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ON THE COVER: Jody Sue Lazaro (Kaa Ojegi—meaning Frost on the Leaves), of Santa Clara Pueblo heritage and the large Naranjo family of artists, is a talented potter like her mother, Polly Rose Folwell, illustrating the often dynastic lineage of American Indian artistic families (see related story p. 34). She is seen here wearing bracelets by Cheyenne Harris (Navajo/Northern Cheyenne), Michael “NaNa Ping” Garcia (Pascua Yaqui) and Richard Chavez (San Felipe Pueblo) (see related story p. 40) and a necklace by Cheyenne Harris. Jewelry courtesy Faust Gallery. Photo by Susan Folwell (Santa Clara Pueblo), yet another member of the artistic Naranjo family.


FEATURES

Santa Fe Indian Market Special Events
A select guide to the gallery openings, music performances, fashion shows, receptions, fundraisers and other special events being held in conjunction with the annual Santa Fe Indian Market. By Arin McKenna.

Shape-Shifters: Performance Art and Humor as a Tool  
Performance art is hard to define, but you (usually) know it when you see it. So check your preconceived notions at the door and explore the work of James Luna (Luiseño), Bently Spang (Northern Cheyenne), Lori Blondeau (Gordon First Nation Cree/Saulteaux), Rebecca Belmore (Anishinaabe) and Adrian Stimson (Siksika Nation). Plus, a sidebar with notes on other Natives in this field. By Staci Golar.

Generations: Tewa Secrets of Success
Our occasional series of profiles of some of the leading multi-generational Native artistic dynasties continues with the impressive achievements of the Naranjo family of Santa Clara Pueblo heritage. By Gregory Schaaf, Ph.D. (Cherokee).

Off the Cuff: Just Bracelets  
We profile 13 leading jewelers from across the country who produce stunning traditional and contemporary bracelets in many media and forms. By Dexter Cirillo, Ph.D.

Joe Cajero: Sculptor of the Inner and Outer Realms
Clay and bronze sculptor Joe Cajero (Jemez Pueblo) is a master at portraying both the exterior features of his subjects—from soaring eagles to his trademark koshares—and their more elusive spiritual qualities. By Daniel Gibson.


DEPARTMENTS

Letters
A reader informs us of a tribe we overlooked in our recent article on Louisiana, we explain why the magazine seems to have a Western bias, and we correct a few mistakes from previous issues.

On The Wind
Tribal architecture takes on new meaning, and Native television and video outlets proliferate. Plus, important news in arts, education, environment, business, politics, sports, health and other realms of life in Indian Country. By Daniel Gibson.

Happening
The Cherokee Art Market in Tulsa, Oklahoma has quickly established itself as one of the nation’s premier events for Native art. Plus details on other special events of Native interest across North America. By Daniel Gibson.

Spirit of the Harvest
Marlene Hale, a.k.a. Chef Maluh, takes us on a journey to a remote oil camp in northern British Columbia where she cooks up a grilled wild salmon with mustard glaze, bitter greens and charred red onion. By Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs.

Pathways
We motor around northern California from San Francisco to the Sierra Nevadas checking out sites of Native history and culture—Davis, Sacramento, Folsom, Lake Tahoe, the Hoopa Valley, Ukiah, Santa Rosa and Point Reyes—guided by an expert on California’s Native lifeways. By Margaret Dubin.

Collections
Join us on a tour of the stunning Santa Fe home and Native art collection of Joy and Howard Berlin. By John Villani. Photos by Kitty Leaken.

Museums
Santa Fe’s Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (formerly known as the Institute of American Indian Arts Museum) features a show of paintings by Daphne Odjig (Ojibwe) and an exhibition of performance artists titled BADLAND: Rebecca Belmore, Lori Blondeau, Bonnie Devine and Erica Lord. Also, notes on other museum exhibitions coast to coast. By Wendy Weston (Diné).

Galleries
Drop by Prairie Star Gallery in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to peruse their fine selection of Plains Indian contemporary and traditional arts. Plus, brief looks at other Native-oriented galleries throughout the continent. By Russ Tall Chief (Osage).

Music
A look at First Nations country singer and songwriter Tracy Bone (Ojibwe) and her award-winning first album, No Lies. Also brief reviews of the compilation CD Prophecy 2, I’ve Been Driftin’ from Door to Door by Jimmy Wolf (Mohawk), and Blackfeet Legends of Glacier National Park by Jack Gladstone. By j. poet.

Moving Images
We welcome back David Claudio Iglesias (Kuna) to his role as our film and television editor. In this issue he reviews a PBS special set to air next April, Jim Thorpe: World’s Greatest Athlete, and the independent production Waila! Making the People Happy. Plus, notes on other new feature films and documentaries, television programs and video releases.

Appraisals
Our Indian art expert reports on a ring produced some 25 years ago by the talented Jesse Monongye (Navajo/Hopi/Mission) and a Crow Mother Katsina by Neil David (Hopi).  By Christy Vezolles (Shawnee).

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