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ON THE COVER
Speaking With The Earth: Tales Of Four Women Potters
Profiles of four outstanding and diverse living female potters: the elder Mary Lewis Garcia of Acoma Pueblo with her traditional styles; Tammy Garcia of Santa Clara Pueblo with her bold, deep-carved styles using traditional techniques; Kickapoo artist Pahponee with her elegant, innovative work; and Autumn Borts of Santa Clara Pueblo, who is at the beginning of what promises to be an outstanding career. By RoseMary Diaz (Santa Clara Pueblo).

Great Women Potters of the Past
A brief but informative review of the art and lives of four great women potters of the past: Maria (San Ildefonso), Nampeyo (Hopi), Margaret Tafoya (Santa Clara Pueblo) and Lucy Lewis (Acoma Pueblo). By Gussie Fauntleroy.

Native Foods South of the Border: The Original American Cuisine
Explore the Native food traditions of the Americas, as found in the ancient and ongoing cuisine of the Aztecs of Mexico, the Maya people of Central America and the Inca culture of South America’s Andean region. Also, recipes from each culture, and a look at a new cookbook the article is based upon. By Beverly Cox.

Native Restaurants: Celebrating the Delicious Diversity
Take a food odyssey to several of North America’s leading Native cuisine restaurants, including the Corn Dance Café in Santa Fe (profiled by Judyth Hill) and Liliget House in Vancouver (profiled by George Glonka). Also, a brief listing of other Native restaurants and mail-order food sources.

Under the Wild Rice Moon
Come along on a wild-ricing outing in Minnesota with Native wild-food gatherers. Discover the traditions behind this tasty and nutritional grain, and delve into the story of its transition into a major agribusiness commodity. By Winona LaDuke (Ojibwe).

Native Chefs
Meet two renowned Native chefs: Victor LoPinto (Hopi) of the New York City area, profiled by T.R. Tallchief (Osage); and David Wolfman (Lillooet Band) of Toronto, profiled by Andre Morriseau (Anishinaabe).

DEPARTMENTS

Letters
An explanation of an offensive term; a note about the overlooked Comanche Code Talkers; and an objection to the use of non-Native narrators in Native films.

Viewpoint
Native peoples of California experience a resurgence of culture, pride and some economic measure of success after a disastrous 300-year period. By Debra Utacia Krol (Salinan/Esselen).

On The Wind
Head north to the lovely city of Montréal for the annual First Nations Festival, drop in on the opening of a major new museum in Maine, and go backstage at a play penned by N. Scott Momaday. Plus, other news of interest and importance to the Native American community. By Daniel Gibson.

Happening
Cruise south to the balmy Gulf Coast of Florida for the Spirit of America Native American and Wildlife Art Festival, and to South Dakota for the Northern Plains Tribal Arts Festival. Plus, other exciting events nationwide. By Daniel Gibson.

Pathways
Take a tour of Florida’s Native Seminole and Miccosukee lands, cultural sites, museums, galleries and events to plan your winter getaway. By Brent Weisman.

Discovering
Introducing Lakota fetish carver Delbert Charging Crow. By Brian King.

Collections
Visit with Joel and Lila Harnett and their lovely art collection featuring top-notch Native and non-Native art seamlessly mixed together in their Arizona abode. By Daniel Gibson. Photography by Dan Coogan.

Galleries
Tribal Expressions Gallery in a northwest Chicago suburb has succeeded with its goal of providing an educational experience embedded within a diverse array of fine Native arts. Also, brief looks at a number of other gallery shows nationwide. By T.R. Tallchief (Osage).

Museums
Gifts of Pride and Love: The Cultural Significance of Kiowa and Comanche Cradleboards, a new traveling exhibition at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, provides an intimate glimpse into Southern Plains culture and its women through an examination of both historic and contemporary Kiowa and Comanche lattice cradles. Also, brief reviews of a number of other museum shows nationwide. By Andrea Handley (Navajo) and Michael Tsosie (Mojave).

Books
A look at a sensitive and illuminating exploration of Navajo music through text, photos and enclosed CD in We’ll Be In Your Mountains, We’ll Be In Your Songs: A Navajo Woman Sings. And, the incredible work and life of a remarkable Pueblo woman artist is captured in Pablita Velarde: Painting Her People. By Alan Tack.

Film & Video
Disney’s production of The Emperor’s New Groove, set in the Incan Empire of South America, reflects the growing diversity of America’s populace and the work of a clever group of writers and cartoonists. Also, a thumb’s-up look at Redskins, Tricksters and Puppy Stew. By David Claudio Iglesias (Kuna).

Music
We visit with Mohawk bluesman Jimmy Wolf of Rome, New York, and take a quick look at recent releases from Chester Knight and the Wind, Tchiya Amet and Eagle & Hawk. By j. poet.

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