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Volume XVI, Issue 3 (March/April
2003)
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Special Section: Travel
On the cover: A Photo
Safari in Dinetah
The Four Corners Region of the American Southwest is a photographer's
Mecca, as seen in this photo-snapping excursion in Monument Valley
led by noted Navajo artist LeRoy DeJolie. By Hilary Wallace.
Photos by LeRoy DeJolie Navajo.
The Ozettes and Makahs
of the Northwest Coast
Take a pleasant walk though the lush forests of the Pacific Northwest
and along a fantastic seacoast to an ancient buried village of
the Ozette culture, relatives of today's Makah people. Story
and photos by Pat Blue Heron.
Quebec's Trois Cultures-Native,
French & English
Canada's province of Quebec is home to a unique blend of peoples,
history and cultures, including a flourishing Native component.
Story and photos by Daniel Gibson.
Service Travel: A
Blackfeet Experience
Discover a new kind of travel that blends doing oneself good
by doing good for others, in this case on the Blackfeet Reservation
of Montana with the organization Global Volunteers. By Alexander
Barton.
Kwahup (Welcome) to
San Diego's Indian Roots
Formerly hidden, but increasingly prominent, in San Diego County
are the region's many Native cultures, peoples and places. By
Deborah Utacia Krol Salinan/Esselen.
Chiapas-Mexico's Last
Frontier
In the thick jungles of Mexico's southernmost state rest the
ruins of the great Mayan culture, as well as their modern-day
descendants who welcome sensitive visitors to their age-old rituals,
towns and culture. By Isabel Nanton. Photos by David Nanton.
Oklahoma: Heartland
of Native America
Home to 39 tribal nations, Oklahoma is perhaps of the heart of
the Native experience in the United States, from the residence
of Jim Thorpe to museums, cultural centers and galleries.
By Leta Rector Cherokee.
Going LuxE: Finding
the Comfort Zone at Native Resorts Coast to Coast
Visiting an Indian reservation used to mean roughing it, or no
accommodations at all, but today deluxe resorts are springing
up in Indian Country faster than you can say "charge it."
By Liz Hill Ojibwe
Native Resource Travel
Guide
Hundreds of listings divided by geographic region provide travelers
with details of tour operators, museums, cultural centers, historic
sites and other possibilities for exploring America's Native
roots and rich, ongoing traditions, events, and special places.
Indian Gaming Section
Gambling Traditions
Run Deep in Native America
Gaming among tribal people is nothing new; in fact it is part
of the very fabric of Native cultures. By Liz Hill Ojibwe.
Barona, Southern California
The Barona were once an impoverished people shoved from place
to place in San Diego County, but gaming income has provided
new clout and much-improved lifestyle. By Julie Brossy.
Tulalip Tribes, Washington
The Tulalips build a financial future for themselves and their
non-Native neighbors. By Lynn Dennis Lummi/Tahltan
Departments
On the Wind
Important news from the arts, business, environment, education,
politics, health and other realms of life
in Indian Country. By Daniel Gibson and Randall shaw.
Happening
We head to Las Angeles' Southwest Museum for its annual Navajo
weaving auction and trunk show,
and to Kansas for the Wichita Indian Art Market and Exhibition.
Plus, details on other special
events of Native interest across North America. By Randall shaw.
Collections
Join us as we take a peek inside the president's mansion at the
University of Oklahoma, home to David and Molly Boren and their
breath-taking collection of Native Oklahoman art mixed with political
memorabilia, Native arts of other regions and art of other world
cultures. By Wilhelm Murg. Photos by Robert h. Taylor.
Focus on Education
The American Indian College Fund launches a new project to raise
$10 million to create a permanently endowed fund for Native scholarships.
By Suzette Brewer Cherokee.
Galleries
We go west to Pacific Western Traders of Folsom, California and
its outstanding assembly of Native Northern Californian painters,
as well as other traditional arts and crafts-from musical instruments
to herbs. Also, brief looks at other exhibitions at leading Native
artsoriented galleries throughout North America. By Russ
Tall Chief Osage.
Books
Our book editor roams through They Say the Wind is Red: The Alabama
Choctaw, Lost in Their Own Land, by Jacqueline Anderson Matte
(with forward by Vine Deloria); and takes a brief look at Buffalo
Tiger: A Life in the Everglades, by Buffalo Tiger (Miccosukee)
and Harry Kersey. By Debra Utacia Krol Salinan/Esselen.
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