2009 July/August Table of Contents
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Published on 07/1/2009
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ON THE COVER: Navajo sisters Josephine Gallegos, left, and Nizhoni Gallegos Cannon model historic trade blankets. Josephine is wearing an Oregon City Woolen Mills blanket, ca. 1920, while Nizhoni wears a pre-Bishop-era Pendleton Woolen Mills blanket with round corners, ca. 1904. Blankets are from the Barry Friedman Collection. Jewelry courtesy Drumbeat Indian Arts, Phoenix. See related story p. 44. Photo By Debra Utacia Krol (Salinan/Esselen).
FEATURES
Sheldon Harvey: Following the Trickster Way
The 2008 Best of Show artist at the Santa Fe Indian Market talks about his roundabout path to success as a painter and sculptor. By Gregory Pleshaw.
A Santa Fe Indian Market Sampler
A practical guide to the major official events related to the upcoming Santa Fe Indian Market. By Gregory Pleshaw.
Black Is Beautiful
The origins of all-black Pueblo pottery are lost in the mists of history, but its beauty is undeniable, as seen in the work of Marvin Martinez (San Ildefonso Pueblo) and Francis Martinez (Santa Clara Pueblo), Erik Fender (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Sharon Naranjo Garcia (Santa Clara Pueblo), Daryl Whitegeese (Santa Clara Pueblo), Dolores Curran (Santa Clara Pueblo) and Gloria Garcia (Santa Clara Pueblo/Pojoaque Pueblo). By Charles King.
Drums: Heartbeat of Mother Earth
A smattering of the rich history of drums among the Native cultures of North America. By Harlan McKosato (Sac & Fox).
Drummakers: A Survey
Presenting profiles of a handful of living drummakers: Arnold Herrera (Cochiti Pueblo), Yolanda Martinez (Apache/Comanche/Hispano), Al Chandler Goodstrike (Gros Ventre), Merle Big Bow (Chippewa/Cree), Jerry Floresca (Colville) and Phillip Martinez (Taos Pueblo). By Gussie Fauntleroy.
Trading in Glory: Indian Trade Blankets
Blankets, particularly those from the Pendleton company, are perhaps the most treasured gift item in Indian Country. We take a look at the history and beauty of American Indian trade blankets. By Debra Utacia Krol (Salinan/Esselen).
DEPARTMENTS
On The Wind
Emmett Oliver (Quinault) marks his 95th year with a return to the event he launched, the Tribal Canoe Journey of the Pacific Northwest; a foreign insect threatens New England basketry; and “Music Notes.” Also, other important news in the arts, education, the environment, business, politics, sports, health and other realms of life in Indian Country. By Daniel Gibson.
Happening
Point your ponies toward Butte, Montana and the wonderful National Folk Festival. Plus details on other special events of Native interest across North America. By Daniel Gibson.
Spirit of the Harvest
A gathering at The Fort in Morrison, Colorado is occasion to break out some delicious mini Indian tacos created by a team of Indian chefs: Nephi Craig, Bertina Cadman, Arlie Doxtator, Franco Wayne Lee and Tony Tommie. By Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs.
Pathways
Tour the Native lands and cultures of the Bayou State, Louisiana, including the Chitimacha, the Coushatta, the Tunica-Biloxi and the Jena Band of Choctaw. By Roger Emile Stouff (Chitimacha).
History
Painter George Catlin, an early chronicler of Indian culture of the upper Midwest, led an amazing life that produced a priceless collection of portraits of Indian people and lifeways of the time. Plus a look at the tale of the “Welsh Indians.” By David Rowe.
Museums
The Woodlands culture of the Ojibwe is explored at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum in Minnesota. Also, notes on other museum exhibitions coast to coast. By Wendy Weston (Diné).
Galleries
An exhibition of rare saddle blankets, historic photos of Geronimo and blackware of Maria Martinez fill the two Mark Sublette Medicine Man Galleries in Santa Fe and Tucson. Also, brief looks at other Native-oriented galleries throughout the continent. By Russ Tall Chief (Osage).
Music
Music is the medicine for rejuvenated Mohawk rocker Derek Miller on his blazing path to glory. Plus reviews of Four Wolves Prophecy by Atsiaktonkie, Earth Gift by Kevin Locke, and Talisman by R. Carlos Nakai. By J. Poet.
Moving Images
A roundup of news about new feature films and documentaries, television programs and video releases, including the Indie feature Barking Water by Sterlin Harjo (Seminole/Creek), the feature Before Tomorrow from an Inuit crew, the Chickasaw Nation–produced movie titled Pearl, the documentary March Point, the television show Zeke & Luther, and a work in progress titled The Last Algonquin. By Daniel Gibson.
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2009 July/August Table of Contents
BUY THIS ISSUEON THE COVER: Navajo sisters Josephine Gallegos, left, and Nizhoni Gallegos Cannon model historic trade blankets. Josephine is wearing an Oregon City Woolen Mills blanket, ca. 1920, while Nizhoni wears a pre-Bishop-era Pendleton Woolen Mills blanket with round corners, ca. 1904. Blankets are from the Barry Friedman Collection. Jewelry courtesy Drumbeat Indian Arts, Phoenix. See related story p. 44. Photo By Debra Utacia Krol (Salinan/Esselen).
FEATURES
Sheldon Harvey: Following the Trickster Way
The 2008 Best of Show artist at the Santa Fe Indian Market talks about his roundabout path to success as a painter and sculptor. By Gregory Pleshaw.
A Santa Fe Indian Market Sampler
A practical guide to the major official events related to the upcoming Santa Fe Indian Market. By Gregory Pleshaw.
Black Is Beautiful
The origins of all-black Pueblo pottery are lost in the mists of history, but its beauty is undeniable, as seen in the work of Marvin Martinez (San Ildefonso Pueblo) and Francis Martinez (Santa Clara Pueblo), Erik Fender (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Sharon Naranjo Garcia (Santa Clara Pueblo), Daryl Whitegeese (Santa Clara Pueblo), Dolores Curran (Santa Clara Pueblo) and Gloria Garcia (Santa Clara Pueblo/Pojoaque Pueblo). By Charles King.
Drums: Heartbeat of Mother Earth
A smattering of the rich history of drums among the Native cultures of North America. By Harlan McKosato (Sac & Fox).
Drummakers: A Survey
Presenting profiles of a handful of living drummakers: Arnold Herrera (Cochiti Pueblo), Yolanda Martinez (Apache/Comanche/Hispano), Al Chandler Goodstrike (Gros Ventre), Merle Big Bow (Chippewa/Cree), Jerry Floresca (Colville) and Phillip Martinez (Taos Pueblo). By Gussie Fauntleroy.
Trading in Glory: Indian Trade Blankets
Blankets, particularly those from the Pendleton company, are perhaps the most treasured gift item in Indian Country. We take a look at the history and beauty of American Indian trade blankets. By Debra Utacia Krol (Salinan/Esselen).
DEPARTMENTS
On The Wind
Emmett Oliver (Quinault) marks his 95th year with a return to the event he launched, the Tribal Canoe Journey of the Pacific Northwest; a foreign insect threatens New England basketry; and “Music Notes.” Also, other important news in the arts, education, the environment, business, politics, sports, health and other realms of life in Indian Country. By Daniel Gibson.
Happening
Point your ponies toward Butte, Montana and the wonderful National Folk Festival. Plus details on other special events of Native interest across North America. By Daniel Gibson.
Spirit of the Harvest
A gathering at The Fort in Morrison, Colorado is occasion to break out some delicious mini Indian tacos created by a team of Indian chefs: Nephi Craig, Bertina Cadman, Arlie Doxtator, Franco Wayne Lee and Tony Tommie. By Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs.
Pathways
Tour the Native lands and cultures of the Bayou State, Louisiana, including the Chitimacha, the Coushatta, the Tunica-Biloxi and the Jena Band of Choctaw. By Roger Emile Stouff (Chitimacha).
History
Painter George Catlin, an early chronicler of Indian culture of the upper Midwest, led an amazing life that produced a priceless collection of portraits of Indian people and lifeways of the time. Plus a look at the tale of the “Welsh Indians.” By David Rowe.
Museums
The Woodlands culture of the Ojibwe is explored at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum in Minnesota. Also, notes on other museum exhibitions coast to coast. By Wendy Weston (Diné).
Galleries
An exhibition of rare saddle blankets, historic photos of Geronimo and blackware of Maria Martinez fill the two Mark Sublette Medicine Man Galleries in Santa Fe and Tucson. Also, brief looks at other Native-oriented galleries throughout the continent. By Russ Tall Chief (Osage).
Music
Music is the medicine for rejuvenated Mohawk rocker Derek Miller on his blazing path to glory. Plus reviews of Four Wolves Prophecy by Atsiaktonkie, Earth Gift by Kevin Locke, and Talisman by R. Carlos Nakai. By J. Poet.
Moving Images
A roundup of news about new feature films and documentaries, television programs and video releases, including the Indie feature Barking Water by Sterlin Harjo (Seminole/Creek), the feature Before Tomorrow from an Inuit crew, the Chickasaw Nation–produced movie titled Pearl, the documentary March Point, the television show Zeke & Luther, and a work in progress titled The Last Algonquin. By Daniel Gibson.
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