2007 January/February
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Published on 01/1/2007
ON THE COVER
Virginia Boone (Navajo) collects wild plants in Arizona for Medicine of the People, the company she operates with her husband, Leonard Marcus. She is one of the small but growing number of Native Americans beginning to find their way back to traditional Native uses of plants for health and healing.
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ON THE COVERVirginia Boone (Navajo) collects wild plants in Arizona for Medicine of the People, the company she operates with her husband, Leonard Marcus. She is one of the small but growing number of Native Americans beginning to find their way back to traditional Native uses of plants for health and healing.
2007 January/February
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ON THE COVER
Virginia Boone (Navajo) collects wild plants in Arizona for Medicine of the People, the company she operates with her husband, Leonard Marcus. She is one of the small but growing number of Native Americans beginning to find their way back to traditional Native uses of plants for health and healing. Photo by Leonard Marcus.
FEATURES
Beadwork From the Northern Plains to the Southwest
The process of creating colorful clothing and other goods adorned with beads has moved out of the realm of craft and into the fine-art field, as seen in the work of four beaders profiled here: Daisy Simms (Quechan), Emil Her Many Horses (Oglala Lakota), Dina One Heart Gilio (Colville) and Richard Aitson (Kiowa). By Gussie Fauntleroy.
A Trio of Heard Market 2006 Winners
Many of the nation’s finest Native artists gather annually in March at the Heard Museum’s Indian Fair & Market in Phoenix to display their fine works, as seen in the art of three prize winners from the 2006 event: dollmaker Jamie Okuma, painter Peterson Yazzie and jeweler Edison Cummings. Plus, 2007 event details. By Deborah Krol (Salinan/Esselen).
Arizona’s Tribal Museums
Join us on a tour of the museums and cultural centers operated
on Arizona’s various Indian reservations, from tiny outposts to contemporary facilities. By Wendy Weston (Diné).
Collecting Tips for Novices
How do beginning collectors of fine Native arts avoid financial pitfalls? An expert who launched his own collection on a budget provides hard-won tips. By E. J. Guarino.
Sacred Plant Medicine: Native American Herbalism
Before there was Walgreen’s, there was Mother Nature, which provided Native Americans with a cornucopia of medicinal plants, flowers, herbs and other natural products for improving and maintaining health. Explore the history of their usage in North America, read up on 10 widely used medicinal plants, and take a look at a handful of Native individuals and companies reviving these ancient and effective practices. By Stephen Harrod Buhner.
DEPARTMENTS
Letters
Viewpoint
The author outlines the history of Indigenous heroes in the video-game realm, and finds some losers and at least one game worthy of its Native roots: Prey, with voice by Michael Greyeyes (Cree). By Michael Sheyahshe (Caddo).
On The Wind
Blackfoot women of the Siksika Nation of Canada learn a new skill: satin painting; National Native News turns 20; and the Northern Ute return to Colorado for a historic dance. Also, other important news in
Indian Country. By Daniel Gibson.
Happening
Two major festivals, one in Colorado and one in Texas, bring out hundreds of artists and a handful of superb musicians. Plus other events of Native interest across North America. By Daniel Gibson.
Spirit of the Harvest
The Taino people of the Dominican Republic have hung onto their customs and their traditional foods despite more than 500 years of oppression and assimilation. The remarkable Estevez family shares recipes for shellfish stew and yuca and cheese pie. By Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs.
History
Another installment in our Great Chiefs series looks at the life of the Lakota warrior and leader Crazy Horse—in particular, his formative years. By prominent author Joseph M. Marshall (Lakota).
Collections
Tour the lovely home and collection of Shirley Avery, nestled in the foothills of the Sonoran Desert in Scottsdale, Arizona. By Amy Abrams. Photos by Dan Coogan.
Galleries
We drop in on Drumbeat Indian Arts, an old Phoenix institution, to shop for obscure Native music titles and beading supplies, as well as fine arts. Also, brief looks at other Native-oriented galleries throughout the continent. By Russ Tall Chief (Osage).
Museums
A terrific exhibition of Inuit art drawn from the Dan & Martha Albrecht Collection—particularly strong in carvings and prints—visits the Heard Museum in Phoenix. Also, notes on other museum exhibitions coast to coast. By Wendy Weston (Diné).
Music
We visit with the extraordinary Navajo jazz flautist Vince Redhouse, who released two CDs in 2006. Plus, brief reviews of new works by A. Paul Ortega, the chicken-scratch band American Indians, and Silver Wave’s new sensation Shelley Morningsong. By j. poet.
Film & Video
We take a peek at the new film Expiration Date starring Robert Guthrie, the documentary Starblanket, the PBS series Indian Country Diaries, the upcoming film based on the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a trio of projects focused on the Pine Ridge Reservation, a pair of DVD releases fusing Edward Curtis imagery and music, and other projects. By Daniel Gibson.
Books
Just how big is b-ball in an isolated Alaskan village? Find out in the excellent read Eagle Blue: A Team, A Tribe, and a High School in Arctic Alaska, by Michael D’Orso. Also a look at the children’s book The Three Little Sheep, by Seraphine Yazzie (Navajo) with illustrations by Ryan Huna Smith (Chemehuevi/Navajo). By Deborah Utacia Krol (Salinan/Esselen).
BUY THIS ISSUE
ON THE COVERVirginia Boone (Navajo) collects wild plants in Arizona for Medicine of the People, the company she operates with her husband, Leonard Marcus. She is one of the small but growing number of Native Americans beginning to find their way back to traditional Native uses of plants for health and healing. Photo by Leonard Marcus.
FEATURES
Beadwork From the Northern Plains to the Southwest
The process of creating colorful clothing and other goods adorned with beads has moved out of the realm of craft and into the fine-art field, as seen in the work of four beaders profiled here: Daisy Simms (Quechan), Emil Her Many Horses (Oglala Lakota), Dina One Heart Gilio (Colville) and Richard Aitson (Kiowa). By Gussie Fauntleroy.
A Trio of Heard Market 2006 Winners
Many of the nation’s finest Native artists gather annually in March at the Heard Museum’s Indian Fair & Market in Phoenix to display their fine works, as seen in the art of three prize winners from the 2006 event: dollmaker Jamie Okuma, painter Peterson Yazzie and jeweler Edison Cummings. Plus, 2007 event details. By Deborah Krol (Salinan/Esselen).
Arizona’s Tribal Museums
Join us on a tour of the museums and cultural centers operated
on Arizona’s various Indian reservations, from tiny outposts to contemporary facilities. By Wendy Weston (Diné).
Collecting Tips for Novices
How do beginning collectors of fine Native arts avoid financial pitfalls? An expert who launched his own collection on a budget provides hard-won tips. By E. J. Guarino.
Sacred Plant Medicine: Native American Herbalism
Before there was Walgreen’s, there was Mother Nature, which provided Native Americans with a cornucopia of medicinal plants, flowers, herbs and other natural products for improving and maintaining health. Explore the history of their usage in North America, read up on 10 widely used medicinal plants, and take a look at a handful of Native individuals and companies reviving these ancient and effective practices. By Stephen Harrod Buhner.
DEPARTMENTS
Letters
Viewpoint
The author outlines the history of Indigenous heroes in the video-game realm, and finds some losers and at least one game worthy of its Native roots: Prey, with voice by Michael Greyeyes (Cree). By Michael Sheyahshe (Caddo).
On The Wind
Blackfoot women of the Siksika Nation of Canada learn a new skill: satin painting; National Native News turns 20; and the Northern Ute return to Colorado for a historic dance. Also, other important news in
Indian Country. By Daniel Gibson.
Happening
Two major festivals, one in Colorado and one in Texas, bring out hundreds of artists and a handful of superb musicians. Plus other events of Native interest across North America. By Daniel Gibson.
Spirit of the Harvest
The Taino people of the Dominican Republic have hung onto their customs and their traditional foods despite more than 500 years of oppression and assimilation. The remarkable Estevez family shares recipes for shellfish stew and yuca and cheese pie. By Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs.
History
Another installment in our Great Chiefs series looks at the life of the Lakota warrior and leader Crazy Horse—in particular, his formative years. By prominent author Joseph M. Marshall (Lakota).
Collections
Tour the lovely home and collection of Shirley Avery, nestled in the foothills of the Sonoran Desert in Scottsdale, Arizona. By Amy Abrams. Photos by Dan Coogan.
Galleries
We drop in on Drumbeat Indian Arts, an old Phoenix institution, to shop for obscure Native music titles and beading supplies, as well as fine arts. Also, brief looks at other Native-oriented galleries throughout the continent. By Russ Tall Chief (Osage).
Museums
A terrific exhibition of Inuit art drawn from the Dan & Martha Albrecht Collection—particularly strong in carvings and prints—visits the Heard Museum in Phoenix. Also, notes on other museum exhibitions coast to coast. By Wendy Weston (Diné).
Music
We visit with the extraordinary Navajo jazz flautist Vince Redhouse, who released two CDs in 2006. Plus, brief reviews of new works by A. Paul Ortega, the chicken-scratch band American Indians, and Silver Wave’s new sensation Shelley Morningsong. By j. poet.
Film & Video
We take a peek at the new film Expiration Date starring Robert Guthrie, the documentary Starblanket, the PBS series Indian Country Diaries, the upcoming film based on the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a trio of projects focused on the Pine Ridge Reservation, a pair of DVD releases fusing Edward Curtis imagery and music, and other projects. By Daniel Gibson.
Books
Just how big is b-ball in an isolated Alaskan village? Find out in the excellent read Eagle Blue: A Team, A Tribe, and a High School in Arctic Alaska, by Michael D’Orso. Also a look at the children’s book The Three Little Sheep, by Seraphine Yazzie (Navajo) with illustrations by Ryan Huna Smith (Chemehuevi/Navajo). By Deborah Utacia Krol (Salinan/Esselen).
BUY THIS ISSUE