Native Peoples Magazine - http://www.nativepeoples.com/article
1994 Spring
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Published on 04/1/1994
 
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ON THE COVER
Tarahumara ultrarunners of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, Cerrildo Chacarito (front) and Victoriano Churro, winners of the Leadville Trail 100, an ultramarathon held annually in Colorado. Photo by Rick Fisher.


1994 Spring Table of Contents
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ON THE COVER
Tarahumara ultrarunners of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, Cerrildo Chacarito (front) and Victoriano Churro, winners of the Leadville Trail 100, an ultramarathon held annually in Colorado. Photo by Rick Fisher.

FEATURES

Return of the Tarahumara
The remarkable true tale of the Tarahumara runners who participated in the 1992 and 1993 Leadville Trail 100 ultraraces, and an in-depth look at their life in the Sierra Madre of northern Mexico. By Kitty Williams. Photos by Rick Fisher.

Swinomish Smokehouse
The building of a smokehouse by the Coast Salish tribe of Washington signals a revival of ancient customs. By Ramona Gault. Photos by Scott Terrell.

Lacandon Maya: Living Legacy in Chiapas
The living heirs of the prehistoric Maya culture of Chiapas, Mexico continue to eke out a living in the Lacandon forests. By Joyce Gregory. Photos by Barry Norris and [JOYCE??] Gregory.

Tribes of the Buffalo
The extraordinary 1832–34 expedition among the Plains Indians by German Prince Maximilian and Swiss artist Carl Bodmer is documented in a new exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art. By David C. Hunt, curator of art at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska; and Esther Bockhoff, associate curator at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

Delaware: Honoring the Past and Preparing for the Future
The history of the 200-year-long migration of the Delaware (Lenape) people from the East Coast to Oklahoma, and life in Oklahoma in the early 1900s. By Lydia Lloyd Wyckoff, curator of Philbrook Museum of Art; and Curtis Zunigha (Delaware), executive director of the American Indian Heritage Center in Tulsa.

Two Women of the Chiricahua: Living Traditions, Living Changes
Profiles of Mildred Imach Cleghorn and Kathleen Smith Kanseah. Story and photos by H. Henrietta Stockel, author of Survival of the Spirit: Chiricahua Apaches in Captivity.

DEPARTMENTS

Guest Essay
The traditional philosophic roots behind the controversial Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. By Tessie Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo), chairperson of the NAGRPA committee.

NMAI Report
News on the development of the National Museum of the American Indian—new awards program launched.

Book Reviews
Moving Within the Circle: Contemporary Native American Music and Dance, by Bryan Burton; and The Trees Stand Shinning: Poetry of the North American Indians, edited by Hette Jones. By Alan Tack.

Video/Audio Reviews
Big City Trail: The Urban Indians of Texas, video; and Reservation of Education: Robby Bee and the Boyz from the Rez. By David Claudio Iglesias (Kuna).

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