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ON THE COVER
The energy and excitement of powwow dancing is captured in this image taken at the Arizona State University annual powwow in Tucson. Photo by Louis Baca (Santa Clara Pueblo/Tewa).

FEATURES 

Pow WOW!!
Join us as we dance into the powwow arena for a look at this increasingly popular blend of sacred ritual and entertainment.

Powwow 101
History, music and dance styles, etiquette and more. By Patty Talahongva (Hopi). Photos by Louis Baca (Santa Clara Pueblo/Tewa) and Sylvia Montana (Apache/Kickapoo/Mexican).

Powwow Calendar
Details on the top 16 powwows in North America. By Deborah Krol (Salinan/Esselen).

Life on the Powwow Highway
A first-person account. By Dr. Lita Mathews.

Lewis & Clark Bicentennial

Lewis & Clark Revisited: Through Native Eyes
We venture along the Lewis & Clark Trail, viewing this seminal event in U.S. history from the Native perspective. By Gregory McNamee.

A Lewis & Clark Calendar
Details on events being held this summer and fall commemorating the journey. By Diana Lambdin Meyer.

Indian Gaming

Acoma Pueblo: Merging the Old with the New
New Mexico’s Acoma Pueblo puts its new gaming revenue to good use. By Liz Hill (Ojibwe).

Fritz Scholder Gambler Sketches
Never-before-published sketches of gritty gambler scenes by acclaimed artist Fritz Scholder (Luiseño).

Santa Fe Indian Market 2004 Preview
Details on what’s happening when, on the Plaza and off. By Jason Silverman.

Lu Ann Tafoya: A Tradition of Excellence
This Santa Clara Pueblo potter carries forth her family’s amazing artistic heritage, securing the 2003 Santa Fe Indian Market Best of Show award. By Anne Hillerman.

Jarrica One Feather: A Two-Spirited Beader Extraordinaire
The unusual life tale of this talented bead artist. By Gussie Fauntleroy.

DEPARTMENTS

Letters
A reader sheds some light on our recent look at the Hawaiian island of Oahu, while a federal inmate seeks a medicine man and a young woman expresses interest in a career as a restaurant owner.

Viewpoint
Native individuals and tribes, now beginning to reap some measure of financial security, must take the critical next step in improving their economic future through careful economic planning. By Steve Stallings (San Luiseño).

On The Wind
A rancher seeks to protect petroglyphs; and a fantastic Aztec-inspired tapestry seeks a home. Plus, other important news in arts, education, the environment, business, politics, health and other realms of life in Indian Country. By Daniel Gibson.

Happening
We motor north to Idaho to the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s big annual bash, Julyamsh. Plus, details on other special events of Native interest across North America. By Mikaela Crank (Navajo).

Spirit of the Harvest
Nothing says “Pacific Northwest” louder than salmon, and few people prepare it better than Dolly Watts, founder and owner of the Liliget Feast House in Vancouver. Join us for her alder-grilled sockeye salmon and wild rice pilaf. By Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs.

Galleries
Our galleries editor returns to Oklahoma to tour the Jacobson House Native Art Center in Norman, home to the magnificent work of the “Kiowa Five” and other notable southern Plains Native arts. Also, brief looks at other Native-oriented galleries throughout the continent. By Russ Tall Chief (Osage).

Museums
Santa Fe is home to many outstanding museums, among them the state-directed Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, which dedicates its new exhibition space this summer with Beauty Within. Also, previews of other shows at major museums coast to coast. By Wendy Weston (Diné).

Book Reviews
Our reviewer gets a thrill from the life story of the nation’s first Native physician, as told by Leon Speroff in Carlos Montezuma, M.D.: A Yavapai American Hero, and delves into Searching For Lost City: On the Trail of America’s Native Languages by Elizabeth Seay. Also, other recently published books of interest. By Deborah Krol (Salinan/Esselen).

Music
Our ears turn to the toe-tapping tunes and life of bluegrass maestro Glen Bonham (Choctaw) of Tennessee, and give a listen to new works by Gordon McGilvery (All in the Family), Mary Youngblood (Feed the Fire), Jay Begaye (Song of Colors) and Longhouse (A Warrior’s Journey). By j. poet

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