ON THE COVERThe face of 21st century Native America is both old and new-a testament to the tenacity and vibrant creativity of those who originally inhabited the Western Hemisphere. In so many ways, Randy'L He-dow Teton (Shoshone-Bannock/Cree) represents the convergence of past, present and future. Her likeness appears on the new $1 U.S. coin released last month bearing the depiction of 19th century Lemhi Shoshone heroine Sacagawea, who led explorers Lewis & Clark into the West.
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The Face Of The 21st Century
The face of 21st century Native America is both old and new-a testament to the tenacity and vibrant creativity of those who originally inhabited the Western Hemisphere. In so many ways, Randy'L He-dow Teton (Shoshone-Bannock/Cree) represents the convergence of past, present and future. Her likeness appears on the new $1 U.S. coin released last month bearing the depiction of 19th century Lemhi Shoshone heroine Sacagawea, who led explorers Lewis & Clark into the West. [See Native Peoples Winter '99 and Summer '99 issues.] Yet Teton, who wears a traditional buckskin and beaded dress made by her mother, aunts and grandmothers, looks exuberantly to the future. She will graduate this May with a bachelor's degree in Art History from the University of New Mexico. Earlier, Teton received an associates degree from the Institute of American Indian Arts, founded by Cherokeevisionary Lloyd Kiva New (right), author of our millenium s first Viewpoint on page 9. In the Native America of the new millennium, young and old, art and culture, don't collide—they strengthen each other, New states. Teton and other young Native Americans head into the new millennium endowed with the richness of thousands of years of enduring tradition. Photos by Chuck West
Visioning The Future
Native Peoples enters the new millennium with a renewed commitment to
expanding its coverage of the arts, lifeways, history and news of
Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere.
The Nisga'a of far northwestern British Columbia may soon become the first indigenous group in Canada to win back ancestral lands via a formal treaty. By Isabel Nanton
Borá Of Peru: Amazon Jungle Economics
Pushed from their homes in Brazil to new territory in Peru, the Borá
are making a cultural comeback with the help of eco-heritage tourism.
Story And Photography By Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie
Seminole/Muscogee/Diné
Two extraordinary Pueblo photographers share more than 50 years of imagery. A Collaboration By Howard T. Rainer Taos/Creek And Lee Marmon Laguna
New Feature: Pathways & Travel Listings
At Home In The Swamp
When the first Europeans scouted the Everglades, they found alligators,
snakes and the vibrant culture of the Seminoles and Miccosukees, who
continue to thrive today in a land others deemed uninhabitable. By Lee
Tiger Miccosukee
Artists Of Change
The first of a three-part series examines artists who have played a
major role in affecting their genre, as well as those artists who
continue to do so. By Michael Hice
Eiteljorg Exhibition
The second of a two-part series featuring the five 1999 winners of the
Eiteljorg's Fellowship for Native American Fine Art, sponsored by the
Lilly Endowment, Inc. The first part of the series appeared in the fall
issue of Native Artists.