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ON THE COVER
Geronimo, played by Wes Studi (Cherokee), leads his band across the
Arizona desert in a new film from Columbia Pictures. On his left is
Ulzana, played by Victor Aaron. Photo by Sam Emerson.
FEATURES
Getting Into the Act
We’re on the set of
Geronimo,
a new film from Columbia Pictures starring Wes Studi (Cherokee) as the
Chiricahua Apache medicine man and warrior, as well as Rodney Grant,
Steve Reevis, Rino Thunder and other Native actors. By Dina Marisa
Huntinghorse (Wichita). Photos by Sam Emerson.
Gwich’in: We Are the People
A look into the current lives and history of the Gwich’in people of
northern Alaska, who still maintain their traditional hunting and
gathering lifestyle—particularly their close relationship to the
caribou. Story and photos by Robert C. Gildart.
Will Rogers: The Cherokee Kid
The life story of the “Indian Cowboy” who captured the hearts and minds
of a generation. By Reba Neighbors Collins, former director of the Will
Rogers Memorial in Claremore, Oklahoma. With historic photos.
Vision, Identity and the Great Mystery
A young man’s struggle to comprehend the Great Mystery in featured in
this excerpt from Circle of Nations (Beyond Words Publishing, 1993). By
Gabriel Horn (Narragansett Tribe of the Wampanoag Nation).
Gaming: The Oneida Experience
A look at the Wisconsin Oneida Nation’s 15-year history of gaming and
improvements to the reservation’s economy. By Patty Hoeft (Oneida).
Diné Drama
A behind the stage look at the annual Diné Drama Festival in Tuba City, Arizona. Story and photos by Monty Roessel (Navajo).
DEPARTMENTS
Guest Essay
Higher education is an important tool today for the success of Native
individuals and tribes. By Anne N. Medicine, director of Native
Recruitment and Retention at Stanford University.
NMAI Report
News on the development of the National Museum of the American Indian—the International Founder’s Council.
Book Reviews
Survival of the Spirit: Chiricahua Apaches in Captivity, by H. Henrietta Stockel; and
The Two-Legged Creature: An Otoe Story, retold by Anna Lee Walters.
Audio/Video Reviews
Sacred Buffalo People, a video; and
Forgotten Times, an album by Mark P. Adler. By David Claudio Iglesias (Kuna).
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