannock tribes of Idaho. By Mark Trahant (Shoshone-Bannock). Photos by Monty Roessel (Navajo).

Running the Wind
Native American runners past and present. By Ronald McCoy. Photos by Monty Roessel (Navajo).

The Weavers of the Zapotec
Ancient weaving customs of the Zapotec people of Oaxaca, Mexico are alive and authentic today. Story and photos by Luis Torres.

Earth Symbols
The clay sculptures of Nora Naranjo-Morse and Roxanne Swentzell of Santa Clara Pueblo. By Diana Pardue and Kathryn Coe. Photos by Tamea Mikesell.

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