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ON THE COVER
Derrick Suwaima Davis (Hopi/Choctaw) is the current World Champion Hoop
Dancer, who has been featured in the promotion of the new United States
Postal Service stamp series honoring American Indian dance. He will
defend his title at the Heard Museum’s 7th annual World Championship
Hoop Dance Contest, Feb. 1-2, 1997. See related story on page 26.
Photographed in Sedona, Arizona by Lee Hyeoma (Hopi).
FEATURES
Events Listing
The second annual listing of special events—fairs, festivals, powwows,
rodeos, art markets, etc.—being held throughout Native America from
March 1997 through February 1998.
Coming Together at the Fair
A view from the artist’s table at the annual March Heard Museum Guild
Indian Fair and Market. By Dina Marisa Huntinghorse (Wichita).
Crow Fair
A look at one of America’s most colorful and exciting annual events,
the Crow Nation’s gathering in Montana, which includes horse races, a
powwow and huge tipi encampment. Story and photos by David Neel (Fort
Rupert Kwagiutl).
Agayuliyararput: Our Way of Making Prayer
A monumental exhibit of some 220 masks opens to song, dance and large
crowds at the Anchorage Museum before moving on to display at the
National Museum of the American Indian in New York. By Anne L. Herman.
Patchwork and Powwows: The 25th Annual Seminole Tribal Fair
Join us as we explore the annual Seminole Tribal Fair in Florida and
the tribe’s unique and colorful form of patchwork clothing. Story and
photography by Dorothy Downs.
Red Earth ’97
Observations about and the history of this legendary annual Oklahoma City arts and cultural gathering. By Dan Agent (Cherokee).
DEPARTMENTS
Guest Essay
Indian lands across the nation have tremendous, largely untapped
tourism potential that tribal governments and entrepreneurs are
beginning to develop, but ensuring this is done with respect and care
will be a major challenge in the coming years. By Faith Roessel
(Navajo), special assistant to the Secretary of the Interior.
Spirit of the Harvest
Pumpkin bread and Indian burgers from a Florida powwow. By Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs.
Collector’s Corner
The Montclair Art Museum of New Jersey undertakes a comprehensive
program to evaluate the condition of the 4,000-plus Native objects in
its collection, and to re-house and improve storage of this collection,
in keeping with the goals of the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act. By Twig Johnson, Montclair Art Museum.
NMAI Report
News on the development of the National Museum of the American Indian—Cultural Resources Center.
Book Reviews
A look at guidebooks, including
Native Peoples of the Northwest, by Jan Halliday and Gail Chehak;
A Guide to Rock Art Sites: Southern California and Southern Nevada, by David Whitley;
Native American Gardening: Stories, Projects and Recipes for Families, by Michael Caduto and Joseph Bruchac;
Powwow: Images Along the Red Road, by Ben Marra; and Zuni:
A Village of Silversmiths, by James Ostler, Marian Roe and Milford Nahohai. By Alan Tack.
Video/Audio Reviews
White Shamans and Plastic Medicine Men, a video by Native Voices Public Television; and Andean Legacy. By David Claudio Iglesias (Kuna).
Artists in Profile
The Native rock band Clan/Destine of Arizona. By Wendy Weston (Diné). Photo by John Running.
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