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ON THE COVER
Wilma Mankiller, former principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is one of 12 women featured in a poster series, “Native American and Hawaiian Women of Hope,” by photographer Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (Seminole/Creek/Diné). See related story page 50.

FEATURES

Guh-Jee-Gwah-Ai—Lacrosse: A Gift from the Creator to the Iroquois and the World
An exploration of the roots of the “medicine game” first invented and played by tribes of the Northeast woodlands, and current practices, including the formation of the Iroquois National Team. By Robert Upsham (Assiniboine/Gros Ventre) and Oren Lyons (Iroquois). Illustrated with a historic painting by George Catlin, and contemporary color and black-and-white photos.

Four Molas
Vivid cloth artworks provide a remarkable insight into Kuna village life and values in Panama. By Margaret Iglesias. Photo by David Claudio Iglesias (Kuna).

The Hooligan Harvest: A Springtime Tradition in Haines, Alaska
An examination of the annual springtime harvest of the fish called hooligan by the Tlingit people, an important activity in maintaining traditional ways. Story and photos by Kathleen Menke.

Women of Hope
Excerpts from a series of posters and brief profiles of Native American and Native Hawaiian women who are making a positive impact on the world, including painter and printmaker Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith (Flathead), surgeon Lori Arviso-Alvord (Navajo), poet and musician Joy Harjo (Muscogee), Carrie and Mary Dann (Western Shoshone), Muriel Miguel (Kuna/Rappahannock), musician Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida), Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabe), hula dance teacher Pualani Kanahele (Native Hawaiian), anthropologist Rosita Worl (Tlingit), political leader and author Wilma Mankiller (Cherokee), educator and university president Janine Pease Pretty On Top (Crow) and political and environmental activist Charlotte A. Black Elk (Oglala). Essays and hand-tinted photographs by Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (Seminole/Creek/Diné).

Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell: A Colorado Cheyenne in the Corridors of Power
The powerful voice of U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Cheyenne) of Colorado focuses on educating his colleagues about the realities in Indian Country from an Indian perspective. By Suzanne Shown Harjo (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee).

Seduced by Velvet
The story of the sumptuous fabric used in designing “traditional” Navajo dresses. By Eve Little (Navajo). Photos by Eve Little and Scott Fields.

The Maidu Baskets of Lily Baker
Lilly Baker keeps alive the ancient Mountain Maidu art of fine basketry in northern California. Story and photos by Jane Braxton Little.

DEPARTMENTS

Guest Essay
An Indian mother living in a large city deals with the dreaded question of her son one day when he asks, “Mom, can I join a gang?” He eventually decides against it when she points out he already does belong—to a Navajo clan. By Dorothea Lynch (Navajo).

Spirit of the Harvest
Quinoa, the mother grain of the Incas, is both extremely nutritious and tasty, as noted in this story and recipes for basic quinoa and quinoa and queso (cheese). By Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs.

NMAI Report
News on the development of the National Museum of the American Indian—corporate membership program launched.

Video/Audio Reviews
Cahokia Mounds: Ancient Metropolis, a video by Camera One; Red Tail Chasing Hawks by Calvin Standing Bear (Lakota) and James Torres (Chiricahua Apache); and Song Carrier by Robert Mirabal (Taos Pueblo). By David Claudio Iglesias (Kuna).

Book Reviews
Contemporary Native American Architecture: Cultural Regeneration and Creativity, by Carol Herselle Krinsky; and A Rainbow at Night: The World in Words and Pictures by Navajo Children, by Bruce Hucko. And, a list of “Other Books of Interest” recently released. By Alan Tack.

Artists in Profile
The powerful, thought-provoking and sometimes hilarious art “installations” and performance art of James Luna (Luiseño). By Linda R. Martin (Diné).

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