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Travel & Destination Listings
Native Peoples’ top picks of special events in Indian Country this summer through the end of 2000.
Clay People
The exhibition Clay People: Pueblo Indian Figurative Traditions at the
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian serves up caricatures of
modern life, outrageous and often funny, by Roxanne Swentzell (Santa
Clara Pueblo), Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti Pueblo) and Nora Naranjo-Morse
(Santa Clara Pueblo) alongside traditional figurative works from
Tesuque and Cochiti pueblos. By Gussie Fauntleroy.
Feeling Honored?Sports
teams claim Indian people should be “honored” to have their revered
leaders and symbols made into mascots. The Washington Redskins learned
otherwise. By Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee).
Hidden Nation
Some of Louisiana’s most famous landmarks, even a city, are named after
them, but the 15,000 Houmas still seek federal recognition. Meanwhile,
their traditional arts are undergoing a renaissance. With historic and
contemporary photos. By Barbara Sillery.
Creating
Diné woodcarver David V. Draper’s extraordinary folk art renditions of
life on the Navajo Nation. By Ben Winton (Yaqui). Photos by Tom Story
and Ben Winton.
A Cure for Diabetes?
One of the deadliest diseases to Native Americans this century may be
eradicated through a combination of education, exercise and diet. By
Yvette Roubideau, M.D. (Rosebud Sioux). Photos by Chuck West, Douglas
Merriam and Tom Story.
Santa Fe Indian Hospital Gets a Makeover
A hospital makes structural and decorative changes to promote well-being among its Indian patients. By Gussie Fauntleroy.
Dances with Corn
Loretta Barrett Oden (Citizen Potawatomi) is the Julia Child of nouveau
Native cuisine, and her Corn Dance Café in Santa Fe is hopping.
Includes a recipes for corn ice cream and sage pesto. By Manya Winsted.
Photos by Peter Vitale.
Gaining Ground
America’s premier art school for Native artists, the Institute of
American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, gets its own campus after 37 years as
an orphan. By William MacNeil.
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Viewpoint
Names have power, and in many cases in the past names have been used to
abuse Native people and traditions, which continues with sport mascot
names like Redskins. But Indians are beginning to fight back. By Suzan
Shown Harjo (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee).
Spirit of the Harvest
The roots of gumbo came from the Choctaw people, who passed their
seasoning sassafras on to the Creole people of New Orleans. Enjoy a
chicken and shrimp file gumbo recipe from Zoeanna Verret (Houma). By
Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs.
Collector’s Corner
A look at the stunning exhibition Clay People, now showing at the
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian in Santa Fe. By Susan Deats.
NMAI Report
News on the development of the National Museum of the American Indian—groundbreaking and design set for new museum.
Book Reviews
Reservation X: The Power of Place in Aboriginal Contemporary Art,
edited by Gerald McMaster (Plains Cree); Sika and the Raven, by Dr.
Carl Hammerschlag and illustrated by Baje Whitethorne (Diné). Plus a
list of other recently released books of interest.
Video/Audio Reviews
Urban Skins I and Urban Skins II, compilations from Warrior Records; A
Native American Odyssey: Inuit to Inca, a compilation from Putumayo
World Music; and Indian Art Through Indian Eyes, a video from the
Institute of American Indian Arts. By David Claudio Iglesias (Kuna).
New Faces
Hand-tinted photography from Shan Goshorn (Eastern Cherokee). By Linda Martin (Diné).
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