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ON THE COVER
This lone star variation quilt, 76 inches wide by 91 inches long, was created by Margaret (Ana) and David (Ottawa) of Peshawbestown, Michigan circa 1920. Superimposed is the photo of an unknown Lakota quilter of the same period. Quilt photo by Mary Wahlan. Related story on page 24.

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To Honor and Comfort: Native American Quilting Traditions
Preview a spectacular exhibit on Native quilting traditions past, and definitive book, debuting this October at the NMAI/George Gustav Heye Center in New York. And, review works by a handful of living quilters, including B.K. Courtney (Wasco/Tlingit), Conrad House (Navajo/Oneida), Jennifer Tsosie (Navajo) and Alice Olsen Williams (Anishinaabe). By Tanya Thrasher (Cherokee), Marsha McDowell and Margaret Wood (Navajo/Seminole). Illustrated with historic photos and images of colorful contemporary works.

The Healing Pull of the Full Circle
A flotilla of Great Canoes from the Tulalip, Quileute, Suquamish, Elwah S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Makah, Snohomish, Puyallup, Nisqually and Squaxin Island nations continue the second summer of an epic journey through Northwestern waters, this year with boatloads of tribal youth, revitalizing ancient cultural practices as they go. Story by Tom Heidlebaugh (Algonquin/Amish/Irish). Photos by David Neel (Fort Rupert Kwagiutl).

Stoa Pikuni-Esokapi: We Are Blackfeet—It Is Good
The Blackfeet language is slowly making a comeback through a notable education program of the Piegan Institute of Montana, led in part by Darrell Kipp (Blackfeet) and Dorothy Still Smoking (Blackfeet). By Paula Zalar. Photos by Joe Fisher (Blackfeet).

People of the Sierra: Mountain Pima/O’ob
An excerpt from the book People of Legend: Native Americans of the Southwest focuses on the Mountain Pima or O’ob people of the Sierra Madre mountains of the Sonora/Chihuahua border area of Mexico. Story and photography by noted northern Mexico authority John Annerino.

Tribal Values Aid Western Medicine
Follow the path of blending modern health practices by nurses like Cynthia Littleman-Crank (Zuni/Hopi/Navajo) and health counselor Leland Leonard (Navajo) with those of traditional healing methods like those employed by Dolores Flores (Pascua Yaqui) of Tucson. By Carol Lynne Levine.

No Borders: Red Nation Celebration
The story of the early years of the musical extravaganza launched by Joanelle Nadine Romero in Santa Fe in 1995.

The Legacy of Raven’s Children
The University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver includes one of the world’s finest collections of Native arts, particularly monumental-scale Northwest coastal arts such as totem poles. Story and photos by John Mitchell.

NMAI’s Native American Film and Video Festival
A look forward at the upcoming 10th festival in New York, and a look back at its history since the founding in 1979 of this vital and fascinating event. By Ian Record.

Native Roots & Rhythms
Floyd Red Crow Westerman (Dakota) offers up a concise explanation for the success of this annual Santa Fe event, now approaching its third season, as the fledging concert series history is briefly outlined. By Stephen Powell.

DEPARTMENTS

Guest Essay
An inspiring tale of the restoring a historic pipe and other sacred items to members of the Cheyenne River Reservation of South Dakota. By Michael A. Volmar, curator, Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, Mass.

Spirit of the Harvest
The return of the buffalo to the Great Plains is a cause for great celebration among Native peoples, and the source of some excellent food, as found here in a recipe for ember-roasted buffalo. By Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs.

Collection Corner
Collecting works by Native artists differs in some subtle but important ways from purchasing works by non-Native artists. By Janeen Antoine, director and co-founder of American Indian Contemporary Arts in San Francisco.

NMAI Report
News on the development of the National Museum of the American Indian—NMAI Film & Video Center.

Book Reviews
The Man Made of Words: Essays, Stories, Passages, by N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa). And, a list of “Other Books of Interest” recently released. By Alan Tack.

Video/Audio Reviews
The Red Road to Sobriety, a video by Kifaru Productions; Clan/Destine, their first recording; and Roughin’ It, by the Rough n’ Ready Billy Joe Green Band. By David Claudio Iglesias (Kuna).

Artists in Profile
Leonda Fast Buffalo Horse (Southern Piegan Blackfeet) combines the art of stained glass with quillwork, leather crafting and other skills. By Linda Martin (Diné).

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