Native Peoples Magazine - http://www.nativepeoples.com/article
1991 Fall
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Published on 09/1/1991
 
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ON THE COVER
Pinning flowers in her daughter’s hair, Ann Strange Owl-Raben helps prepare Nico for her wedding. Photo by Owen Seumptewa (Hopi).

1991 Fall Table of Contents
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ON THE COVER
Pinning flowers in her daughter’s hair, Ann Strange Owl-Raben helps prepare Nico for her wedding. Photo by Owen Seumptewa (Hopi).

ON THE BACK COVER
Mexican Indian Ana Torres (Seri) shows off the beginning of an immense basket featuring a floral pattern. Story page 42. Photo by David Burckhalter.

FEATURES

The Cheyenne Way
A traditional wedding ceremony of the Northern Cheyenne people is celebrated in Colorado as Nico Strange Owl-Raben and Harry Hunt take their vows. By Brenda Himelfarb. Photos by Owen Seumptewa (Hopi).

Shared Visions
Part two of excerpts from a major exhibition and catalog of a touring collection of leading Native fine artists of the mid-20th century organized by the Heard Museum of Phoenix. By Rennard Strickland and Margaret Archuleta, with art by John Hoover (Aleut), Pop Chalee (Taos Pueblo), Allan Houser (Chiricahua Apache), Fred Kabotie (Hopi), Joe Herrera (Cochiti Pueblo), Frank Day (Maidu), Jerome Tiger (Creek/Seminole), Oscar Howe (Dakota) and Willard Stone (Cherokee).

World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
Almost 50 sports—ranging from the High Kick to the Blanket Toss and the Fish Cutting Contest—highlight the 30th annual staging of traditional Alaskan Native games, as well as dances and other social events in Fairbanks. By Holly F. Reimer (Inupiat). Photos by Barbara Crane, Wayne Attla (Eskimo) and Rob Stapleton.

Seri Baskets Today
An investigation of the historical and current basketry practices of the Seri Indians of the Sea of Cortez region of northern Mexico. Story and photos by David Burckhalter, author of The Seris (University of Arizona Press, 1976) and Faces of Sonora (1991).

Roadways to Native America: Homelands of the Confederated Tribes of the Salish and Kootenai
A visit to the beautiful mountain lands of the Flathead Nation of western Montana. By Glenda Wallace.

DEPARTMENTS

Guest Essay
The Hopi way of life, of learning from others while respecting the unchanging lessons of the land, has much to teach us today. By Patrick C. Dallas, vice-chairman of the Hopi Tribe.

Book Reviews
Land of the Quinault, edited by Pauline Capoeman; David Johns: On the Trail of Beauty, by Lois Jacka; and Pueblo Storyteller, by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith. By Alan Tack.

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