On the Cover: Camella Gooday, 18 years old, is a member of the White Mountain Apache Tribe from Cibecue, Arizona (see related story p. 44). Her clan is Tugaidn, meaning White Water People. Her hobbies include running cross country and being outdoors. She attends Dishchii Bikoh High School, where she is senior class president and student body president. She was recently inducted into the National Honor Society, and serves as the District I Representative on the White Mountain Apache Tribal Youth Council and as a member of the National Youth Leadership Council. She plans to study Environmental Science at Northern Arizona University and become an environmentalist for her tribe. Photo by Dustinn Craig (White Mountain Apache). Craig most recently completed a feature-length documentary about Geronimo, which aired on the PBS series We Shall Remain. He resides in Mesa, Arizona with his wife Velma and their four children, where they run their production company BetterOnes Productions. Also see p. 48.

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FEATURES

Groundbreakers III
We continue our series on artists who push their creative boundaries with profiles on painter Marla Allison (Laguna Pueblo), weaver Melissa Cody (Diné), jeweler Fritz Casuse (Diné), and basketmaker Royce Manuel (O'odham). By Gussie Fauntleroy.

Arizona's Apache: Home of the Brave  
Tour the storied homelands of the Apache tribes of Arizona: the White Mountain Apache Tribe, the San Carlos Apache Tribe, the Tonto Apache Tribe and the Yavapai-Apache Nation; with travel details. Plus news on Apache artists at the 2010 Heard Museum Indian Fair & Market, and Allan Houser exhibitions. By Mary Kim Titla (San Carlos Apache).

Best Practices  
Last year's Heard Museum Indian Fair & Market produced a batch of outstanding award-winning art. Here's a look at four class winners: katsina carver Stetson Honyumptewa (Hopi), textile artist and apparel designer Margaret Roach Wheeler (Chickasaw), painter Mike Medicine Horse Zillioux (Pima/Cheyenne/Pawnee) and basketmaker Diane Willard (Haida). Plus details on the 2010 Heard Indian Market. By Patty Talahongva (Hopi).

Artist Ephemera: Trash or Treasure?
The Heard Museum has compiled a massive collection of manuscripts, magazine and newspaper stories, gallery invitations, advertisements, business cards and biographies from Native artists that provide a rare resource for writers, researchers and others interested in the minutia of artists' careers. By Ann Marshall, Ph.D.


DEPARTMENTS

Letters
Readers chime in on the history of silversmithing in the Southwest, a Wal-Mart project destroying a burial mound in Alabama, and a few mistakes they caught in previous issues.

On The Wind
The 2010 U.S. Census rolls out; and the Poarch Creek Tribal Youth Council of Atmore, Alabama works to restore endangered and useful rivercane habitat. Plus, important news in arts, education, environment, business, politics, sports, health and other realms of life in Indian Country. By Daniel Gibson.

Happening
A multi-tribal band of dancers, actors and musicians tour the country with the ECHO Performing Arts Festival. Plus details on other special events of Native interest across North America. By Daniel Gibson.

Spirit of the Harvest
The Desert Rain Café in Sells, Arizona-in the heart of the Tohono O'odham Nation-is not just a good place to eat; its mission is to revive local culture and help slow a growing diabetes epidemic by serving traditional healthy foods. By Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs.

Collections
Dr. Ari Plosker of Scottsdale, Arizona-a 37-year-old radiologist-is assembling a top-notch collection of Native art, proving that a person with a passion and
a good eye can do so without spending a fortune. By Josh Plosker. Photos by Mark Hendrickson.

History
Olive Oatman lived among the Mohave Indians of southwestern Arizona for five years in the 1850s, becoming, in essence, a tribal member. Her story was a national best seller and provides a snapshot of Mohave life and culture shortly before its near destruction. By Margot Mifflin.

Pathways
Hike down into the enchanted realm of the Havasupai people of the Grand Canyon, where waterfalls abound and a unique community awaits the intrepid traveler. By Greg Witt.

Museums
The Museum of New Mexico opens a new state history museum that admirably reflects the state's Native heritage. Also, notes on other museum exhibitions coast to coast. By Wendy Weston (Diné).

Galleries
The Cherokee Artists Association opens a commercial gallery in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Plus brief looks at other Native-oriented galleries throughout the continent. By Russ Tall Chief (Osage).

Music
Inuit musician Lucie Idlout of Canada produces another forceful work with Swagger that pairs in-your-face lyrics with catchy, rocking tunes. By j. poet.

Moving Images
We take a look at the thought-provoking documentary Power Paths, which explores the impacts energy production has on Native cultures of the Southwest. Plus brief news on other film projects. By David Iglesias (Kuna).

Appraisals
Our Indian art authority focuses on a relatively new Tohono O'odham woven tray and a valuable Hopi polychrome vase, most likely created by Rachel Sahmie Nampeyo. By Christy Vezolles (Shawnee).

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