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ON THE COVER
For the inaugural exhibition All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life and Culture at the Gustav Heye Center of the National Museum of the American Indian in New York City, curator Gerald McMaster (Plains Cree) arranged these moccasins into a round dance formation.

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Overview of the Heye Center
The philosophy guiding the opening of the Gustav Heye Center of the National Museum of the American Indian/Smithsonian Institution is outlined by Founding Director W. Richard West, Jr. (Southern Cheyenne).

Creation’s Journey
Excerpts from the companion book from the Smithsonian Institution Press to NMAI’s inaugural exhibition. By Tom Hill (Seneca) and Richard W. Hill Sr. (Tuscarora). Photos by David Heald.

All Roads Are Good
An inside look into some of the priceless and beautiful objects selected for the inaugural exhibition of the Heye Center. By Dan Agent (Cherokee/Choctaw).

A Monumental Man
The recent passing of the great Chiricahua Apache artist Allan Houser is marked by an old family friend. By H. Henrietta Stockel.

This Path We Travel: Celebrations of Contemporary Native American Creativity
A look at collaborative site-specific artworks created across America by 15 Native artists and an exhibition at the new National Museum of the American Indian. By artist and author Frank LaPena (Wintu-Nomtipom). Photos by Walter Bigbee (Numunuu Comanche).

Hodinonshonni: Portraits of the Firekeepers
A photo essay of the Onondaga people of New York by Toba Pato Tucker. Text by Oren R. Lyons (Turtle Clan Faithkeeper, Wolf Clan, Onondaga Nation).

Reuniting the Sacred Circle
The Native American Sports Council works to bond the modern Olympic movement to Native America’s traditional dedication to sports. By Suzanne Randall (Turtle Mountain Chippewa). Photos by Walter Bigbee (Numunuu Comanche).

DEPARTMENTS

Guest Essay
The evolution of museums from places for housing objects to forums for exchange is outlined. By Robert Adams, secretary emeritus, Smithsonian Institution.

Spirit of the Harvest
Two pumpkin soup recipes. By Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs.

Guest Essay
The billion-dollar-plus collection of the National Museum of the American Indian was homeless for many years, but its precious cargo is now recognized and protected. By Julie Johnson Kidd, board chair of the NMAI Heye Foundation, 1986–1991.

NMAI Report
News on the development of the National Museum of the American Indian.

Book Reviews
Circle of Wonder: A Native American Christmas Story, written and illustrated by N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa); They Called It Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School, by K. Tsianina Lomawaima. By Alan Tack.

Video/Audio Reviews
Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World, by New Day Films; and Geronimo: An American Legend, soundtrack. By David Claudio Iglesias (Kuna).

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