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ON THE COVER
Heather Bekis (Navajo) is kept busy within the hogan during her kinaalda (Navajo puberty) ceremony. Story page 2. Photo by Monty Roessel (Navajo).

ON THE INSIDE FRONT COVER
A child poses in front of a figure in the sculpture “Chiricahua Apache Family,” created by Allan Houser (Chiricahua Apache) and temporarily placed on the grounds of the Heard Museum in Phoenix. Photo by Harvey Lloyd.

ON THE INSIDE BACK COVER
Scenes from the annual Heard Museum Indian Fair, including a member of the Zuni Olla Maidens and the Jones-Benally family. Photos by Val Stannard.

ON THE BACK COVER
A lone salmon fisherman on a platform above a raging river. Story page 14. Photo by Howard Rainer (Taos Pueblo).

FEATURES

Kinaalda
The ceremonial, multi-day pathway to Navajo womanhood is enacted on the Navajo Reservation. By Danita “Cookie” Begay Ryan (Navajo). Photos by Monty Roessel (Navajo).

Tracking the Ancient Skies
Prehistoric Anasazi calendars in the American Southwest continue to mark the days. Story and photos by Fred Hirschmann.

Keepers of the Salmon
A life-centering force on the Northwest coast and the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Story and photos by Howard Rainer (Taos Pueblo).

Tekakwitha
More than 190 tribal communities come together for a visit by Pope John Paul II in Arizona; a photo essay. By Harvey Lloyd.

Moments with Maria
Memories shared of the late, great potter Maria Martinez of San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. By Lois Essary Jacka. Sidebar by Clara Lee Tanner. Photos by Jerry Jacka.

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