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» Inuit Carving
By Site Editor | Published 05/15/2006 | Inuit , Sculpture , May/June
Spirit Bird, Joe Ekidlak (Sanikiluaq)/Photo courtesy Helene Sobol/Courtesy Images of the North Gallery, San FranciscoThey have charmed visitors to the Arctic for centuries, and today stone carvings by the Inuit people of Canada are treasured by collectors worldwide. They come in a rich array of sizes and materials, and today in themes as well. While rooted in the ancient past of the Inuit, these modern works can stand beside any of the world’s finest contemporary art. Yet, almost all of the sculpture, even the most abstract and progressive, retains a distinctive look and feel that harks back...
» 2006 May/June
By Site Editor | Published 05/1/2006 | Wood Carving , 2006 , Anasazi , S'Klallam , Tsimshian , Nez Perce , Inuit , Makah

Chief Joseph. Photo: Frank Jay Haynes.ON THE COVER
Few Americans have ever matched the dignity, courage and wisdom possessed by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce people of Idaho, as seen in this image taken in 1877.

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» 1996 Spring
By Site Editor | Published 04/1/2005 | 1996 , Yurok , Seminole , Tlingit , Inuit , Lakota , Cherokee
ON THE COVER
Mickey Tiger (Seminole) displays a traditional “patchwork” garment she is making in this historic photo, circa 1936.
» 1999 Spring
By Site Editor | Published 10/12/1999 | Glass , 1999 , Maya , Tlingit , Inuit , Pueblo

\ON THE COVER
The vivid yellow, red and jade colors of this Cakchiquel Maya girl’s home in San Antonio Palopo, on the shores of Guatemala’s Lake Atitlan, are not happenstance. They were carefully chosen by her father, Don Juan. Color in the Maya world helps govern cultural and spiritual life.

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» 1998 Summer
By Site Editor | Published 01/12/1998 | 1998 , Tewa , Inupiaq , Haida , Iņupiat , Inuit , Hopi , Pueblo

Summer 1998 coverON THE COVER
In the Inupiat hunt of a bowhead whale, Jo Jo Brower is an equal to her husband, whaling captain Arnold Brower of Barrow, Alaska. She prepares for the hunt a year in advance, remembering that a bowhead will give itself to a whaling crew headed by a captain and a wife who work hard, share with all, treat the flesh with respect and who are humble

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» 1995 Fall
By Site Editor | Published 06/1/1995 | 1995 , Metis , Kwagiulth , Inuit
ON THE COVER
Canoe Paddlers of the Namgis First Nation of Canada do a welcome dance upon their arrival in a host village on the British Columbia coastline. Photo by David Neel (Fort Rupert Kwagiutl).

» 1991 Fall
By Site Editor | Published 09/1/1991 | 1991 , Seri , Cheyenne , Inuit
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Pinning flowers in her daughter’s hair, Ann Strange Owl-Raben helps prepare Nico for her wedding. Photo by Owen Seumptewa (Hopi).
» 1989 Fall
By Site Editor | Published 09/1/1989 | Political Issues , Actors/Film , 1989 , Inuit , Lakota , Cherokee
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Natives of Siberia, U.S.S.R., play centuries-old rhythms on walrus-hide drums. Photo by Paul Schurke.

» 2004 March/April

 ON THE COVER
Join us as we journey to the diverse lands, people and events of “Indian Country” throughout North America. Photos (top to bottom): Paul Hugo (Nunamiut) in Anaktuvuk Pass; Native Hawaiians on Oahu; Barona Valley Ranch golf course; Potawatomi Casino lobby.

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» 2001 January/February

ON THE COVER
Painter Steven Yazzie (Navajo), whose Heard Museum mural, “Fear of a Red Planet: Relocation and Removal 2000,” narrates the horror and hope of Arizona’s First Peoples.

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» 2001 May/June

 ON THE COVER
Northwest Meets Southwest

Southwestern Native artists travel to the Pacific Northwest homelands of the Haida people, and a group of Haida artists travels to the Southwest, to trade new methods of creating art, forging bonds of friendship and discovering their common natures.

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» 2001 November/December
By Site Editor | Published 11/1/2001 | 2001 , Maya , Tlingit , Inuit , Hopi , Navajo


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