A new permanent exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis is attempting to fill exactly this void with the June 22 opening of a new gallery, Mihtohseenionki: The People's Place. Launched in conjunction with the festivities surrounding the museum's 10th anniversary, the gallery and exhibition (presented by Ameritech) thrust us into the vibrant past, present and future of the region's original inhabitants—members of the impressive Woodlands cultures that once roamed America's heartland.

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Jana—Powerful Pop With a Native Soul
We lead off our annual Native music issue with an insightful portrait of this powerful young Lumbee performer, whose brief career already includes a Billboard Magazine Single of the Week, a Grammy co-nomination and a Nammy for Best Pop Artist.

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