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ON THE COVER
Arresting creations like the coiled, Best of Show piece woven by Joyce Ann Saufkie (Hopi), have generated a buzz of interest from collectors and galleries. Seven-month old Elaina Garcia, daughter of Blue Rain Gallery owner Leroy Garcia, demonstrates her own interest in basket collecting. Photo by Lynn Lockwood.

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Reweaving Tradition: New Trends in Contemporary Southwestern Basketry
For many cultures, the status of basketmaking is on the verge of disappearing. For a contemporary generation of Navajo weavers, a revived movement combining edgy aesthetics and computer technology is taking this ancient form to new levels. Meet some innovators behind this renaissance, whose transformations in basketry design merge traditional myths and landscapes with abstract variations in color and texture. by Eric David Tack, M.D. Photography by Bruce Hucko

The Art of Casting Bronze
Acclaimed sculptor Estella Loretto shares the path of an unusual, inspired career, and her gentle process of casting a larger-than-life bronze, Morning Prayer, an autobiographical monument to gratitude and the Jemez Pueblo way of life. By Nancy Ellis, Photography by Chuck West

Pathways
Quinnehtukut, or Connecticut, Algonquian for the land "beside the long tidal river." Museums, cultural sites, resorts and casinos-a historic and contemporary tour of the Eastern Woodland tribal nations.
By Hope Philbrick.

Artist Profile: James Lavadour
Enthralled by the forces of land, energy and water, landscape painter James Lavadour composes mysterious events of nature to canvas. By Daniel Gibson, Photography by Walter BigBee Comanche

Collections: James T. Bialac
To attorney James T. Bialac, collecting is a quest for beauty. Part One of a Two-part series examines a legendary assembly of works-historic to contemporary-exhibited throughout his home. This fine collection gathered over the last forty years spans the most exciting one-hundred years of Native American art. By Joel Harnett, Photography by Janise Witt

DEPARTMENTS

Letters
"Searching for Roots" connects readers to their ancestors. "Copycats" and the call for enforced authenticity regulations.

Viewpoint
As shadows lengthened for the month of August, Native students and faculty opened the school year in a beautiful new Institute of American Indian Arts campus. Long the dream of many it truly is the manifestation of the vision of Lloyd Kiva New. By Dave Warren Tewa-Santa Clara Pueblo

On the Wind
Indian humor and Native symphonies-Club Red radio-comedy programs begin satellite broadcasts, and the Native Sun Symphony Orchestra debuts in Connecticut. Also, Canada announces its National Native Role Models.

Happening
The Big Apple is host to the Native American Film and Video Festival, screening some 60 different films and videos-plus, autumn Indian Markets in Los Angeles and Dallas, pow wows and more.

Spirit of the Harvest
T'ant'a wawas: Andean All Saints' Day bread, and pre-Hispanic traditions of honoring departed loved ones.

Focus on Education
Tribal colleges tackle the "Digital Divide" in Indian Country through initiatives to link communities\' access to global resources.

Reflections
Urban landscapes of New York City stimulates creativity for another Native artist and administrator.

Galleries
From Jaune Quick-to-See Smith to Dan Lomahaftewa-the Jan Cicero Gallery, presenting abstract, contemporary Native art in Chicago for nearly twenty-five years.

Museums
Housing 16,000-plus Native art objects, the Denver Art Museum has garnered prominent acclaim for innovative exhibits and permanent collections. Plus, upcoming exhibitions from Native Peoples affiliates and others.

Book Reviews
A fact-based saga by James Welch, "The Heartsong of Charging Elk," tells the story of an Oglala Sioux who travels from tribal life in the Black Hills to existence on the streets of Marseille. Also, a new release from Joseph Bruchac, "Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving."

Music Reviews
Pow wows, symphonies and Gospel: the Black Lodge Singers of White Swan, Washington bring Northern style singing to people of all nations. Plus, Windfall, a new release by Chester Knight and the Wind; and a Naturally Native soundtrack that delivers an eclectic collection by various artists.

Film/Video Reviews
A PBS production, "The Mystery of Chaco Canyon," explores the enigmas posed by massive pre-historic ruins in New Mexico; and "Tales of Wonder" an enchanting collection of Native stories for children, including Little Gray Bat and Rabbit & the Bear.

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