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Floyd Red Crow Westerman Dies
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 Our
friend Floyd Red Crow—actor, musician, artist and activist—passed
away on Dec. 13. We will miss him. See our profile from 2005. Photo by
Kitty Leaken.
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Indian Antique Arts
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 Few objects in the world more clearly proclaim “American Indian” than a weathered leather shield, painted, perhaps, with some jagged streaks of lightning; or a baby’s cradleboard, lovingly adorned with colorful beadwork; or a deerskin dress heavy with fringe and elk-horn buttons.
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Viewpoint July/August 2005
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 A People Remembers
The Diné and the Bosque Redondo Memorial
Recently, my family and I visited Fort Sumner, New Mexico. We came in anticipation of the official establishment of a memorial to the Diné’s Long Walk and their Bosque Redondo experiences, which will take place in June 2005 (see “Happening,” May/June 2005). As we drove the two and half hours from Albuquerque, we were often silent, left with our own thoughts, imagining the trek on foot.
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Floyd Red Crow Westerman
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 He may be the most recognized face in Indian Country, with a dignified
and melodious voice to match. He’s met Prince Charles, President
Mitterrand of France, the late Pope John Paul II, and the King and
Queen of Spain. He has toured the globe with Sting on a speaking tour
about the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and its Native peoples,
acted in films...
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