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ON THE COVER
Beadwork artist Rena Dupoint (Comanche) beaded the crown and dress for her granddaughter, Kiowa Lynn. Photo by John Running.

ON THE BACK COVER
Detail of ledger drawing “Buffalo Hunt” by Nah-Koh-hist (Bear’s Heart). Story on page 32.

FEATURES

As Long as I Can Thread a Needle: Southern Plains Beadwork
The work of Catherine Hoffman (Southern Cheyenne), Mary Armstrong (Cheyenne) and Alice Jones Littleman (Kiowa), Joseph Rice (Pawnee/Sac & Fox), Frank and Harvetta Bushyhead (Kiowa), and other beadworkers of Oklahoma is explored. By Charles J. Lohrmann and Jeri Ah-Be-Hill. Photos by John Running.

Women of the Native Struggle
A mainly visual record of the changing role of Native American women. Story and photos by Ronnie Farley.

The Art of Fort Marion
The true story of the imprisonment of the Kiowa, Arapaho, Cheyenne and other southern Plains tribes at various military facilities circa 1870 and the development of a new art form: ledger drawings. By Arthur Silberman, director of the Native American Painting Reference Library. Illustrated with historical artworks and photos.

Rain
A new exhibit at the Heard Museum in Phoenix explores the topic of rain and water among Southwestern tribes. By Ann Marshall, assistant to the director of the Heard Museum. Photos by Sen. Barry Goldwater, Jerry Jacka, Kevin Harris and Owen Seumptewa (Hopi).

Tradition or Vision? A Viewpoint on the Future of Native American Art
Possible future directions in Native art among younger Native artists are explored. By Peter Eichstaedt. Photos by Murrae Haynes.

DEPARTMENTS

Guest Essay
Why are Native peoples often their worst own enemy, attacking one another over petty divisions? By Janeth Lazore (Mohawk).

NMAI Report
News on the development of the National Museum of the American Indian—the Timecatcher exhibition engages students.

Book Reviews
Cherokee Summer, by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith; Quest for the Origins of the First Americans, by E. James Dixon; and Giving Advice to Bear: North American Indian Rituals, Myths and Images of the Bear, by David Rockwell. By Alan Tack.

Audio/Video Reviews
Migration, an album by Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai; Winnebago Women: Songs and Stories, a video; Her Mother Before Her: Winnebago Women’s Stories of their Mothers and Grandmothers, a video; and Mountain Wolf Woman, a video. By David Claudio Iglesias (Kuna).

Spirit of the Harvest
Camping out with carrot bread and campfire-broiled trout. By award-winning book author and master chef Beverly Cox and photographer Martin Jacobs.

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