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ON THE COVER
Seven-year-old Shaliyah Joy Ben (Navajo) won first place in the
traditional clothing contest at Indian Market in Santa Fe. Photo by Dan
Budnick.
FEATURES
The Magic of Santa Fe Indian Market
A profile of the largest annual Indian art market and gathering in the
world. By Carol Osman Brown, with contributions by Hopi weaver Ramona
Sakiestewa, Hopi ceramist Al Qoyawayma, Bruce Bernstein (chief
curator-assistant director of the Laboratory of Anthropology/Museum of
Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe), Beverly Becker and Ramona Gault.
Photos by Dan Budnick.
Birch Bark Work
Every fall, Earl and Ethel Hoagland (Anishinaabe) fan out into the
woods of Minnesota to gather birch bark, the raw material for a wide
range of traditional handmade arts and crafts. By Jacqueline Wiora
Sletto. Photos by Bjorn Sletto.
From Lantern Slides to Laser Video Discs
The photo archives of the Southwest Museum of Los Angeles contain a
priceless treasure chest of rare and historic photography about Native
Americans. By Craig Klyver, Southwest Museum photo archivist. With a
selection of historic hand-tinted and other rare images.
Navajo Family Farms
Fruit orchards, corn fields, melon patches and other produce thrive on
the lands of this farming cooperative on the Navajo Reservation of
Arizona. By Brenda Norrell. Photos by Monty Roessel (Navajo).
Native Peoples Goes to School
Our magazine is being used in many Arizona schools with the development
of a curriculum guide. Story and photos by Dale Curtis Miles (San
Carlos Apache), education coordinator for the San Carlos Unified School
District.
Roadways to Native America
We visit powwows, historic dramas and other contemporary presentations
of Native life in Ohio, home to the Miami, Delaware, Wyandotte,
Cherokee and Shawnee peoples. With detailed sidebar on specific events
and places to visit. By Rosemary B. Tweet.
DEPARTMENTS
Book Reviews
Tonita Peña, by Samuel Gray; The Anasazi: Ancient Indian People of the
American Southwest, by J.J. Brody; and The Indian Way: Learning to
Communicate with Mother Earth, by Gary McLain. By Alan Tack.
Guest Essay
The Pima legend of the Man in the Maze provides guidance for daily life
in the modern world. By Ivan Makil, president of the Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of Arizona.
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