A novel for ages 10 and up by Witi Ihimaera (Maori), Harcourt Books, San Diego, 2003; 160 pages, $8 paperbound

The Whale Rider, originally published in 1987 and the inspiration for the award-winning film Whale Rider, has finally made its way from New Zealand across Te Moana Nui a Kiwa, or the Great Ocean of Kiwa, to the Americas.

Reviewed by Debra Utacia Krol (Salinan/Esselen)

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Illustrator/pencil artist and aspiring fashion designer Michelle Dunn (Tohono O’odham/Creek) of Glendale, Arizona. She exemplifies the talented ranks of young Native artists who experience their artistic coming-of-age at the annual Heard Museum Youth Show.

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Singer, songwriter, musician and performer Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida) possesses a golden voice, a charming demeanor and a determined work ethic—characteristics that have carried her to the top of the Native music realm.

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