A Letter from the Publisher

Vol. 2, Issue 3 August 13, 2014 1 Indian Country Today

Shekóli. Following this edition of This Week From In- This issue also contains another set of inside perspec- dian Country Today we are including a digital version tives, thanks to a multi-page homage to the best reason of our annual Travel issue, printed copies of which will to go to a Pow Wow: the dances. Even to a casual ob- be distributed at the upcoming Indian Art Market in server, the grace of the dancer and the elements of his Santa Fe. The Travel issue celebrates the splendor of or her regalia create feelings of awe and wonder. Simi- the lands we call home. It is packed with a selection larly, the combination of clothing and dance steps are of showcase ventures from many Indian nations, and imbued with meaning and symbols, explained herein, is an open invitation to all adventurers and travelers that Natives have incorporated for millennia to honor to witness the beauty of Turtle Island. From win- our ancestors and Mother Earth. ter tours of the Everglades to a luxurious journey through the lush northern Baja peninsula, this maga- No matter what the destination or region, one shared, zine explores a variety of experiences—challenging common element will be apparent to observant trav- golf courses, the breathtaking vistas of exotic locales, eler in Indian country: an unrivaled connection to thrilling state-of-the-art casinos, the serenity of exclu- the land that informs the shape and placement of the sive spas and the pageantry and the meaning behind traditional structures, the emotional pull of the vistas, and the time-honored Pow Wow dances. knowledge shared by our best guides. To travel among our nations is to embrace diversity, continuity, style and excitement. Come Of course, it is fitting that we use the occasion of the 2014 Indian share the experience with us. You will not be disappointed. Market in Santa Fe, a signature travel event in Indian country, to present equally enticing destinations. We have dedicated a special NΛ ki� wa, section of this issue to Indian Market, in which we feature the Na- tive artists, jewelers and crafts people whose artistry draws more than 150,000 people to the heart of the southwest. And after reviewing pages that can only capture a fraction of their creativity and skill, the interested reader will find our insider’s guide to what to do in Santa Fe after admiring this year’s best art in person. Ray Halbritter

Table of Contents

2 commentary 12 Week in Photos

3 News 14 web, events, letters 7 T he Rise of Byron Mallott 15 cartoon, news alerts 9 Regulation Rule Raises Hackles 16 uPcoming Pow wows

12 11 tradewind Classifieds 17 the big picture

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Repopulating North America reconquest by indigenous inhabitants. When illegals are not truly illegal and Raphael Levi Caleb, a dual citizen of In time, the centuries of European foreigners are not truly foreign, then by Israel and the United States, reframes the settlement will become but a blip pre- what right do the conquerors of their current concern over undocumented Latin ceded and followed by Native American lands deny them re-entry? When the fed- American immigrants entering the U.S.: domination. Will non-Natives disappear eral government expels a Bolivian, isn’t it or become a stable minority? It is too merely a re-enactment of the original de- Instead of thinking about the recent early to tell. What became of the Moors population of Native America? Are we re- arrivals as foreigners who are flooding after the Reconquista in Iberia? What ally still those colonials, ruling by might into the U.S., try on the concept of Native will be the long-term fate of South Af- and racial right, in the name of Christian Americans repopulating North America. rica’s whites or of the Arabs of Greater mission and civilizing mandate? Whether they are Spanish speakers from Israel, now that the indigenous blacks I think not. Sooner or later, we will Honduras or Sonora Indians from Mex- and Hebrews are back in power? If his- have to stop calling these people “His- ico, they are descendants of the popula- tory provides any consistent guideline, panics” and stop regarding them as in- tion that long preceded white colonists in it is that the fighting spirit of displaced terlopers. We will have to let the owners this hemisphere. Their crossing the Rio natives eventually overcomes the power come home and hope that they let us stay. Grande is no invasion, but an unarmed and greed of conquerors. http://bit.ly/1xNx6kE 0

How Voter Discrimination 15 minutes from Bethel, Alaska, by air. to eliminate polling places altogether. Still Endures Election Day there can better be de- A few years ago, the State Division of In June, the Supreme Court made it more scribed as “Election Hour.” The village is Elections proposed something called difficult for the Justice Department to cut in two by a river and no bridge. So on “precinct realignment.” This would have establish certain voting options in Native the first Tuesday after the first Monday in combined Native villages like Levelock communities. Associate U.S. Attorney November, an election official announc- and Kokhanok, or Tatitlek and Cordova, General Tony West confronts the reality es that anyone who wants to vote in one into a single precinct with a single polling of this situation: part of the village must arrive at the com- place—even though these communities In Blaine County, Montana, 45 percent of munity center by 11:30 a.m. At 11:30, the are more than 75 miles apart and acces- the residents are tribal members. Early vot- official collects the election materials, sible to each other only by air or boat. ing is only offered at the county seat, many packs up the single ballot machine, drives If remote geography or the inability to miles from the Fort Belknap Reservation, it down to the river, and loads it onto a speak English do not free us from the re- where many tribal members live. Native boat to cross. Once the ballot materials sponsibilities and obligations of citizen- voters there have to travel more than three reach the other side, the citizens there ship, then neither should they impede the times as far to benefit from this option. have a couple of hours to vote. exercise of fundamental rights. http://bit. Or consider Kasigluk, a Yup’ik village In other instances, Alaska has tried ly/1tG9xfX 0

Thoughts on How We council who supported dismemberment, matically engage outside governments and Re-Member appeared more focused on minimizing partners that does not require relinquish- On July 24, the enrollment committee what outsiders could take away. The trag- ing the essence of tribalism and kinship? of the tribal council of the Confederated edy is that both these groups are made We have to challenge the unreasonable Tribes of the Grand Ronde disenrolled 86 up of tribal members who want the best and unsustainable demands of the larger tribal citizens, both living and deceased. for their nation. The leaders recognize political and economic regimes that sur- David E. Wilkins, McKnight Presiden- and respond to outside threats, and the round us and decide how we will define tial Professor of American Indian Studies members recognize and respond to the ourselves in order to continue to remain at the University of Minnesota—who calls threats from within. true to ourselves and to our ancestors. those citizens “dismembered”—considers Is it possible, at this late date, for the If success is to be based largely on possible reconciliation: members of these very different ideologi- measures like accumulation of capital or cal camps—both at Grand Ronde and the outside assessments of membership, we Those Grand Ronde citizens who are several dozen other Native communi- are engaging in what I call suicidal sov- now disenrolled were concerned with the ties where similar dismemberments are ereignty. And we will hollow ourselves substance of Native life and what they occurring—to find common ground to out from the inside until being Native is were about to lose from the inside. The slow, if not reverse, such dismemberment nothing more than an archaic and im- enrollment committee, and those on the proceedings? Is there not a way to prag- practical ideal. http://bit.ly/X2RLGE 0

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Montana Avoids Voting- locations for the 2016 election,” she said. Connecticut Tribal Police Rights Lawsuit by The announcement was made one Given New Powers Over Introducing Satellite week after attorneys threatened a vot- Non-Natives Services By CHRISTINA ROSE ing-rights lawsuit, first requested by by stephanie woodard the Blackfeet in 2012, on behalf of the More than two dozen members of Montana has avoided a Native-led voting- Browning office. The changes also come the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal rights lawsuit by introducing technology seven weeks after a similar lawsuit in Police are now legally empowered that will expand satellite election services which McCulloch was lead defendant. by the Connecticut state govern- on the Blackfeet Reservation. Using a Wandering Medicine v. Mculloch result- ment to arrest non-Natives on tribal “ballot on demand” system, residents will ed in Montana and three of its counties land. The announcement was her- now be able to register late in the town of paying $100,000 in plaintiffs’ legal fees alded at a swearing-in ceremony on Browning in Glacier County, which over- and promising to open satellite election August 1. laps with the reservation. Residents will offices on the Fort Belknap, Northern The authority is granted by a bill also be able to submit absentee votes in Cheyenne and Crow reservations. enacted by the state legislature. It person two days each week during the 30 During two years of negotiation and states that a law enforcement unit of days prior to national elections. litigation, the Wandering Medicine de- the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and In announcing the changes, Secretary fendants and their representatives ques- the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of of State and chief elections officer Linda tioned why the technology to run two Connecticut has the same enforce- McCulloch also promised to pay for the offices simultaneously—in a county seat ment powers as the state police and system for any Montana county that pro- and on a reservation—was apparently local police departments. On May vides a satellite office on a reservation. not available. McCullough said that state 28, a comparable agreement was “Our priority is helping counties get these law did not allow for simultaneous elec- executed with the Mohegan Tribal services set up for the 2014 general election offices, the Great Falls Tribune re- Nation. tion; and I fully expect even more satellite ported. http://bit.ly/1qR69dg 0 Chief of Police William Dittman said that the tribal police will now have jurisdiction on felonies any- where in the state of Connecticut. “At this point, we now have many more officers on duty than we ever Ohio’s Serpent Mound But Romain’s investigation found had state officers on duty,” he said. is Older Than Some much older charcoal samples in less- In preparation, the tribal police of its Dirt damaged sections of the mound. The were certified by the Police Officer By GEOFFREY SEA team conjectures that the mound was Standards and Training Council, Serpent Mound in rural Adams Coun- originally built between 381 B.C. and which will increase the presence of ty, Ohio, one of the hemisphere’s pre- 44 B.C., with a mean date of 321 B.C. personnel in the area and comple- mier Native American earthworks, The charcoal found in the 1990s, they ment the state and local police forc- may be about 1,400 years older than suggest, was likely the result of a “re- es in eastern Connecticut. previously thought. A new study has pair” effort by Indians around 1070 Tribal policing has been an issue concluded that it was built in approxi- A.D., when the mound would already in Connecticut ever since the first mately 321 B.C., or only a year after have been suffering from natural deg- Indian-run casinos opened there, the death of Aristotle. The findings, radation. raising worries about the impact announced in the Journal of Archaeo- The new study comes just as Serpent that the venues would have on such logical Science, were published by an Mound is being advanced for addi- towns as Ledyard and North Ston- eight-member team led by archaeolo- tion to the UNESCO World Heritage ington. gist William Romain. List. The nomination will have to be “This is a really big step,” said Traditionally, Serpent Mound was rethought in light of the new date and Connecticut Chief State’s Attorney attributed to the Adena Culture or Civ- its implications. Members of the Cen- Kevin Kane. “It sets up a formalized ilization, based on the adjacent conical tral Algonquian tribes now have scien- relationship, a structure. It is the Adena burial mound, and the similari- tific claim to be considered the heirs perfect way to go about letting the ty of style of the effigy with many other of Serpent Mound, raising questions tribe and the state protect the safety Adena earthworks of the Ohio Valley. about the structure of site manage- of the community, the people, the Then, an investigation in the 1990s ment, which is now conducted by the public, of everybody here—and do- found two charcoal samples in Serpent Ohio History Connection and Arc of ing this in an equal and fair man- Mound that dated to the later time of Appalachia Preserve System. http://bit. ner.” http://bit.ly/1v6K6Gf 0 about 1070 A.D. ly/1nvSEN0 0

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House Seeks to Refine Endangered Species Act Heitkamp Launches One-Stop Site for so users can easily find the in- To give greater transparency to the Endangered Species Act, Native Veterans formation they are looking for the House has passed a bill that would require government phone numbers for the Fargo agencies to make public the data that is used to determine the Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D- VA Health Care System, eligibility of a species for protection. North Dakota) has intro- North Dakota Department of The House voted 233 to 190 on July 29 to require Washing- duced a one-stop website for Veterans Affairs, Tribal Vet- ton to disclose the information and data used to determine Native veterans. The aims to erans Services Officers, and a species’ eligibility for protection under the act, which was more easily connect veterans other key contacts; and fre- created in 1973. H.R. 4315, the Endangered Species Trans- with information about how quently asked questions and parency and Reasonableness Act, “would make a number of they can best access the ben- answers to quickly and easily commonsense improvements and updates to ESA by specifi- efits and services they have address common issues Na- cally addressing species recovery and increased transparency earned. tive veterans may face. by the federal government,” the bill’s sponsors said. The site, which launched “It was very clear during “At the core of ESA are a number of good intentions; said on June 25, stemmed from my Native American Vet- Don Young (R-Alaska), who pushed for the bill. “However, it Heitkamp’s recent attendance erans Summit that many currently lacks the 21st-century innovation needed to update at her first Native American Native veterans face similar and improve the law for both species conservation and the Veterans Summit in Bis- problems in getting access American people.” marck, North Dakota. There, to resources about their ben- The bill would require federal agencies to post online 140 Native veterans and efits and services,” Heitkamp the data that feeds into the decision to designate a species advocates shared their con- said. “However, this step is as eligible. Among other provisions, the federal govern- cerns with her and officials, only part of the solution to ment would also have to notify states that will be affected including Interior Secretary improving how we share in- by a decision to list a species as endangered under the act, Sally Jewell. Many veterans formation. The VA also has including “data provided by states, tribes, and local county said they were unable to find to step up, and I’ll continue to governments.” a simple answer to questions urge key VA officials to travel The chances of the bill passing the Senate are slim, the about their benefits and ser- to our reservations and make Los Angeles Times reported, and President Barack Obama vices. every effort to meet and con- has said he will veto it if it gets to his desk. “The Admin- The new site therefore in- nect with Native American istration strongly opposes H.R. 4315, which is a bill that cludes such information and veterans in person. Everyone would rigidly constrain science, public input, and data in resources as web links or- needs to do a better job in making Endangered Species Act (ESA) determinations,” ganized by topic, e.g. health making sure Native veterans the White House Office of Management and Budget said. care, disability benefits, hous- are taken care of.” http://bit. http://bit.ly/1ou46c2 0 ing, and education benefits, ly/1sm2bfO 0

Four Billion Gallons of woods into rivers and lakes in the area. ings to Imperial Metals, most recently Mining Waste Floods A local state of emergency has been de- in May when the company was chas- British Columbia Lakes clared. Salmon fishing in the Cariboo tised for wastewater levels in its tailings A tailings pond breach has sent riv- and Quesnel Rivers has been banned in pond that were too high, CBC News ers of toxic slurry cascading into three consequence. reported. The mining company had lakes in British Columbia, contami- The spill is catastrophic, First Na- applied to change its operating permit nating drinking water, endangering tions leaders said. Grand Chief Stewart to increase the amount of wastewater major salmon runs and prompting a Phillip, president of the Union of B.C. discharge, a Ministry of Environment fishing ban. Indian Chiefs, likened it to the Exxon spokesperson told the CBC. The breach took place on August 4 in Valdez disaster, which sent 53.1 million “The frightening fact is both envi- the tailings pond of the mine at Mount gallons of crude oil into Prince William ronmental disasters could have been Polley, which is operated by Imperial Sound in 1985. “Like the Exxon Valdez, prevented if there was vigorous gov- Metals. More than two and a half bil- Mount Polley will be synonymous with ernment oversight by an effectively lion gallons of water, mixed with 1.2 bil- one of the most disastrous environ- resourced agency bound by robust lion gallons of fine sediment laden with mental events in British Columbia,” legislative and regulatory environmen- toxic chemicals, poured over the sides Phillip said. tal safeguards,” Phillip said. http://bit. of the pond and rushed through the The breach followed years of warn- ly/1vh2EUh 0

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Satellite Election purchasing classroom sup- Offices In Montana plies and textbooks; assisting Alison Bremner ‘Equality is busting students with travel and food out all over’ expenses; paying for student 2014 SFIM testing fees; and implement- Artist Designed Four Minnesota counties ing a computer-based, com- have agreed to provide satel- prehensive program for the Collection Fellow lite election offices on Indian 2014 GED exam. http://bit. reservations in the state. Cass ly/1svsZte 0 and Itaska counties will provide absentee voting and late Focus On registration for the Leech Seneca Language Lake Band of Ojibwe, while Preservation Becker and Mahnomin coun- Feature on upstate New ties will serve the White Earth York television station Nation. Cass County Auditor/ Treasurer Sharon K. Ander- The efforts of three Seneca son, who runs elections for territories in western New the county, said that officials York to preserve their lan- are looking forward to imple- guage were recently featured menting their new office. “As on Buffalo-based NBC affili- I sought input from key peo- ate WGRZ. Children at Faith ple prior to making this deci- Keepers School are taught the sion, I received nothing but language through activities, positive feedback,” Anderson while students in the towns of said. “Equality is busting out Gowanda and Salamanca can all over Minnesota,” said Bret earn a second language credit Healy, consultant with Four in Seneca. Varsity and junior Directions, a voting rights varsity lacrosse games in group devoted to empow- Gowanda are announced in ering the Native electorate. Seneca. On the Cattaraugus http://bit.ly/1mmemDs 0 Indian Reservation, a user- friendly computer catalog is Navajo Tech being develop so future gen- Receives Grant erations can study and speak Will support Seneca. “The main portion of adult learning our culture is language,” Sen- eca language teacher Jacky Navajo Technical University Yallup told WGRZ, “and if we (NTU) has received a two- don’t have language, we really year grant from the Navajo don’t a have a culture.” http:// Nation Workforce Develop- bit.ly/1oE6h17 0 ment Department that would allocate $984,000 over the New Casino Under next two years to support Way In Kansas adult learning and GED pro- Quapaw venture with grams at NTU’s two instruc- Las Vegas developer tional sites in Chinle and Santa Fe Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, as The Quapaw Tribe of Okla- ® well as NTU’s main campus homa is partnering with Phil in Crownpoint, New Mexico. Ruffin, owner of the Treasure Indian Market The funds were made avail- Island Hotel & Casino in Las SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION FOR INDIAN ARTS able beginning in June and Vegas, to reopen the long-va- will be devoted to such fun- cant Camptown Greyhound tions increasing instructional Park in Frontenac, Kansas as August 23-24 santafeindianmarket.com staff at each of NTU’s sites; a state-owned, privately man-

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Use the Special Enrollment Period Family Success Story to Get Insurance for Your Family Members of federally recognized tribes and Alaska Native shareholders can enroll in Marketplace coverage any time of Anna is a non-Indian but her 2 children the year. Even if your spouse or children aren’t enrolled tribal are Inupiat enrolled members. When members, they can still sign up. they applied for coverage through the Federal Marketplace on a single If your state uses the Federal Marketplace and if one family application, all 3 family members member on the application is eligible for the Special Enrollment were able to sign up for insurance. Period (SEP), all family members who apply on the same Don’t wait for the November 15 Open Marketplace application are eligible. This is true even if different Enrollment Period to get coverage family members are eligible for different Marketplace plans. for your family. Important: If your state runs its own Marketplace, visit your state’s website to apply for a SEP. Your state may handle SEP for American Indians and Alaska Natives in a different way.

To learn more, contact your Indian health program, visit www.healthcare.gov/tribal, or call 1–800–318–2596 anytime (TTY: 1–855–889–4325).

aged upscale casino. The part- State University in Sault Ste. Brazilian police will investigate Indian enterprise ners say the facility could open Marie, Michigan, kicking off death threats made against the center seeks honorees soon if approved by the state a construction project that internationally respected Yano- lottery commission. Camp- will renovate and expand the mami leader Davi Kopenawa The National Center for town has an advance start on university’s South Hall. Pavlat and have pledged to provide American Indian Enterprise the development process be- performed the ceremony in increased police presence for Development is accepting cause a large investment has his native Ojibwe language, his safety. Kopenawa has been nominations for the “Na- already been made on the site “asking the Earth Mother lobbying for official protection tive American 40 under 40” and much infrastucture is in for the privilege of opening since May, after he started to awards. The awards honor place. “I have long admired her up” for the $12 million receive the threats from gold American Indians between Quapaw Chairman John Ber- project that will become the miners operating illegally on the ages of 18 and 39 who rey and the Tribe for their home of the Lukenda School Yanomami territory in the Bra- have demonstrated leader- remarkable success in our re- of Business. Among those zilian state of Roraima. At that ship, initiative, dedication and gion,” Ruffin said. “They know on hand was Sault Tribe time, the miners sent a message who have made significant how to get things done.” http:// Chairman and Lake Supe- to the Yanomami Hutukura contributions in business and/ bit.ly/1sdDGD7 0 rior alumnus Aaron Pay- Association saying that Ko- or in their communities. The ment, who noted that most penawa, their president, would awards will be given on Oc- Blessing At Lake Sault Tribe members who not be alive by the end of the tober 8 at the annual Indian Superior State have college degrees have year. But on July 29 Kopenawa Progress in Business Awards University commences earned them at the university. vowed, “I’ll continue to fight (INPRO), which will also fea- construction project http://bit.ly/1sAscap 0 for my people, because defend- ture the presentation of the ing the Yanomami people is my Business Leadership Awards Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Yanomami Leader work.” http://bit.ly/1mpVl30 0 and the American Indian Chippewa Indians Elder Is Threatened Business Scholarship Awards. Cecil Pavlat performed a Gold-mining Nominations For The deadline for submissions ’40 Under 40’ ground blessing ceremony conflict in Brazil for the competition is August on July 24 at Lake Superior Awards 22. http://bit.ly/1pe9i99 0

IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com August 13, 2014 7 Indian Country Today The Rise of Byron Mallott

Will we soon see Alaska’s first Native governor? by richard walker

Former Juneau mayor and current Alaska gubernatorial candidate Byron Mallott with his family

Bottom Line: Byron Mallott, Tlingit, is one step closer to becoming the Last Alaska Federation of Natives; executive an ascending star in Alaskan politics. By Frontier’s next chief executive—as well director of the Alaska Permanent Fund all appearances, he is also prime guber- as the first Native American governor in Corporation; co-chairman of the state natorial material. its history. Commission on Rural Governance and Mallott, Tlingit, is a youthful 71 and Empowerment; chairman of the Nature It’s 7 a.m. on Friday, Alaska time, and has been involved in politics and govern- Conservancy of Alaska; and president, Byron Mallott is on the phone, returning ment for almost 50 years. He was serv- CEO and senior fellow of the First Alas- a reporter’s interview request. He’s been ing as mayor of Yakutat when the current kans Institute. on the road and sounds tired. governor was getting ready for kinder- His associations include trustee of the Mallott is pushing hard. In advance of garten. He went on to serve as mayor of Smithsonian Institution’s National Mu- or

the August 19 Alaska gubneratorial pri- Juneau and to direct various state agen- seum of the American Indian, member n mary, a poll shows him 15 points behind cies, commissions and statewide organi- of the Alaskan Command Civilian Advi- the incumbent, Republican Sean Par- zations. sory Board, and member at large of the nell. But as Mallott has pointed out, the Mallott (pronounced Mal-LOTT) was Institute of the North. pollsters telephoned Alaskans on their born in 1943 in his ancestral home of On the business side, Mallott has llott for Gover for llott landlines, not on the cell phones used in Yakutat. He was elected mayor of Juneau served as CEO, chairman and director a most of the rural areas of the state, where at 22. He has served as commissioner of Sealaska Corporation, director of the Mallott is certain his strength lies. If his of the state department of Community Alaska Communications Systems Hold- hunch is right, this Democrat could be and Regional Affairs; president of the ings and founding director of Alaska M Courtesy

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Commercial Fisheries and Agriculture project would begin operating in 2024 too few parts of our planet today. It has Bank. He has served on the boards of and would annually produce between sustained the peoples and cultures of this the Federal Reserve Bank of San Fran- 16 and 18 million tons of liquefied natu- region for millennia, and it must do so cisco, Native American Bancorporation ral gas, mostly for export markets. The for untold generations to come. Once the Co., Native American Bank, N.A., Seaf- state will separately negotiate a deal with door to mining is opened in this sensitive irst Bank, Alaska Air, the National Al- TransCanada to invest in the state’s 25 area, it can never be closed again.” liance of Business, and Yak-tat Kwaan, percent share of the proposed pipeline. Subsistence: Mallott wants to resolve Inc., an Alaska Native corporation. He But investing “potentially billions of conflicts between state and federal laws is a licensed pilot and a commercial Alaskan dollars in the gas line project” is that govern subsistence fishing and hunt- fisherman. the biggest risk this state has ever under- ing. The federal Alaska National Interest Mallott is one of eight candidates for taken, Mallott has said: “Giving away too Lands Conservation Act recognizes that governor. And here is where he stands on much in negotiations will increase the to rural Native Alaskans and non-Na- the issues: state’s risk and jeopardize our savings. tives, the resources of Alaska’s land and Fiscal restraint: Mallott wants a full Let’s make sure the rewards are larger waters are a cultural way of life and an review of transportation needs across the than the risks.” economic necessity in villages where state before investing in the Knik Arm Oil taxation: Mallott supports repeal- there is very little cash income and few Crossing, a proposed 1.74-mile toll bridge ing Senate Bill 21, which cut certain jobs. Title VIII of the law guarantees ru- over Cook Inlet’s Knik Arm. The bridge taxes and created new incentives for oil ral Native Alaskans and non-Natives the would connect Anchorage, Alaska’s largest producers to encourage more invest- subsistence harvest of fish and game. city, with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, ment and production. “Alaska needs an The law requires that Alaska recog- Alaska’s fastest-growing region. oil and tax structure that fairly shares the nize and enforce the Title VIII provision. Proponents say the bridge would cre- value of the resource between industry However, the rural preference in Title ate thousands of construction jobs and, and the public at a wide range of price VIII conflicts with the state’s constitu- after completion, develop better access and production scenarios for years to tion, which declares that Alaska’s natural to land for commercial, industrial and come,” Mallott has said. “[T]he continu- resources belong equally to all citizens. residential development. They also say ing uncertainty over Alaska’s oil and gas As a result, the state and federal govern- it would reduce the cost of freight to the tax structure hurts the business climate ments maintain separate programs for Interior and North Slope by creating a and investment opportunities.” Alaskans providing for subsistence on their lands more efficient route from the Port of An- will vote on August 19 on whether to and waters within the state. chorage to points north. But Mallott feels repeal SB 21. Support for subsistence is above 60 that committing hundreds of millions of Diversifying Alaska’s economy: With percent of state residents, Mallott noted: state dollars to the project while borrow- oil production slipping in a state that “The legislature has been where the re- ing from reserves to balance the budget is derives at least 80 percent of its tax rev- sistance lies.” As governor, he says, “I will shortsighted and imprudent. enues from oil, economic diversification champion changes to federal and state “Let’s talk frankly about the truth that is growing in importance. “We need to law to allow for unified management of our falling revenues are eating away at continue to grow our non-renewable fish and game on the lands and waters our savings, even as we cut spending,” he resources,” Mallott says. “We need to of Alaska. In times of scarcity, local resi- has written. “Our opportunity to make introduce our natural gas to world mar- dents should be given priority for subsis- course corrections is limited and (Knik kets.” He could not say specifically what tence hunting and fishing. Local advisory Arm Crossing) is one project that needs economic diversification would look like. bodies should be given great deference a correction before we throw more mon- But he maintains, “We need to go out into in the formulation of policies regarding ey at it. We are both a resourceful and a the world and invite investment here.” species management, consistent with the resource-rich state. We can have a bright Mallott believes it is possible to further sustained yield principle.” future if we deal with reality.” develop Alaska’s oil and gas resources Health care: Mallott supports expand- Gas pipeline: The Alaska Legislature and protect the environment: “You have ing Medicaid coverage rather than par- earlier this year approved a plan for the to have strong environmental protec- ticipating in a federally managed health state to negotiate a partnership with tion laws. You have to have that ethos. care exchange. But the Medicaid payment North Slope producers BP, ConocoPhil- You also have to be able as a government system needs to be fixed. “Making sure lips, and ExxonMobil, and the pipeline leader to be clear that you represent the Alaskans receive adequate health care, company TransCanada, in a proposed people, not just a particular interest.” and that the people who provide these gas pipeline and liquefied natural gas Pebble Mine: Mallott opposes the proj- valuable services are paid for it, is a pri- export project. ect, saying it would “upset a delicate nat- ority for a healthy Alaska,” he says. “Pay- The 800-mile, 42-inch-diameter pipe- ural balance, threaten jobs and destroy a ing bills on time and making government line and gas treatment plant on the North sacred way of life in Alaska.” Bristol Bay, work well is a basic job of the governor. Slope would cost between $45 billion and he says, “is a wonder of the world and a We can, and must, do better.” http://bit. $65 billion. 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IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com August 13, 2014 9 Indian Country Today Regulation Rule Raises Hackles

Much emotion at public forum by gale courey toensing

Kevin Washburn: ‘We propose to continue to have seven mandatory criteria.’

Bottom Line: A “third-party veto” draws panoag’s new government offices and The event was one of a series of public fire at a public forum devoted to new fed- community center on Cape Cod, Mas- sessions and formal tribal consultations eral recognition rules. sachusetts, on July 29. When Eastern being held around the country in regard Pequot Tribal Nation Chairman Den- to the proposed rules; Assistant Secretary- Tempers flared at a recent public dis- nis Jenkins spoke against the provision, Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn conducted cussion about proposed rules for tribal many in the crowd of approximately 100 the Mashpee Wampanoag meeting. A pri- recognition that would allow certain cheered, whooped and whistled. vate formal consultation with leaders of third parties to veto a tribe’s ability to re- “This is not only morally reprehensible; federally recognized tribes took place fol- petition for federal status. it is also arbitrary and capricious and not lowing the public event. The so-called “third-party veto” was in accordance with the laws of the United Washburn published the proposed the flashpoint of a three and one-half States,” Jenkins said. “It is the worst kind of rules in April, following up on draft hour forum held at the Mashpee Wam- modern day genocide.” regulations issued a year earlier. Indian CI A Flickr/S

IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com August 13, 2014 10 Indian Country Today country welcomed them as an attempt to would, for instance, require tribes to prove recognition and then we were attacked by repair a system that critics have described continuous political authority and commu- the state of Connecticut,” Velky said. “It as “broken, long, expensive, burdensome, nity since 1934 instead of 1789. This would seems every time these politicians from intrusive, unfair, arbitrary and capricious, align the review with the federal govern- our little state get involved all of the work less than transparent, unpredictable, and ment’s repudiation of the allotment and that [the BIA] has been doing is changed subject to undue political influence and assimilation policies of the late 1800s and and the change is always against the In- manipulation.” the early 1900s. dians.” Soon after the proposed new rules But in the interim between the draft pro- Another change would give weight to were announced, Velky wrote to Wash- posal and the formal proposed rules, a new tribes for which the federal government burn that he considered the third party provision was slipped in. That provision has held land in trust since 1934 or tribes veto to be unconstitutional. gives third parties involved in litigation that have had state-recognized reservations Pastor John Norwood (Lenni-Lenape with tribes absolute power to prohibit them since that date. The Connecticut politicians Nanticoke), the co-chair of the Federal from re-petitioning under the new rules. have promised to pressure the BIA to elimi- Recognition Task Force of the National Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), nate this provision. Congress of American Indians, reminded who led a campaign to quash the new rules Connecticut’s three state-recognized Washburn that the resolutions passed by soon after they were drafted, acknowledged tribes all have state-recognized reserva- his organization years ago supporting that the third-party veto provision was add- tions that were established in the 17th federal recognition of the Eastern Pequot ed at the request of Connecticut politicians. and early 18th centuries. In overturning and Schaghticoke tribes are still in place The veto is tailor-made for Connecticut, the Eastern Pequots’ and Schaghticokes’ and continue to represent the organiza- whose politicians fear that federal recog- federal status, BIA officials in effect sub- tion’s policy. nition of the remaining three state-recog- scribed to Blumenthal’s argument that The position of the task force is “that nized tribes would result in more casinos. state recognition of a tribe with a state- any tribe that meets the criteria should not And more casinos could void the state’s recognized reservation does not consti- be derailed by any comments of any third gaming compacts with the federally recog- tute proof that a tribe exists. party,” Norwood said. nized Mashantucket Pequots and Mohe- Applause also greeted Elaine Savattere, Anthropologist Steve Austin, who gans, owners of Foxwoods Resort Casino representing the Northern Cherokee Na- worked on the recognition petitions of and Mohegan Sun, respectively. This would tion, when she spoke against the third- both the Eastern Pequot and Schaghti- turn off the spigot that has poured more party veto. coke, reminded Washburn that the Office than $6 billion into the state’s coffers since “This third-party involvement [is] bi- of Federal Acknowledgement researchers the 1990s. ased, arbitrary, discriminatory, self-serving, approved both applications—“only to have As Connecticut’s former attorney gen- unfair,” she said. “If a tribe’s bid for federal them overturned on the basis of political eral, Blumenthal successfully opposed the recognition is successful based on histori- opposition, not the facts of the case.” federal recognition efforts of the Golden cal data, then any failure should be based He added, “This is part of your re- Hill Paugussett Tribe. He also led the state’s on the same criteria and not on self-serving sponsibility to weed through some of the elected officials in a campaign of politi- statements from a third party.” comments that come in from third party cal influence during the administration of For his part, Washburn pushed back on opposition that may have nothing to do President George W. Bush. In an unprec- the issue of third-party participation. “We with the facts of the case and everything edented move, Blumenthal persuaded key do need to have a rigorous process and to do with people who don’t want to see a decision-makers to reverse their own de- we’ve got social scientists who can sift be- casino in their neighborhood.” cisions to federally recognize the Eastern tween good information and bad informa- After the session, Washburn told ICT- Pequot Tribal Nation and the Schaghticoke tion, and determine whether it’s substantive MN that reforming the regulations was not Tribal Nation. Representatives of all three or a rumor or something like that,” he said. intended “to hit the reset button” for tribes tribes attended the public session. “We need to have an open process, so we that have already gone through the process The session opened on a positive note, actually encourage third party participation to start over. “My belief is we were doing with an honor song and a welcome from so that anybody who’s interested in provid- this to correct the process going forward, Mashpee Wampanoag Chairman Cedric ing information can be heard. People don’t not to deal with past issues,” he said. “So Cromwell. He praised Washburn for is- always like it but that’s sort of the American having said that, we decided to make some suing the proposed rules, calling him “a way—to get input from a broad swath of very narrow allowances for re-petitioning; strong champion of Indian country.” the public.” it seemed fair to do so in some ways.” Washburn ran through a PowerPoint Other attendees offered their own in- Washburn said his office will examine presentation that described the background put. Schaghticoke Tribal Nation Chief the claim that the third party veto is un- to and development of the proposed new Richard Velky characterized the involve- constitutional. “The problem is, if it’s un- rules. He then detailed the changes. ment of Connecticut politicians “behind constitutional, what’s the next step?” he “We propose to continue to have seven the scene in Washington” as a case of déjà asked. “It could be to get rid of that provi- mandatory criteria, but we’re changing vu all over again. sion or to not allow re-petitioning.” http:// them slightly,” Washburn said. The rules “In 2004 we were granted our federal bit.ly/1o82t8W 0

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Beginning on July 1, 2014 Monsignor Alexius A. Jarka Hall a Federal 202 Project for the elderly is a 64 unit building including seven units designated for the disabled located at CTFC BOARD MEMBER VACANCY 270 Bedford Avenue/a/k/a 184 Metropolitan Avenue The American Indian Science Brooklyn New York 11249 and Engineering Society (AISES) will reopen its waiting list for rental to is currently seeking candidates eligible families with limited incomes. The Coleville Confederated Tribes is for the position of Director of Qualifications will be based on Section 8 Strategic Initiatives and Research. Federal guidelines. searching for a promising and talented This position is contingent on Interested persons may obtain an approval of funding. The position application before August 16th in person can be located at either the between 9 am to 5 pm Mon.to Fri. or by individual to fill a two (2) year appointment. Albuquerque, New Mexico writing to: People’s Firehouse headquarters or the Longmont, 113 Berry Street Colorado field office and Brooklyn, NY 11249 occasional travel between offices Please do not submit more than one (1) will be required. It is anticipated application per family. If more than one For more information, please go to: this position will begin in (1) application is received, it will be dropped to the bottom of the list. September 2014. If you have a disability & need assistance http://www.colvilletribes.com/jobs.php Interested applicants must apply with the application process, please contact no later than Maria E. Rivera, Assistant Housing Director at 718 388-4696, Ext. 316 Friday, August 15, 2014. Deadline: August 29, 2014 For more information, Completed applications must be sent by first class mail only to the P.O. Box stated or to apply, go to: on the application and must be postmarked http://www.aises.org/careers. by August 29, 2014 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

Onefire Holding Company is searching for: FORT PECK HOUSING AUTHORITY Chief Executive Officer Box 667 | Poplar, MT 59255 Posted: August 4, 2014 Onefire Holding Company is an investments and economic development arm of the Location: Poplar, MT Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Description: Position Summary Under the direction of the Onefire Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is The Board of Commissioners of the Fort Peck Housing Authority is seeking primarily responsible for leading the development and execution of the Corporation’s proposals from Indian and non Indian investment firms qualified to provide: long-term business strategies and management operations. Investment Management Services specifically according to 24 CFR 1000.58 and 1000.60 and the Fort Peck Housing Authority Investment Policy. Required Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree, with a Master's degree preferred from an accredited college The RFPs will be issued on Monday, August 4, 2014. Submission of proposals or university; or 10-15 years of progressive job experience or equivalent will be due by 4:00 p.m. (MST) on or before Thursday, August 28, 2014. combination of education and experience with proven success. 10 of these years need to be at the executive management level. All interested persons, firms or corporations are requested to submit their RFPs • Must possess or have the ability to obtain a secret or top-secret clearance to Dr. Robin Bighorn, Executive Director, Fort Peck Housing Authority, Box 667, should it be required. Poplar, MT 59255. RFP’s may be mailed and submitted in an envelope marked • Must demonstrate knowledge of principles and practices in the following RFP for investment proposal marked on the outside by the closing date and functional areas: Fiscal Operations, Human Resources, Property and Contract time. Proposals must be received by due date and time to be considered for Management. evaluation. • Must have demonstrated job experience in Federal Contracting and/or Federal All submissions must also meet the Fort Peck Housing Authority Investment grant management. Experience in energy preferred. Policy dated December 1998. Investment Policy will be sent upon request. • Experience working in Indian Country or with Native American communities or Investments must be invested in accordance with the Fort Peck Housing businesses. Authority Investment Policy, 24 CFR 1000.58 and 60. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a cover letter, resume and Proposals will be rated and ranked by factors listed below: documentation of credentials to: [email protected]. If you have questions or would like Proposals will be rated pursuant to the following evaluation factors: a detailed job description, please call (844) ONE-FIRE (663-3473). Experience - 35 Indian Preference - 25 PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF 1) Geographic location - 15 Muscogee (Creek) Nation, 2) A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE AND 3) AND/OR QUALIFIED VETERANS. Fee - 25

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Rock and Roll Highway: The Robbie Robertson Story is a new chil- The new TLC series Escaping Alaska is drawing accusations of simplifi- dren’s book that tells of the world-famous Mohawk musician. cation, stereotyping and even potential racism. ristina R ose C h ristina Hotel; FireKeepers Casino overy; C/ D is c

The FireKeepers Casino Hotel, owned and operated by the Nottawaseppi Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Police are now empowered to arrest non-

Huron Band of the Potawatomi, is five years old this month. Native on tribal land; Chief William Dittman displays their certification. TL and Co.; Holt Gustavson/Henry A dam by art

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SINGLE & LOOKING? The Seminole Tribe of Florida Tribal Court is seeking a Judicial Advisor to make TRY DATECATCHER recommendations on the law and judicial procedures to their assigned judge: • Provide proactive legal assistance on various legal issues. Articles, advice and services partnered • Prepare memoranda, short orders, drafts, briefs and opinions. Torres Martinez with and powered by • Ensure that all legal documents are effectively drafted, reviewed Desert Cahuilla and interpreted. Indians TANF • Complete reports for recommendations in pending cases. • Attend trials and other court proceedings in order to advise the presiding Invitation for BID DUE Judge as needed on procedural, evidentiary, and other legal issues. SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 • Attend training in court procedures and case management systems, as requested. May attend and participate in court meetings and other RFP # 10246 activities and events as requested. The successful applicant must be a law school graduate at the time of TMTANF Case appointment and must have a minimum of seven (7) years legal work experience post law graduation. Experience on law review, moot court and/or Management System publication of noteworthy article and high academic standing is preferred. Bar membership is beneficial, but not a requirement. Must have experience in trial www.torresmartinez.org Visit court advocacy. Experience as a Tribal Court judge preferred. IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com/ or email datecatcher APPLY TODAY: www.seminoletribe.com [email protected]

Yurok Indian Housing Authority Now hiring an Executive Director Not a Subscriber? Position Summary: The Executive Director is responsible for the day to day leadership, planning, organizing, scheduling, directing, supervising, managing, tracking, achievement and reporting on all Get your own functions arising in the course of development, modernization, maintenance, occupancy and operation of the TDHE’s housing program, consistent with policies and budgets This Week From Indian Country Today established by official Board action. The incumbent is also responsible for the management of all authority programs, serving eNewsletter! as the key staff liaison for the Authority with HUD, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service, Tribal staff, and other jurisdictional bodies.

Minimum Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty successfully. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Must have a valid state driver’s license. Must be insurable under YIHA vehicle policy insurance. Applicants are subject to the Tribe’s Drug and Alcohol Free Work Place Policy including pre-employment screening; AND Must pass a comprehensive background and financial check.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Public/Business/Social Service Administration or related field. Five (5) years of managerial work experience in Housing with at least three (3) years experience in the administration of housing policy; two (2) years supervisory and management experience; or any combination of academic education, professional training or work experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position. Experience in HUD Housing programs desirable.

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Upcoming Events This is one of five tribal consultations involved in the function of a property conducted by the Bureau of Indian Af- room environment, and to encourage one Native American Archives fairs to discuss long-term solutions another to exchange ideas to improve the Roundtable Annual concerning contract support costs. Di- understanding and functionality of the Meeting August 15 recting the BIA to consult with the tribes property management system within their The roundtable seeks to serve as a forum and various federal agencies, Congress own agencies. to educate archivists on the complexities has indicated that the solutions should Location: Hopi Veterans Center, Kykots- and beauty of Native American archives of consider a standardized approach that movi, Arizona the western hemisphere and as a source of streamlines the contract negotiation communication and inspiration for archi- process, provide consistent and clear Indian Housing Training vists working with Native American col- cost categories, and ensure efficient and Conference August 19-21 lections. This year’s annual meeting, held timely cost documentation for the agen- The second annual conference is spon- in conjunction with the yearly gathering cies and tribes. sored by the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s of the Society of American Archivists, will Location: Best Western Ramkota Hotel, Native Learning Center, which is devoted include an activities report; the announce- Rapid City, South Dakota to providing housing professionals with the ment of current, outgoing and newly resources to maintain quality homes, build elected steering committee members; open Bureau of Indian Affairs- drug-free housing developments, and cre- discussions; session ideas; and presenta- Office of Justice Services ate safe and prosperous communities for tions on such topics as “The Sustainable Training August 19-20 Native families by expanding affordable Heritage Network” and “Collaborative Re- “Managing the Evidence and Property housing opportunities into the heart of lationships Between Tribal and Non-Tribal Room” is designed to provide participants Indian country. Sessions will be largely Repositories Study.” with a basic understanding for the legal and concerned with tribal housing programs Location: Marriott Wardman Hotel, ethical requirements in order to properly that relate to the Office of Housing and -Ur Washington, D.C. operate a professional evidence/property ban Development’s Indian Housing Block management system. Sessions will famil- Grant Program. Contract Support Costs Tribal iarize fellow law enforcement profession- Location: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tul- Consultation Session August 19 als with the techniques and responsibilities sa, Catoosa, Oklahoma

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Re your piece about President Obama’s People like Will Rogers, who was part traveled on and off enough to learn many recent statement regarding young black Cherokee, would have never received the of our ways from the elders. These are men “acting white” (July 28): recognition that they deserved during morals and values that I stick with today. Natives were forced to “act” white for their time period had they revealed their Yes, I had to learn to be Native—and I am many years, just to keep from being dis- Native heritage. proud that I did. criminated against in the job world and I am not white. I am not fully Native. I in everyday life. Native actors pretended am a combination of both. I have lived off R Dale Potrykus to be Mexican or Italian to get roles. the reservation my entire life. But I have Columbiaville, Michigan Let us know what you think. To have your letter to the editor considered for publication, please email us at [email protected]

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ARIZONA TRIBES REACH ment against Native mascots the San Bernardino Sun. The Court to throw out the case. GAMING MILESTONE and names, featured Eradicat- first concert, “Home for the Holi- However, a spokeswoman for Arizona tribes have shared ing Offensive Native Mascotry days,” will debut December 20 the Oregon Department of Jus- more than $1 billion in gaming co-founder Jacqueline Keeler and include Tchaikovsky’s “The tice said the fishing did not con- revenues with their home state and Congresswoman Eleanor Nutcracker” and Handel’s “Mes- stitute “a usual and accustomed since 2004, the Arizona Depart- Holmes Norton (D-Washington, siah.” The second, “Musical Ge- activity” and was thus illegal. ment of Gaming has announced. D.C.). “We are stereotyped,” nius in America,” will take place The department broke down the said Keller. “Everyone knows in early February in connection TULE RIVER JUSTICE revenues as follows: $442 mil- the mascots, they know the with Black History Month. CENTER NEARS FINISH lion devoted to education; $221 stereotypes, but they don’t A $16 million justice center, million toward emergency and know anything about us.” Nor- CHARGES AGAINST NATIVE begun on the Tule River Indian trauma services; $105 million ton agreed. “What we have is FISHERMEN DISMISSED Reservation last year, should allocate to local governments; a movement in every part of Following a three-year dispute, be ready for occupancy by the $90 million slotted to regulatory the country,” she said, calling law-enforcement authorities in tribe within the next month or fees; $63 million given to wild- the anti-mascot initiative “a Oregon have dismissed charges so. The 43,600-square-foot life conservation; another $63 consciousness raising effort.” against four members of the facility will include two court- million for the tourist industry; Yakama Nation and Warm rooms, a cafe and space for and $18 million to address the SAN MANUEL BAND Springs who allegedly fished several other services. Although issue of problem gambling. MAKES ARTS DONATION pacific lamprey illegally at Wil- cases involving child custody, The San Manuel Band of Mission lamette Falls. Issues stemming land issues and similar matters NATIVE MASCOT Indians has given $60,000 to from certain treaty privileges will be held in the building, cer- DISCUSSION ON MSNBC the San Bernardino Symphony granted in 1855—specifically tain civil disputes and criminal A recent segment of MSNBC’s Orchestra to sponsor two con- in regard to the delineation of cases must continue to be held All in With Chris Hayes, de- certs for the orchestra’s 2014- reservation borders—prompted in county and federal courts, the voted to the growing move- 2015 concert season, reported the Clackamas County Justice Porterville Recorder reported.

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39th Annual Wichita Tribal Dance 8/14/14 — 8/17/14 Anadarko, KS 405-247-2425 ext. 117 WichitaTribe.com

SunWatch Flute and Art Festival 8/15/14 — 8/17/14 2301 West River Road Dayton, OH 937-268-8199 SunWatch.org

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Wacipi 8/15/14 — 8/17/14 Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Wacipi Grounds 3212 Dakotah Parkway Prior Lake, MN 952-445-8900 [email protected] 2014.SMSCWacipi.org

Grand Ronde Contest Pow Wow 8/15/14 — 8/17/14 Uyxat Powwow Grounds 9390 Highway 22 Grand Ronde, OR 800-422-0232 GrandRonde.org

20th Annual Mawiomi of Tribes Pow Wow 8/15/14 — 8/17/14 Spruce Haven 214 Doyle Road Caribou, ME 207-764-1972 [email protected]

Roasting Ears of Corn Festival 8/16/14 — 8/17/14 Museum of Indian Culture 2825 Fish Hatchery Road Allentown, PA 610-797-2121 MuseumofIndianCulture.org

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Shekóli. This edition ofThis Week From Indian Country This issue also contains another set of inside perspectives, Tod ay is a celebration of the splendor of the lands we call thanks to a multi-page homage to the best reason to go to a home. It is packed with a selection of showcase ventures Pow Wow: the dances. Even to a casual observer, the grace from a number of Indian nations and is an open invita- of the dancer and the elements of his or her regalia create tion to all adventurers and travelers to come feelings of awe and wonder. Similarly, the com- witness the beauty of Turtle Island. From bination of clothing and dance steps are imbued winter tours of the Everglades to a luxuri- with meaning and symbols, explained herein, ous journey through the lush northern Baja that Natives have incorporated for millennia to peninsula, this magazine explores a variety honor our ancestors and Mother Earth. of travel experiences, including challenging golf courses, the breathtaking vistas of exotic No matter the destination or region, one locales, the thrilling gaming floors of state-of- shared, common element will be apparent to the-art casinos, the serenity of exclusive spas observant traveler in Indian country: an un- and the pageantry and the meaning behind rivaled connection to the land that informs traditional Pow Wow dances. the shape and placement of the structures, the emotional pull of the vistas, and the time- Of course, it is fitting that we use the occa- honored knowledge shared by our best guides. sion of the 2014 Indian Market in Santa Fe, a signature travel event in Indian country, To travel among our nations is to embrace di- to present equally enticing destinations for versity, continuity, style and excitement. Come the astute traveler. We have dedicated a special section share the experience with us. You will not be disappointed. of this issue to Indian Market, in which we feature the Native artists, jewelers and crafts people whose artistry NΛ ki ̉ wa, draws more than 150,000 people to the heart of the southwest. And after reviewing pages that can only capture a fraction of their creativity and skill, the interested reader will find our insider’s guide to what to do in Santa Fe after admiring this year’s best art in person. Ray Halbritter CONTENTS

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6 INDIAN COUNTRY CITIES

8 CINDERELLA OF THE PACIFIC 10 12 CLIFF-DWELLING KVELLING

14 WELCOME TO ‘BAJA MED’

16 WHERE THE TOURISTS ROAM

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40 DANCE ME TO THE END OF LOVE

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The top ﬁve municipalities with the most Native Americans

BY SARA SCHWARTZKOPF

rom coast to coast, one can find Native Americans and Alaska FNatives from every Tribal nation scattered across the country. With 78 percent of Natives living off the reservation, you might wonder which cities have the greatest number of Natives living in them. Here are the country’s five cities with the greatest number of New York City is home to more than 111,000 Natives. indigenous people, drawn from 2010 census data: storytelling, poetry, music and art. The provides services for mental and physi- city will also eventually be home to cal health, as well as youth education for #5: Anchorage, Alaska the American Indian Cultural Center urban Natives. The Southern California Also the city with the greatest propor- and Museum —a project designed to Indian Center (SCIC) organizes the tion of Native Americans and Alaskan educate the masses about Oklahoma’s area’s largest pow wow every Novem- Natives, Anchorage is home to 36,062 unique Native history. ber, in addition to running programs to indigenous people. The Anchorage Mu- aid families around L.A. The SCIC also seum houses the Smithsonian Institute’s #3: Phoenix, Arizona runs InterTribal Entertainment, which Arctic Studies Center, which researches Arizona is home to 22 federally recog- provides training for Native Americans and teaches about Northern indigenous nized tribes and Phoenix itself boasts looking to get into the entertainment peoples. In addition, Anchorage is home an indigenous population 43,724 industry, and works to develop, pro- to the Alaska Native Heritage Center, strong. The Phoenix Indian Center is duce and market Native-focused film which educates visitors about Alaskan the oldest and first Native American and television projects. Native culture. It also offers programs nonprofit group in the country. Since for Native youth, including classes in art, 1947, it has offered services to help the #1: New York, New York creative writing, cultural awareness and, community in employment, education, The nation’s largest city is also home soon, indigenous languages. Navajo language learning and culturally to its largest indigenous population based health programs. Each March, the with 111,749 people. The Thunderbird #4: Oklahoma City, Okla- Heard Museum also offers the state’s American Indian Mid-Summer Pow homa largest Indian Fair and Market, featur- Wow—the largest and oldest in the Oklahoma City has 39 federally rec- ing more than 700 Native artists. city—is held at the end of every July at ognized tribes and the second greatest the Queens County Farm Museum. The percentage of Native Americans in the #2: Los Angeles, California city is also home to the American In- country. Its 36,572 indigenous resi- California is the state with the largest dian Community House, which offers dents make their presence known ev- percentage of Native Americans, and health services, counseling, job training ery June with the three day Red Earth 54,236 of them live in Los Angeles. The and placement, as well as a performing

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At Isla Todos Santos, a pair of islands 12 miles off the coast of Ensenada, a surfer rides “The Killers.” Cinderella of the Paciﬁc It’s time you had your ‘Ah-Ha!’ moment in Baja

BY HEATHER STEINBERGER To reach Ensenada, you can fly into United States. If you need to return to Tijuana International Airport or San San Diego to catch a flight home, make Diego International Airport and, from sure to allot extra time for the wait. This Ensenada was the birthplace there, rent a car, hop on a public bus, or writer was told that her hour-and-a- of the ﬁsh taco. So add that to investigate shuttle options with your ho- half-hour wait was “pretty good.” It can your must-eat list. tel. (And don’t worry about finding ac- be two hours or longer. commodations; Ensenada has more than Once you’re there, make plans to visit nsenada is the Baja Peninsula’s 3,500 rooms, from one- to five-star.) Baja California’s Ruta del Vino, the re- third-largest city, after Tijuana and For example, Hotel Coral & Marina nowned Valle de Guadalupe wine coun- EMexicali, and it is the first major guests who fly into San Diego can meet a try. If you haven’t rented a car, fear not; port south of the U.S.-Mexico border. It hotel shuttle at the airport or at the San major hotels like the Hotel Coral offer is called the “Cinderella of the Pacific.” Ysidro Port of Entry (an easy trolley ride shuttle service so you can tour the new This city of nearly 280,000 people is from downtown San Diego), where U.S. Vine and Wine Museum, which opened nestled on Mexico’s Pacific coast just 78 Interstate Highway 5 crosses into Tijua- in 2012 and remains the only such fa- miles south of San Diego. na. The shuttle will take you right to the cility in Mexico; enjoy a meal at one It is also becoming powerful draw for hotel’s front door. of the many diverse wine-country res- tourists. Not only is the city home to The border crossing is effortless from taurants, such as the new farm-to-table myriad cultural attractions and recre- the U.S. side. A word of caution, how- Malva Cocina de Baja California; and ational opportunities, it lies adjacent to ever: This is the busiest land border of course sample the various wines in the Valle de Guadalupe, a wine-growing crossing in the world, and lines can the valley, which is now home to more region that is celebrated throughout be long on the Mexico side as vehicles than 50 wineries. Mexico and gaining attention world- and pedestrians, including countless At the five-year-old Hacienda La Lo- wide. daily commuters, wait to cross into the mita winery, for example, you can taste

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The Centro Social, Cívico y Cultural Riviera de Ensenada occupies the Grape expectations: The view from the vineyard of the Hacienda La magnificent structure that was once the Hotel Riviera del Pacifico. Lomita winery. signature Baja California da, and you’ll see the posi- days, you’ll find a science mu- When you’re ready to re- wines such as the leggy, full- tive changes afoot in the city. seum and a new aquarium fa- fuel, sample the variety of flavored 2011 Pagano (in Yes, this is still an important cility that is currently under ethnic street foods—from its uber-cool square bottle), cruise-ship port, particularly construction. In the mean- Armenian to Argentin- the bright, polished 2011 for Pacific Princess and Car- time, you can view the art ian—at the Callejón Colec- Tinto de la Hacienda and the nival, and it has its requisite exhibits at the nearby Centro tivo Culinario and Región smooth, buttery 2013 Espa- shopping district for day-trip- Estatal de Las Artes and stop Gastronómico. And, since cio Blanco while cleansing ping passengers. But there’s so by Café Tomas for a coffee, Ensenada was the birthplace your palate with locally made much more. which Gabriel Shimomoto of the fish taco, add that artisanal breads and marma- Visit the 1930 Hotel Riv- of Ensenada’s state tourism to your must-eat list while lade and fresh Paloma cheese iera del Pacífico, which flour- office considers the city’s best. you’re in the city. The fish made by the owner’s mother. ished as a destination for While in town, tour the couldn’t be any fresher; look “Winemaking is getting to U.S. glitterati for a few short city’s many other art gal- no farther than the sprawl- be a very big business,” said years—until the U.S. repeal of leries, visit the original his- ing, energetic seafood market Fernando Pérez Castro, 37, the Volstead Act ended Pro- tory museum (once the at the waterfront. Hacienda La Lomita’s propri- hibition in 1933 and Mexico Mexican army’s headquarters If you’d like to get out of etor. “It’s about 20 percent of outlawed gambling in 1938. and a municipal jail), stroll town to do some explor- our economy, and it’s grow- “The hotel was inspired by the sweeping waterfront ing, check out La Bufadora ing 0.5 percent annually. Monaco and the French Riv- malecón, and watch waves on the Punta Banda Penin- “It’s an exciting time,” he iera,” said Rafael González roll across the Bahía de To- sula, approximately 20 miles continued. “There are five or Bartrina of the Seminario de dos Santos from the large south of Ensenada. This ma- six new wineries being built Historia de Baja California, public beach. If you’re thirsty, rine geyser is one of North right now, and several new who moved to Ensenada as a consider a stop at the famous America’s largest blowholes, places to eat. I’ve lived on the child in 1948. “It’s our pride 1892 cantina Hussongs, or and it’s been known to shoot border all my life, and I can and joy.” pop into Wendlandt’s Cer- seawater more than 100 feet honestly say that the 2008 Today, the genteel, confec- veceria, an intimate pub into the air. Take a trip to economic crisis was great for tion-like property is home to where you can get an impres- Ojos Negros in the San Ra- this area. The spring-break a regional history museum, a sive sample board of hand- fael valley south of the city to and party places closed, cultural center, a collection crafted beers. experience the region’s arti- and they’re now art galler- of valuable 1929 Alfredo Ra- “Craft beer is the latest sanal cheesemaking, or travel ies. There’s amazing mescal, mos Martínez murals, and thing in Ensenada,” Shimo- through the Valle de Guada- street food, craft beers. And popular legends about Al moto said. “We had more lupe to San Antonio Necua, you’re going to meet owners, Capone and the Mafia. Take than 4,000 people come to an indigenous Kumeyaay chefs, all kinds of people who a tour, and stop at the bar for our 5th annual Ensenada community that serves as a are passionate about their a margarita, which allegedly Beerfest in March, which in- gateway to Baja California’s community and about what was invented here. cluded 40 beer makers from Indian country. The commu- they’re doing.” Across the street, where northern Baja, mainland nity offers museum tours, a Indeed, simply walk sand dunes tumbled to the Mexico and Southern Cali- craft market and a restaurant. through downtown Ensena- shore in Bartrina’s boyhood fornia.” For the more adventur- LA LOMITA FACEBOOK/HACIENDA PHOTO; COURTESY

IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com August/September 2014 INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY 11 ous, Ensenada is an outdoor Festival) in August, which recreation haven. You’ll find also includes a paella contest. opportunities for whale- Outdoor concerts in Alison Bremner watching excursions; deep- Ensenada and at the vari- 2014 SFIM sea fishing charters; scuba ous wineries throughout the diving and snorkeling; horse- Valle de Guadalupe are major Artist Designed back riding; and even zipline events on the region’s annual Collection Fellow and canopy tours at Las calendar as well, as is Carna- Cañadas (which also has a val. In Ensenada, this six-day popular waterpark). Surfing wintertime celebration draws is a big deal here, too. Just roughly 300,000 visitors. 12 miles offshore, at an Isla According to Shimomoto, Todos Santos site known as Ensenada’s peak tourist sea- “The Killers,” wave faces can son is late April to late Sep- reach 60 feet. tember; July and August are If you’re interested in hik- the most popular months. ing, mountain biking, camp- Yet with the region’s pleas- ing and ATV excursions, ant Mediterranean climate, Ensenada is a good base for which keeps temperatures exploring the national parks cooler than San Diego in at Sierra de Juarez and San summer and warmer in win- Pedro Mártir, where the ter, it is likely to appeal to vis- highest peaks can see snow in itors from northern climates wintertime. year-round. Shimomoto said “San Pedro Mártir has the he would like to see more highest peak on the penin- Americans make the trip. sula, Picacho del Diablo (at “Probably 80 percent of our 10,157 feet),” Shimomoto tourism is national, with 20 said. “It also features the larg- percent coming from out of est observatory in Mexico, the country,” he said. “We’re the Observatorio Astronómi- hoping to see those interna- co de San Pedro Mártir, tional numbers increase, par- which is the second-largest in ticularly with the ‘Baja Med’ Latin America. wine and food culture. Our “Baja California is the wine-makers are traveling all first state in Mexico to have over the world for contests, a ‘sky law’ to protect the ob- and they’re winning awards. servatory,” he added. “Scien- The word’s getting out.” tists come from all over the “American visits are like world.” a commodity for us,” said Ensenada also is a city of Hacienda La Lomita’s Cas- festivals. Some commemo- tro. “Each visit is a cultural rate sporting events such as exchange with the American the world-renowned Baja people, and that bond be- 1000 off-road race, the New- tween Mexicans and Ameri- port-Ensenada International cans needs to be redone. We Yacht Race and the Rosarito- have to fight traditional no- Santa Fe Ensenada Bike Ride, while tions about Baja, and about others revolve around the Mexico being dangerous. city’s exploding “Baja Med” Baja is warm and friendly; it’s Indian Market® culture. These include the a nice place to visit. Ensenada de Todos festival in “If you want adventure and SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION FOR INDIAN ARTS May, Festival de las Conchas new experiences, come to y el Vino Nuevo Ensenada Baja,” he insisted. “It’s some- in April, and the Fiestas de thing to savor. It’s a state of August 23-24 santafeindianmarket.com la Vendimia (Wine Harvest mind.” 0

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Colorado’s Ute Nation has a Mesa Verde-like site with all the good stuff but none of the crowds

BY HEATHER STEINBERGER

ocated in southwestern Colorado, 35 miles west of Du- rango, Mesa Verde National Park is a UNESCO World LHeritage Site. It was named one of “50 Places of a Life- time” by National Geographic Traveler, and it won the Condé Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice Award for “Top Monument.” As an internationally recognized destination with some of the most well-preserved archaeological sites in the country, it’s unsurprising that more than a half-million visitors descend on the national park each year, eager to see the cliff dwellings of the ancestral Puebloan people. It’s equally unsurprising that the summer months can be crowded ones in the park. Inside Ute Mountain Tribal Park What do you do if you want to skip the teeming masses? Consider a visit to the Ute Mountain Tribal Park, which The tribal park, which opened in the early 1980s, has offered opened this month for the 2014 season. Also an impor- guided tours for more than 20 years. And you must have a Ute tant part of what is often called “Mesa Verde country,” the guide and permit to enter tribal land; hiking and exploring on 125,000-acre tribal park is adjacent to the smaller nation- your own is not permitted. al park and lies entirely within the boundaries of the Ute Guests can choose full or half-day tours, which leave from Mountain Ute Indian Reservation. It’s home to the Ute the visitors’ center at the junction of highways 160 and 491, Mountain Ute Tribe, one of three federally recognized tribes 20 miles south of Cortez, Colorado. You can follow the guide of the Ute Nation and descendants of the historic Weemi- in your own vehicle to the trailhead, or you can ride in one of nuche Band. the tribal park’s 15-passenger vans for a small fee. Although it’s not as well known as its neighbor and receives Dance said the full-day tours are the way to go, especially if fewer than 10,000 visitors per year, the Ute Mountain Tribal it’s your first time at the park. “With the half-day tours, you’ll Park was called one of “80 World Destinations for Travel in see the smaller sites, but you won’t visit the major cliff dwell- the 21st Century” by National Geographic Traveler, one of just ings,” he noted. “The full-day tours are the best.” nine U.S. destinations to receive the designation. Visitors to Indeed, the full-day tour covers the park’s surface sites, such the tribal park will see hundreds of archaeological sites, in- as kivas, pit houses and pueblos; ancestral Puebloan and Ute cluding ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and petroglyphs, rock art; archaeological artifacts; and four large cliff dwellings, and historic Ute wall paintings and petroglyphs. named Tree House, Lion House, Morris and Eagles Nest. Best of all, since the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe operates the To view the dwellings, you’ll need to descend four ladders. park as a primitive area, the sites remain in unspoiled natural Three are approximately five-feet in height, and the fourth is surroundings that still resemble the wilderness that the ances- roughly 20 feet. A fifth ladder is optional. “The Eagles Nest tral Puebloan people and historic Ute Nation knew. According is my favorite,” Dance said. “It’s the last one on the full-day to Jacob Dance Jr., the Ute Mountain Tribal Park’s office man- tour.”He said that the last long ladder might seem intimidating ager, this is very much by design. “It’s something the tribe has for those who are uncomfortable with heights, but prospective chosen to do,” he said. “For example, if a dwelling falls, we’ll visitors shouldn’t worry. “They’re big, sturdy ladders,” he said. stabilize it, but we won’t restore it. There are no reconstruc- “They’re easy.” tions. Everything is left in its natural state.” The full-day tour starts at 9 a.m. and concludes at 4 p.m. VERDE COUNTRY © MESA

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trailhead. Regardless of group size, tour and transportation reservations are strongly recommended. For those who have done a full-day tour and are looking for something more adventurous, the tribal park offers special tours to remote sections of the park. The tours require a minimum of four people at $60 apiece, and they involve 5.6 miles of hiking and climbing on original ancestral Puebloan trails. The Ute Mountain Tribal Park will remain open through the summer and early fall, closing its doors when winter weather descends on southwestern Colorado. Dance said this typically happens in October, although the park will stay open into No- vember if conditions allow. If you’re interested in having a 100-percent outdoor experience while visiting the area, camping is available within tribal Ute Mountain Tribal Park, Pool Canyon Trail park boundaries. The primitive campground is in a wooded area along the Mancos River. While it doesn’t have electricity It involves about 3 miles of hiking throughout the day, and or running water, it does provide picnic areas, designated fire guests are advised to bring their own lunches and plenty of pits, rustic cabins and outhouses. Visitors also can find hotel water. In contrast, the half-day tours run from 9 a.m. to 12 accommodations at the Ute Mountain Casino, Hotel & Re- p.m.; all sites are within a short walking distance from the sort in Towaoc, Colorado, or at one of the many lodging op- gravel road. tions in nearby Cortez. Half-day tours are priced at $29, and full-day tours cost $48 To learn more about the tribal park and the Ute Mountain per person — that price is cut in half for groups of 20 or more. Ute Tribe, visit UteMountainTribalPark.info or UteMoun- There’s no maximum number allowed on a tour, Dance said, tainUteTribe.com. For more travel information about the re- provided the group can provide its own transportation to the gion, visit MesaVerdeCountry.com. 0

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WELCOME TO ‘BAJA MED’ Northern Baja’s Indian country is thriving with activity

BY HEATHER STEINBERGER

he Baja peninsula’s original indigenous inhabitants are not Trelics. They are still here and looking toward the future. A renaissance is taking place in Baja California’s border region. Driving from the oceanfront Hotel Coral in Ensenada into the nearby Valle de Guadalupe, you Basketry workshop for youth in the San Antonio Necua indigenous community see acres upon acres of vineyards, gra- cious wine tasting rooms, elegant restau- aay, Cucapá and Kiliwa tribes remaining with the EPA, the Mexican govern- rants, bed-and-breakfasts with strikingly in northern Baja. ment and the Pala Band to provide contemporary architecture, and even a The four tribes belong to the Yuman infrastructure improvements. These new wine museum. linguistic family, whose ancestors likely included training and capacity building This is Mexico’s increasingly famous migrated to Baja thousands of years ago. for the operation and maintenance of Ruta del Vino. When you near the The 2000 Census found that the Native two new water treatment systems and far end of the valley, go past the Doña languages were about to disappear. At water distribution lines in San Jose de la Lupe winery, and when you see the that time, there were 193 native Pai-Pai Zorra and San Antonio Necua. “We all “Ecoturismo Kumiai” sign, turn down speakers, 159 Kumeyaay, 82 Cucapá, worked together to bring safe water into the dirt road to your right. In just two and 46 Kiliwa. our indigenous communities,” she said. kilometers, you’ll find yourself in San But there is hope, said María Martha Antonio Necua, one of Baja California’s Lozano Jíminez, CUNA administrator. Preserving Tradition, four Kumeyaay communities. Approxi- “For so long the educational model was Pursing Sustainability mately 200 people live here, and they to Mexicanize,” she explained, “but in In San Antonio Necua, many Kumey- welcome the public to visit their muse- the last 20 years, there has been a resur- aay people work on area ranches, rais- um, gift shop, restaurant, outdoor am- gence of interest in traditional cultures, ing cattle and crops as they have for phitheater and recreation space, which and young native people are showing generations; more recently, some have also includes a replica of a traditional interest in learning and preserving their turned to the local vineyards to earn a Kumeyaay shelter. languages and traditions.” living. Yet you only need to step inside San Antonio Necua is a must-stop on CUNA is responsible for a variety the community’s four-year-old adobe a visit to northern Baja. Not only is it of health initiatives and programs that museum and market complex to see that easily accessible, it is in one of the last support native artisans. It is also playing other options are emerging. natural, undeveloped areas of the valley. a key role in developing much-needed The dimly lit, cool market is filled infrastructure, such as bringing safe with organic honey, sauces, jams and Challenges in Northern drinking water to northern Baja’s indig- jellies, as well as locally harvested and Baja’s Indian Communities enous communities. bundled sage. It also contains the work While the indigenous peoples of Baja In 2012, the Pala Band of Mission of Kumeyaay artisans, including sophis- California Sur—the Guaycura and Indians completed an Environmental ticated, traditionally woven willow, pine Pericú—were completely wiped out in Protection Agency (EPA)-funded as- and juncus baskets, handmade jewelry, the centuries following Spanish contact, sessment of the drinking water in Baja dolls and clay pottery. those in northern Baja were able to hold California’s several indigenous com- Leticia Arce, who provides museum on—barely. According to the Seminario munities (four Kumeyaay, two Pai-Pai, tours, said San Antonio Necua’s craft de Historia de Baja California and the one Kiliwa and one Cucapá) and de- and food items are now sold at business- Instituto de Culturas Nativas de Baja termined that all but one suffered from es and markets throughout the region, California (CUNA), there are roughly significant water contamination. giving local people additional sources of

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IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com August/September 2014 INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY 15 to an adjacent building that houses San are ideally suited for the region’s rapidly Ensenada began to appear on the radar Antonio Necua’s new restaurant. transforming economy, thanks in part in Mexico as one of the most important Clearly, visitors are welcome here— to the Universidad Autónoma de Baja places to eat. Part of that is the wine for a traditional meal, to shop for gifts California. Not only was UABC ranked we produce here; the other part is how and food items, to tour the museum, the second-best public university in the careful we are with our food. to hike and mountain bike on the local country in a national 2008 survey, it is “It’s a big movement that’s giving trail system, and even to camp in an an- home to Mexico’s only oenology school Mexican cuisine a new name,” he con- cient grove of oak trees on the Kumey- and offers degrees in gastronomy as well. tinued, “and because it’s a mixture of aay’s carefully protected tribal lands. “A lot of young people are working in southern California and northern Baja, There are 14 campsites with grills, water the new ‘Baja Med’ culture,” said Ro- it unites us all.” and picnic tables. Firewood, restrooms berto Alcocer, chef at Malva Cocina de These days, there are more than 50 and showers and a grocery are nearby. Baja California, a new restaurant locat- wineries in the Valle de Guadelupe. A great time to visit is during the ed at theMina Penélope vineyard. There are several new restaurants, month of April, when San Antonio Ne- Just 30 years old, Alcocer earned Malva among them. And as Alcocer cua celebrates its annual fair. You’ll see a bachelor’s degree in gastronomy in executes his own unique farm-to-table traditional Kumeyaay, Pai-Pai and Kili- Mexico; studied for a year in Bordeaux, vision, he draws from local indigenous wa arts and crafts, purchase handmade France; completed a service course in cultures. wickerwork, ceramics and jewelry, and Bruges, Belgium; and practiced his “The Indians at Tecate and Mexicali sample traditional foods such as acorn craft at Michelin two-star restaurants would travel through the valley to gath- atole and artisanal cheeses. in France before returning home to er acorns and native plants as they made Mexico. their way to the coast for seafood,” Alco- Welcome to the “Baja Med” “It’s mind-blowing what’s happen- cer said. “Acorns traditionally were used New opportunities lie outside the vil- ing in gastronomy here,” said Fernando for things like flour, pudding and coffee. lages and craft markets, as well. North- Pérez Castro, proprietor of the Hacien- I’m researching what was edible, adding ern Baja’s young people, native and da La Lomita winery, also in the Valle new techniques and making something non-native alike, can pursue careers that de Guadalupe. “About five years ago, new.” 0

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Bison cow and calf

Fort Belknap boasts two herds, one of them transplanted from Yellowstone National Park. Tourists flock to see them Where the in Yellowstone, and now the curious can meet bison on the Fort Belknap Reservation as well. Tribal Tourism Director Ray Gone offers four tours, two of which take visitors to the buf- Tourists falo herds. A viewing platform is currently under construction adjoining the fence where the Yellowstone herd is located. The tour to a second herd near Snake Butte also offers views of buf- Roam falo and some old tipi rings. Another tour leads up Mission Canyon to the powwow The thriving Fort Belknap bison herds grounds. The canyon is beautiful, a stream flows beside the are a big draw for visitors from all over road, trout are visible in the pools, and a natural stone arch above the roadway is spectacular. The powwow grounds have the world been described as the most beautiful in Montana, located in a high meadow surrounded by trees that offer great tipi loca- BY JACK MCNEEL tions. Higher mountains encircle the basin. The fourth is an all-day tour termed the Lodgepole tour, A chance to recapture the lost romance named for one of the communities, and it circles through the of the buffalo reservation. Prices are reasonable, at $25 for each adult and $15 for those 7 through 18. Younger kids can go free, and sack lunches are provided. uffalo stood near the fence, their winter coats changing Tourism is just one facet of the economic boom on the Fort to the sleeker, cooler summer coat. The golden brown Belknap Reservation. Ray Gone is pretty traditional, and listen- Bof the calves contrasted with the black and dark brown ing to him describe tribal life and history is reason alone to take of the adults. The thriving herd came to Fort Belknap from a tour. He spoke of his own fasting in the Sweet Grass Hills, Yellowstone two years earlier, the animals genetically pure and how they ask grandmother and grandfather spirits to help them. free of any disease. “These are the loved ones that went on to the other side, the At long last, bison have been firmly established on a number Spirit World,” he told a group of travelers recently. He told of of tribal lands. And the tourists are not far behind. To accom- preparing holistically for the Sun Dance, how it lasts all night, modate and attract them, tribes are capitalizing on the bisons’ and about how the buffalo once traveled through the valley to- resurgence. And no wonder. They’re impressive animals, the ward the north in the spring and back southward in the fall. heaviest in North America. A large bull can weigh a ton or Buffalo played a major role in tribal life in earlier times, so more—yet can run up to 40 miles an hour. the return of these animals to the reservation has been a happy MCNEEL (2) JACK

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STANDING ROCK/FORT YATES COMMUNITY SCHOOL 2014/2015 SCHOOL YEAR Job Announcements The Standing Rock Community School and the Fort Yates Public School District #4 operate under a Joint Powers Agreement between the Fort Yates Public School District #4 and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. (Elementary K-5, Middle School 5-8, and High School 9-12)

Bison cow nursing calf STANDING ROCK FORT YATES PUBLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL SCHOOL DIST. #4 occasion for members of the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Elementary Tribes, who share the Fort Belknap Reservation. Buffalo meat Elementary Teacher Middle School is again available, buffalo provide various jobs, and they help Computer Teacher Instructional Coach bring tourism dollars to the reservation. Paraprofessional Full-time Substitute Teacher Calf production during the past two years has added to the Paraprofessionals population, and the herd now numbers 46. The 980-acre pas- High School ture will only support about 100 animals under Bureau of In- dian Affairs rules, but they would like to add additional land Math Teacher so it would eventually carry a herd of 400. Between 4,000 Librarian/English Teacher to 5,000 acres would be available to the rear of the present Woods Instructor pasture, and additional land might also become available, said Hall Monitor Mike Fox, former manager and fish and wildlife director for Other Fort Belknap. Some small groups of buffalo might be shipped out prior Superintendent to reaching the 400-animal goal, Fox said. “One of the big Chief Finance Officer things is just to provide seed stock to other tribes or state and Athletic/Activities Director national parks that want to have genetically pure buffalo.” Fox was the buffalo manager beginning in 1991 and re- Head Cook mained in that job for about 10 years when buffalo were first reintroduced to the reservation. Those animals went to OPENING DATE: July 7, 2014 a pasture at Snake Butte, where they still remain. That herd CLOSING DATE: Until Filled presently numbers more than 700 on 22,000 acres dedicated Request Applications at: to buffalo. They are not the genetically pure animals from Standing Rock/Fort Yates Community School Yellowstone, nor were they all initially tested for disease. 9189 Hwy 24 For these reasons the two herds are kept in separate pastures, Fort Yates, North Dakota 58538 many miles apart. Or call Katherine Bailey at 701-854-2142 The tribe quarantined those animals and took blood sam- Email Address: [email protected] ples pretty much all through the ’90s, Fox said. “We have Visit our website: www.fort-yates.k12.nd.us records that everything was clean,” he said, adding that that All persons selected for employment must submit to a background program had been discontinued but will soon resume. “We’re check and drug testing. going to start again just so we have proof our commercial herd We are an equal opportunity employer. is clean. The Yellowstone animals will be tested annually as part of the agreement with the state.” 0

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At 7,315 yards, Atunyote is the longest of Turning Stone’s three golf courses. THREE FOR TEE Turning Stone golf course is honored with a place on Golfweek’s Best List

Even if you’re not a golfer, ers (AGM) selected Turning Stone’s make Turning Stone a top destination there is more to the courses Shenendoah Golf Club as one of the na- for golfers from across the country and than the links tion’s top golf shops. This is the seventh around the world.” consecutive year that Turning Stone’s Only 50 courses made the list of the he Turning Stone Casino Resort Atunyote, Kaluhyat and Shenendoah country’s finest golf destinations, and in central New York is home to courses all made Golfweek’s exclusive list. Turning Stone has consistently main- Tthree world-class golf courses— “We are thrilled,” said Oneida Nation tained three spots on the esteemed list. Atunyote, Kaluhyat and Shenendoah— Enterprises Chief Executive Officer Ray In 2012, all three courses were also hon- and recently received major honors. Its Halbritter. “As anyone who has played ored on the same list. courses were listed as part of Golfweek’s our courses can tell you, the quality of The Shenendoah Golf Club received Best Casino Courses of 2013, and the golf at Turning Stone is truly sec- an additional honor, the 2014 AGM

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and the PGA Professional National Championship. The venue has hosted some of the sport’s biggest names including Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler. And each year, the Nation’s Atunyote Golf Club hosts the annual Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge charity event, which Woods won in 2009. If you’re not a golfer, there are still plenty of opportunities to enjoy yourself at Turning Stone’s 3,400-acre complex. The first-rate golf course is surrounded by world-class dining, accommodations and entertainment options at the four-season destination resort. Turning Stone recently expanded with a new $25 million, multi-venue entertainment View of the 18th hole and clubhouse at Atunyote complex called Exit 33. Turning Stone’s Skaná Spa was re- nized as one of the “best of the best” in at the PGA Merchandise Show in Or- cently named to the Best Casino Hotel the U.S. AGM honorees are judged on lando, Florida, in January. Spas and Best Spas for Golf in Spa Find- new ideas, creativity, adaptability, and Turning Stone’s courses have held er Wellness Readers’ Choice Awards. best practices. several major professional events, in- For more information, call (315) 361- Shenendoah and other winners were cluding the PGA Tour’s B.C. Open and 7711 or (800) 771-7711. The web site recognized and fêted on the main stage Turning Stone Resort Championship is TurningStone.com. 0

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August/September 2014 THIS WEEK FROM INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY 20 INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY What to Do in Santa Fe: An Artist’s Guide A local’s tips for getting the best out of the best Native art festival

The landmark La Fonda Hotel in the Plaza

anta Fe is a fun place, with no shortage Jacobs, an Akwesasne Mohawk artist and poet of attractions; if you’re going there for and longtime Santa Fe resident, for thoughts on Sthe August 23-24 Santa Fe Indian Mar- how to approach the Indian Market and—per- ket (or if you’re going there any time at all, re- haps most importantly—where to go for enchi- ally) it helps to have a few tips from someone ladas and a cold beer or margarita when you’re who knows what he’s doing. We asked Alex taking a break from the art. Here’s what he said:

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The best thing is catching music forget to visit The Underground), The venues for them to play (you’ll be most 1 on the Santa Fe Plaza. It’s free, Matador (116 W. San Francisco St.), and likely to find Native acts at Evangelo’s and anyone can do it. And the people- Marble Brewery and Tap Room on top and El Farol, listed above). You can watching there is excellent. of the Arcade (60 E. San Francisco St.). check the listings in the Santa Fe New Another great place within walking dis- Mexican (santafenewmexican.com) and There are many openings at tance of San Francisco St. is El Paseo Bar Santa Fe Reporter (sfreporter.com), but 2 many galleries, and for those of & Grill (208 Galisteo Street). in my experience you’ll have more fun in us in the arts that means networking Albuquerque. To see what’s happening galore with other Skins. Over the years Some of my other favorite places there, try the Weekly Alibi (alibi.com). I’ve made some great professional and 5 to eat and drink are Maria’s New Most of the bigger names will be playing personal connections at Legends Santa Mexican Kitchen (555 West Cordova at casinos in the area: Hard Rock Isleta, Fe (125 Lincoln Avenue), IAIA/MoC- Road), Tomasita’s (500 South Gua- Sandia, Buffalo Thunder, Camel Rock, NA (108 Cathedral Place), Blue Rain dalupe), The Shed (113 East Palace and San Felipe. Gallery (130 Lincoln Avenue), Allan Avenue) and La Choza (905 Alarid Houser Gallery (125 Lincoln Avenue), St), Blue Corn Cafe & Brewery (133 Attend a poetry reading at Col- El Museo Cultural (555 Camino de la W. Water St.), The Pink Adobe and 8 lected Works (202 Galisteo St.).

Institute of American Indian Arts Musem Ten Thousand Waves Spa

Familia), and the bars and lobbies of the Guadalupe Cafe (both 406 Old Santa If you need a break, the Santa La Fonda Hotel (100 East San Francisco Fe Trail), Rio Chama (414 Old Santa Fe 9 Fe area is loaded with spas: In St.) and Hotel Santa Fe (1501 Paseo De Trail), Del Charro Saloon at Inn of the Santa Fe itself, you’ve got Body (333 Peralta). Governors (101 West Alameda Street), W. Cordova Rd.) and Ten Thousand Second St Brewery (1814 Second St., Waves (3451 Hyde Park Road); Hyatt Artists will be having gather- there’s also another one at The Railyard), Regency Tamaya is on the Santa Ana 3 ings at their studios—try to get The Cowgirl BBQ (319 South Guada- Pueblo between Santa Fe and Albu- invited, and if you do get invited, go. Be lupe St.), Santa Fe Brewing Company querque; and Ojo Caliente and Jemez prepared to bring stuff, work, make runs, and Sol Santa Fe Stage & Grill (at 35 Springs are towns up north with sev- or pay for stuff. And when you’re told it’s and 37 Fire Place, respectively), El Farol eral spas each. time to leave, leave. (808 Canyon Road), and the Mine Shaft Tavern in the town of Madrid. This sounds like a lot, but re- There’s lots to do on San Francis- 10 member—I live here, and I’ve 4 co St., which runs along the south As a rule of thumb, the better the been to quite a few of these over the years. edge of Santa Fe Plaza. Places worth a 6 dive, the more Indians you will find You don’t have to do everything; in fact, visit are The Lensic Theatre (211 W. San there. That’s why I’m not including expen- you don’t have to do anything. The mar- Francisco St.); restaurants the San Fran- sive places in my list—if you want one of ket itself is enormous, so in some ways cisco Street Bar & Grill (50 E. San Fran- those, ask the front desk at your hotel. the best piece of advice I have is to simply cisco St.) and Ore House at Milagro (139 go to the Plaza, see all you can possibly W. San Francisco St.); and bars Evangelo’s There are Indian bands in town, see, and save your money to spend on art. (200 W. San Francisco St.—and don’t 7 but, frankly, there are not enough That’s why you’re here, isn’t it? 0

August/September 2014 THIS WEEK FROM INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY 22 INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY SIMPLY THE BEST A look at prize-winning art from the 2013 Santa Fe Indian Market hen all was said and done, Fe Indian Market. But Best of Show fications are always examples of the very judges picked Jackie Larson is just one of many prestigious awards finest work in Indian country. Here’s WBread’s “Memory Keeper” as given at Indian Market, and the winners a selection of award-winners from last the best piece of the 92nd annual Santa and other honorees among the 11 classi- year’s Market. 0

Best of Show winner “Memory Keeper” by Jackie Larson Bread, Blackfeet (8) SLY “COCO” COURTENAY

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Charlene Sanchez-Reano, San Felipe Pueblo

Kenneth Humpherville, Metis

Earl Plummer, Navajo

Troy Jackson, Cherokee

Dallin Maybee, Northern Arapano and Seneca Babe and Carla Hemlock, Mohawk Bryant Honyouti, Hopi

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What’s your feeling now, as the months find success. of work are about to pay off ? Coming from warrior cultures doesn’t A Big I am extremely excited to see how every- hurt either. My family and friends are part thing has come together! While I have of this Indian Market family -- what better decided not to reinvent the wheel, and to reason is there to fight for the continued Picture allow the machine that is Indian Market to success and stability of Indian Market? take its own shape, I am proud of some of the new initiatives and partnerships that As an artist, you must know that crazy Guy SWAIA has entered into. I am also grate- feeling getting ready for the Big Show, ful for those institutions that have contin- the days and hours leading up to Satur- The scoop on the 93rd ued to support the mission of SWAIA, day, then there’s that strange calm as the Santa Fe Indian Market from and partnered with us again, such as sun comes up, people start moving and Kevin Gover and the National Museum you hear that morning buzz. You think SWAIA’s Dallin Maybee of the American Indian (NMAI). New that feeling will be different for you as a BY ALEX JACOBS institutions such as the Museum of In- Director rather than an artist? dian Arts and Culture (MIAC) and In- Well, honestly I am not sure what to stitute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) expect. My week actually starts pretty have stepped forward and we are creating early as we prepare for the events and wonderful relationships, and rightly so I am hoping that as each component since we have similar mission statements, falls into place my anxiety will settle. namely the cultivation and promotion of Overseeing all the different parts seems Indian art. Having the time we have had daunting but I am absolutely confident to pull the components together means that we have the right people in place. I we will see some amazing things at this am excited for their success and at the market! Some things will feel familiar, end of market, I can only suspect that other parts, more robust. Overall, I hope that sweet feeling of accomplishment everyone goes away with a sense of awe at and satisfaction will be wonderful. the events and experiences we all shared during Indian Market week. Your family is always a presence at Mar- ket time—what is Indian Market like How has this job been for you—was for you personally and professionally? there a learning curve, and how much And what do the NextGen SWAIA Arts help did you need? & Culture events mean to you? Maybee and his award winning art I can’t be more grateful for the many peo- I love that my children have grown up ple who have stepped forward and offered with Indian Market. It exposes them to allin Maybee stepped in as Inter- their assistance and experience in growing art forms that would be difficult to enjoy im COO of the Southwest Asso- Indian Market. I am a big picture sort of at any other time, and here, they are all in Dciation for Indian Arts (SWAIA) person, and so utilizing the institutional Santa Fe during one weekend. My chil- in early May, and has been hard at work knowledge of people who have been a part dren love getting dressed up in the outfits ever since making sure that SWAIA’s sig- of Indian Market for years and years has Naomi and I create for them and even my nature event, the Santa Fe Indian Mar- been invaluable. Additionally, while that son has become as serious as a 14 year old ket (happening August 23-24, 2014), learning curve has reared its ugly head boy can be about creating a “big” piece for enjoys another successful year. Maybee, here and there, it’s been easier to fill in the market. I want to continue to grow the Northern Arapaho and Seneca, was holes when I have a dedicated staff who youth initiatives, but maintain an appro- tapped during a time of some uncertainty are absolutely committed to the artists, priate focus on those master artists who for the Indian Market, with three key fig- sponsors, collectors, and visitors. I like to have laid the foundation for young artists. ures having left the organization to form think my life experiences have leant them- the Indigenous Fine Art Market (IFAM). selves to adjusting to the situation I chose A Tribe Called Red is playing two Within that context, Maybee was hailed to jump into, and that army of committed shows around Market; you’ve also got as a wise choice: he comes from a family people who stand beside me really helps. the Native Cinema Showcase at the NM with a strong artistic tradition, and is I have been a police officer, a prosecutor, History Museum, the Awards Show at himself a SWAIA award-winning artist an artist, a dancer, and I have traveled the Convention Center and the Auc- (he won Best of Show in 2007), lawyer the world. So in many ways, I appreciate tion Gala at La Fonda Hotel Saturday and professional dancer. In other words, the way in which life led me to this place, evening—can you elaborate on some of among Santa Fe’s Native artists, he’s a where I can draw from many experiences the highlights of Market week? man of the people. and perspectives in the hopes that we will SWAIA has partnered with the MIAC LEE ALLEN

IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com August/September 2014 INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY 25 in offering a wonderful reception on fashion-related events surrounding Mar- as the character and personality of our art- Thursday Night before the Tribe Called ket. To showcase what our fashion de- ists evolve. I am truly grateful to have been Red concert. “Legacies, Legends, and signers are doing, we have increased their a small part of that evolution and I can Living Artists: A reception Honor- visibility in the form of previews of their only hope to be a continuing part of that ing Allan Houser” is a food and wine work at various events. Designers such growth, in whatever capacity that may be. event where several SWAIA Best of as Orlando Dugi, Bethany Yellowtail, Ja- I am assuming I will return to the Board if Show winners, sculptors participating mie Okuma, Carol Melting Tallow, and I do not continue on in this capacity, and in the Houser exhibit opening soon at Sho Sho Esquiro will provide a glimpse I would gladly do so. I joined the Board the MIAC, SWAIA fashion designers, of some of their work at different events. in an effort to assist SWAIA in any way and other artists will present a preview Many have participated in New York I could. With all the continued success of some of their exciting new works that Fashion Week, at shows in LA and other I know SWAIA will find the stability it will debut at Indian Market. It should places. At Indian Market, designers and needs but I also absolutely believe that we be a great event where accessibility to models will be at the Thursday reception need to approach things differently than our artists will make for some wonder- at the MIAC, at a Fashion Show at Cathe- we did in the past. We have to explore ful conversation and laughter. dral Park stage on Saturday, at the Silent new ways in which we can fulfill our mis- The Best of Show luncheon and pre- Auction reception before the live auction sion statements, serve the artist commu- views are always spotlight events. For a Gala at La Fonda, as well as a small show- nity, and remain healthy for the sake of brief day, many of our artists’ best pieces case during the Fashion Challenge com- the entire Indian Market family. During will be in one location for the enjoyment petition on the Plaza on Sunday Morning. our more recent difficulties, some people of all who attend. It’s exciting to see the stepped back in their support where oth- pieces up close and personal; many will What do you think the future holds for ers, like Leroy Garcia of Blue Rain Gal- briefly debut on Saturday morning, only SWAIA as an organization and what lery, stepped forward and declared that I, to be swept up by those collectors who about future Indian Markets? the SWAIA Board, and the thousands of love them enough and want the first op- Just as our cultural identity is a living and artists we represent, would not face these portunity to purchase them. breathing entity, so too is SWAIA and the difficulties alone. I am absolutely humbled Another more robust component is the nature of Indian Market. We must evolve and grateful for that. 0

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A Head for Hats: From her Navajo background, Melissa usually regular working cowboys, since Melissa Barnes Barnes inherited a gift for transforming it’s mostly men who wear cowboy hats. cowboy hats into unique art pieces. Born But now I do a lot of custom hats for BY DOMINIQUE GODRECHE in Farmington New Mexico, and based women; they love my floral designs. in Durango, Colorado, she has been creating handmade cowboy hats “with a Na- There’s that phrase “cowboys and In- tive American twist,” often in the form of dians”—as if these two categories are beading and hand-painting, for 21 years. opposites. But a cowboy hat is now part of the Navajo aesthetic, isn’t it? Where did you learn to create such It is absolutely part of the Navajo aesthet- stylish hats—any particular source of ic. And it’s part of my heritage. I remem- inspiration? ber my grandfather and his hat. When I I am self-taught. I took an older hat create a hat, I think of it as a blank can- apart and figured out how to work with vas. We have seen cowboy hats for a long it. It was like a puzzle. But now I have time, but there is so much more to do. We 100 models of hats. For the beadwork, can create tastefully embellished cowboy I do research in books when I want to hats, with paintings and beadings. My embellish the hats with a Native design. hats take about 10 weeks to produce and each one is unique: I saw, sculpt, paint, Do Navajos wear a lot of hats? and bead my headbands. My clients tell Typically they do. Navajo men—ranch- me what they want in terms of colors ers, shepherds—wear hats, often with and beads. I take the information, do silver headbands. We are cowboys! And the sketches, and decide on something during auctions, when they bring their special. I am the only Native American animals, every Navajo man is dressed woman creating cowboy hats, and I am Melissa Barnes in her “Navajo-Style Fedora” up, with his hat on. My clients were proud of it since it’s a man’s job. 0

Ledger Art from of them took it to the level I have, with the Edge: Terrance museum showings and making a living at it. Guardipee How do you describe your style? BY LEE ALLEN It’s a mixture of contemporary colors with traditional forms and ancient In creating his non-traditional ledger art, symbols used by my tribe—spiritual Terrance Guardipee breaks just about animals, painted lodges—symbols that every rule. He doesn’t always use ledger Guardipee’s “Red Horse War Chief” have protective or spiritual meanings paper, often substituting road maps as that came from dreams of designs and the base surface. He uses a wide array of I focus on my family members or tribal shapes. Everything is traditional and antique documents—items such as old mates who were in war societies or spir- original to my tribe, and then I make the maps, war ration cards, canceled checks— itual or healing societies or even social shapes a little more contemporary, and to create a collage background. Then, us- societies and do drawings of them. I the coloring very contemporary coming Prismacolor art markers, he populates research old buffalo robes for tribal war pared with what they had before. the scene with warriors, tipis, and designs history. These were called winter counts from Blackfeet culture. That’s what we because in wintertime we wouldn’t nor- Did you start out making more tradi- see, at least—Guardipee himself is more mally go out and do exploits, but stay tional ledger art? guarded about what, exactly, goes into home and create our weapons. The win- In the beginning—until I decided I his pieces. “Since others see what I do and ter counts would tally up what had been wanted to do something different. I copy my ideas, I prefer to keep my creative done for the year and the exploits were wanted to take things and expand them process private,” he says. then drawn onto hides. by combining receipts, documents, and texts with symbols that are thousands How do you approach the medium of Did you come from an artistic family? of years old and have been passed down ledger art? Yes, a multi-talented family. But none through generations. TERRANCE GUARDIPEE DOMINIQUE GODRECHE; COURTESY 0

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Gerry Quotskuyva: different direction. Electrical engineering Art Is a Responsibility got set aside and I couldn’t have made a better choice. I get personal satisfaction BY LEE ALLEN on a daily basis.

Often referred to as the Michelangelo of When did you start carving? Hopi carvers, Gerry Quotskuyva (Hopi I’ve only been doing what I do now for Bear Strap Clan with Yaqui and His- about 18 years. Years ago, somebody panic heritage) says “it’s typecasting to gave me a pocket knife and said, “Some hand a Hopi a knife and some wood and day you’re going to need this.” I gave expect he’ll carve a doll.” Yet it’s hard to that knife away a couple of times, but deny that there is an element of fate in his somehow it kept coming back to me. artistic journey. One day I hiked down to the river to find some wood, but I had again lost Have you always been an artist? that knife—until I cleaned out my truck Throughout my childhood, I did bead- and up popped the knife. work. If you’re born Hopi, you’re born with a paintbrush in your hand. This You’re known for katsinas—why did is one of the few cultures where art is a you gravitate toward these figures? responsibility … everybody creates art. I started dreaming about katsinas fly- Quotskuyva’s “Mudhead Love” I did beadwork and a little leatherwork ing from the corn and the husks turn- in high school, but I never took it seri- ing into their robes, and I carved that. an interpretation of a cultural icon. It’s ously. I went to U of A and ran short of Throughout the years, that piece be- Hopi art. When that dream occurred, funds for school, and my artist mother came a hallmark design for me, and it’s like something opened up within told me to start making some crafts she I’m now doing it in bronze. I’ve never me and the whole creative process could sell, and that took me in a whole professed it to be a katsina doll—it’s started. 0

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mates’ bodies were dissected to see if the Calendar Whirl criminal brain differed from a normal one. March / Dubai From Angkor Wat to Dubai, a list of exotic places to Dubai is a monument to excess—the visit for each month of the year world’s tallest building, an indoor ski slope (simmering desert heat be BY HANS TAMMEMAGI damned), artificial islands and a seven- star hotel. But a short drive into the Ara- bian desert will bring you to an oasis, the The world is a lush tableau of fascinating locales, Al Maha Resort. Elegant villas with large rich in history, nature and visual beauty to ﬁll every season. canvas sails for roofs feature king-size beds, Arabian antiques and enormous ake a New Year’s resolution ful, small-town ambience. Scooters are the bathtubs. Sprawling wooden decks and to reward yourself by visiting best way to travel and explore. The Cook personal infinity pools offer long views Mand exploring a few (perhaps Islands’ close association with New Zea- over the desert of attractive sculpted many?) of the globe’s more unadorned land is reflected in the currency, wine and ridges and rich shadowy ripples. You can tourist destinations. To help you plan many visitors from that island. ride a camel or drive a Land Rover into your 2014 and 2015 travels, here is a list the desert, home to exotic animals such of some of the planet’s great places, bro- February / Tasmania, Australia as the delicate Arabian gazelle and the ken out by month: Tasmania, Australia’s island state, is romantic long-horned oryx. April / Angkor Wat, Cambodia Angkor Wat is one of the world’s archi- tectural masterpieces and a powerful symbol of Cambodia. It has been a center for worship since it was founded in the early 1100s. It appears on the national flag and is the country’s main attraction. Angkor Wat displays magnificent Khmer architecture with sandstone pillars, towers and bas-relief friezes depicting scenes from Hindu epics. Part of the sprawling Angkor World Heritage Site, the Wat is but one of about 100 temples. Jungle en- croaches on the ancient structures; mon- keys swing through the foliage. May / Amsterdam, Holland Amsterdam, the gateway to Europe, has an extensive canal system. Take a boat tour or enjoy a long walk. The canals and bridges are picturesque. The narrow Cook Islands streets are often cobblestoned; bars and coffee houses abound. The famous red- January / Cook Islands rimmed by sandy beaches and popu- light district, located in the middle of the lated by bizarre creatures. Near Hobart, old town, cannot be avoided. Beware of Situated deep in the Pacific, and south a delightfully picturesque city, lies Port bicycles, which constantly whiz past. Visit of the equator, are the 15 idyllic, tropical Arthur Historic Site, the penal colony the Van Gogh Museum, the Anne Frank Cook Islands, with their golden beaches established in 1833. Learn here about the House and Rijksmuseum. Pay a visit to the and tall coconut trees. Rarotonga, the grim role of convicts in Australia’s history. De Drie Fleschjes, a “brown café” (pub) main island, has a lush mountainous In one block, convicts weren’t allowed to established in 1650. center and is ringed by a reef that cradles speak and had to wear hoods whenever a turquoise lagoon where you can spend they were outside their tiny cells. During June / Cardiff, Wales hours snorkeling. The Polynesian people the evening ghost tour at the morgue, the Cardiff is a great city. At its heart is are friendly, and the island has a delight- guide, holding a skull, explains how in- Cardiff Castle, with its crenellated walls (5) THINKSTOCK

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Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia Angkor Wat, Cambodia and colorful clock-tower. The city is de- dockland, includes plazas, a merry-go- Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage signed for pedestrians and, being flat, is round, the Wales Millennium Center, a Site, was established in 1219. The ram- perfect for cycling (bicycles are avail- spectacular opera house and the Senedd, parts of the upper town, which was for able, free!). The downtown encompasses the National Assembly of Wales. nobles, offer wonderful views onto the St. David’s Shopping Center and broad, rooftops and spires of the lower town, open walkways that contrast with the July / Tallinn, Estonia meant for merchants. Numerous muse- surrounding narrow lanes, arcades and Tallinn is one of Europe’s most beautiful ums, churches and other fascinating places cobbled streets. Bilingual signs abound capitals, with narrow cobblestone streets, dot the lower town, including the Passage with long, tongue-twisting words. Car- church spires, medieval buildings, thick of History, with plaques in the sidewalk diff Bay, a beautifully restored former battlements and towers. The medieval outlining Estonian history.

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August / Santorini, Greece Santorini is a fiery jewel in the Cyclades Islands of Greece. The main town of Fira sits on a 300-meter cliff in a jumble of white-washed restaurants, bars and hotels, dotted by the occasional dome-topped church. Each morning, donkeys gen- tly bray as they clip-clop down a zigzagging path to meet the cruise ships and fetch tourists. You can visit Akrotiri, buried by a volcano 5,000 years ago and one of the world’s finest archaeological sites. Or visit the island of Nea Kameni, still an active volcano, where you can bathe in hot springs. September / Galapagos Islands, Ecuador In the storied Galapagos Islands you can walk and snorkel among the most remarkable displays of nature on this planet. These isolated, arid volcanic islands sit astride the equator and are home to lumbering 150-year-old tortoises, prehistoric ma- rine iguanas, glistening sea lions and birds. These include blue- foot boobies, pelicans, flamingos and ordinary-looking finches, whose beaks allegedly helped Darwin unravel the processes of evolution. As a bonus, the animals, having no predators, are indifferent to humans, allowing you to get close and personal. October / Sossusvlei, Namibia You can hike to the top of the world’s tallest, most elegant sand dunes in the Sossusvlei region of Namibia in southwest Africa. The view is spectacular, with one towering sand dune merg- ing into another. All are red, as though the earth is bleeding. Machu Picchu, Peru Sinuous ridges divide the enormous dunes into vast patches of velvet shadow and rippled crimson. Amazingly, this barren landscape is home to life. Ostrich, oryx and kudu wander here Job Title: FINANCE DIRECTOR and there, ceaselessly searching for food. Beetles, spiders and Job Number: 07-027 snakes leave delicate, ephemeral patterns in the sand. Closing Date: OPENED UNTIL FILLED Program: Finance Department November / Machu Picchu, Peru Salary: DOE Stone buildings, temples and terraces, overwhelming in el- Location: Kykotsmovi, Arizona egance and size, are arrayed high on the side of a precipitous mountain. This is Machu Picchu, which Condé Nast Traveler Brief Description calls the world’s number-one tourist attraction. The structures The Finance Director is responsible for supervision, oversight, are built of chiselled boulders that fit perfectly without cement FRRUGLQDWLQJDQGLPSOHPHQWLQJDOOÀQDQFHUHODWHGIXQFWLRQV and are extraordinarily stable—important in an earthquake- LQFOXGLQJJHQHUDOOHGJHUDFFRXQWLQJDQGÀQDQFLDOUHSRUWLQJ prone area. These amazing, silent stones, in perfect balance purchasing, travel, accounts payable, accounts receivable and HVWDEOLVKPHQWRIDQGDGKHUHQFHWRÀVFDOSROLF\DQGFRQWUROVWR with their surroundings, are also aligned with the sun’s orbit. protect the assets of the Hopi Tribe. Abandoned by the Incas when the Spanish conquistadors in- vaded Peru, Machu Picchu remained hidden high in the Andes Job Requirements and was not rediscovered until 1911. &RPSUHKHQVLYHNQRZOHGJHRI*$$37ULEDOÀVFDOPDQDJH- ment principles, methods & practices including governmental, December / Amazon Jungle, Peru enterprise and investment fund account management. Five plus When your plane lands on a small grass airstrip in the dense years of progressive responsible management and supervisory Amazon forest, the smells are ripe and rich. The foliage is lush H[SHULHQFHLQÀQDQFHDQGRUDFFRXQWLQJDQG%DFKHORU·V'HJUHH and alive with strange caws and chirps. Bugs buzz. And it is LQ$FFRXQWLQJ)LQDQFHRU%XVLQHVV$GPLQLVWUDWLRQ$FWLYH&3$ hot, very hot. A native canoe carries you up a fast-flowing RU&0$FHUWLÀFDWHKLJKO\GHVLUHG Amazon tributary, deeper into the humid jungle to the Manu Wildlife Center. The guide will point out white egrets, tou- For a full position description and additional details please visit cans, blue-headed parrots, green ibis and red-and-green ma- our website at www.hopi-nsn.us or contact Human Resources caws. At night you will boat with a powerful spotlight to catch for an application at (928)734-3212. the sinister eyes of caimans. 0

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The Kids Are Adorable At Indian Market, high fashion plus short people is always a draw

he Native American Clothing the NACC is the most-photographed Contest (NACC) is always one event of the weekend. Models of all ages Tof the highlights of Santa Fe In- strut their stuff bedecked in feathers, dian Market. Occuring on the Sunday of fringes, beads and turquoise—and no the weekend, it’s a pageant of finery and one is ever surprised when the youngsters style that is unrivaled in Indian country. steal the show. Take a look at these snaps According to Indian Market’s organizers, from 2012 and you’ll see why. 0

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23RD ANNUAL FORT OMAHA INTERTRIBAL POWWOW Saturday Sept. 13, 2014 1-7:30 p.m.

Gourd Dance, 10 a.m.–noon All veterans welcome. Free and open to the public. Metropolitan Community College Fort Omaha Campus 30th and Fort streets, Omaha, Neb. mccneb.edu/intercultural PHOTO CREDIT: ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHT SWAIA. OPPOSITE PAGE, FROM LEFT: CHRIS CORRIE, MAX MCDONALD. MAX MCDONALD. CHRIS CORRIE, FROM LEFT: PAGE, OPPOSITE SWAIA. COPYRIGHT ALL IMAGES CREDIT: PHOTO MAX MCDONALD (2), CHRIS CORRIE. LEFT: FROM TOP CLOCKWISE THIS PAGE,

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August/September 2014 THIS WEEK FROM INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY 36 INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY Eatin’ And Paddlin’ 10 traditional foods to savor on your next canoe journey

BY RICHARD WALKER

The further north you go, the bigger the crab. Crab meat is high in protein and high in Omega-3 fatty acids.

Alive: Coastal First Nations Fundamen- Clams and oysters The farther north you go, the tal Truths.” Whether steamer or cockle, a clambake bigger the crab, from Dunge- The Canoe Journey is all about tradi- (with native Olympia oysters) makes ness to Alaskan king tion, and when it comes to traditional mouths water as soon as the steam is up, foods, few events can top the journey. often while canoe skippers are still on he annual Canoe Journey in the Here are 10 foods you are likely to enjoy the beach asking for permission to come Pacific Northwest is a feast for the on the Canoe Journey. Follow along for ashore. I recall a canoe skipper at Little Tsenses, featuring graceful canoes, a healthy feast you won’t forget. (This Boston in 2011 who cited three specific many of them festooned with Northwest list hits the highlights and is by no reasons in his request for permission to Coast Native artistic elements. Beautiful means all-inclusive.) come ashore: He was looking forward regalia, songs, and dances. A lot of lov- to songs, dances—and the Port Gamble ing, caring and sharing. Elk or venison stew S’Klallam Tribe’s clams. And food. With meat this tender (it will slip off Frank Brown says the Heiltsuk First your fork), you’ll want a spoon to catch Berries Nation serves herring roe on kelp, hali- every drop of broth. The stew can in- What you’ll enjoy depends on where but, black cod, and salmon to its guests clude carrots, onions and potatoes; if you are and what is ripe—black, red or during the Canoe Journey, held in mid- you’re lucky, someone gathered wild yellow salmonberries are the first of the July in Bella Bella, British Columbia. nodding onions, wild carrots, wapato berry family to ripen. Wild strawberries He writes, “If you go to biodiversitybc. or maybe camas. It will all depend on pack a wallop of flavor in a small pack- org, we have good write-up on herring where you are geographically and where age. Wild blackberries twining along in the book Staying the Course, Staying the journey takes you. the ground will lead you to a bush full

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of delicious treasure. Geoduck chowder Save some room if this tasty stuff (pronounced “gooey duck”) is being served. Someone dove about 25 feet to harvest this behemoth for you, valued for its size and rich flavor. Whichever clam it’s made from, chowder is tough to pass up. Crab The farther north you go, the bigger the crab, from succulent Dungeness (one to four pounds) to Alaskan king (which can measure up to 10 feet from claw to claw). Crab meat is high in protein and high in Omega-3 fatty acids. Good food for pullers—with a flavor that’s craved. Salmon The best salmon cooks take pride in their work, and each nation’s salmon— whether cooked or smoked—has a dis- Blue huckleberries, picked on Kulshan (aka. Mount Baker) in Nooksack territory. tinct flavor. Quinault salmon is different than Suquamish salmon, which is different than Swinomish salmon, which is different than Lummi salmon. But no matter where you are on the Canoe Journey, you’ll remember every taste of this most honored of traditional foods. Ooligan Some call it candlefish, some call it eu- lachon or oolachan. Dip your food into the nutrient-rich oil, or enjoy the smelt it comes from—whether boiled, baked or grilled, dried, salted or smoked. Oo- ligan has long been highly valued by Northwest Coast peoples; it’s high in vitamins A, K and E. You’ll call this culturally significant food—prominent at feasts and potlatches—a memorable culinary experience. Frybread Whether you like it with butter or the huckleberry jam, no one can resist this A clambake with native Olympia oysters. Salmon, smoked, has a distinct flavor. golden-brown bread fried to perfection. This is a victory food: The grandmoth- each bite. (Tip: Don’t bother asking the beans, cheese, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, ers were unfamiliar with the white flour frybread cook for the recipe; it’s an old sour cream and salsa. they were given to feed their families, family recipe, passed down by word of by a government that hoped they would mouth from generation to generation.) Snow cones go away. Undeterred, the grandmothers Okay, so snow cones aren’t traditional. created a culinary classic enjoyed today Indian tacos But the snow-cone guy shows up at just by their great-grandchildren, a food My favorite style of this frybread varia- about every Canoe Journey stop. So

RICHARD WALKER (4) RICHARD WALKER that proclaims “We are still here.” Savor tion is with the works—ground meat, pick your flavor and enjoy. 0

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The verdant ﬁst that is the Mescalero Apache Reservation offers an astonishing range of recreational opportunities, from snowboarding to big-game hunting

BY HEATHER STEINBERGER

Ski Apache just might have some of the best skiing (and Visitors on the slopes at Ski Apache snowboarding and sledding) weather on the continent. “the Gazebo,” the resort has a verti- advantage of the clubhouse and pro cal drop of nearly 2,000 feet, and its shop, as well. hen most people think of 55 runs cater to beginners, intermedi- Golf Digest rated the course No. 23 on New Mexico’s Mescalero ate skiers and experts. You’ll find wide its list of “Top 40 Casino Golf Courses.” WApache Reservation, they greens, comfortable-cruising blues, ex- Golfweek proclaimed it “one of the top think of Geronimo, Cochise and pert areas like bump runs and a large 50 golf courses nationally,” and Travel Mangas Coloradas. And rightfully so; bowl, and a snowboarding terrain park and Leisure said it’s “the most underrat- the reservation does comprise part of with jumps, tubes and rails. ed golf course in the Southwest.” It also the Mescalero, Chiricahua and Lipan The area receives more than 15 feet received the M&C Gold Tee Award for Apaches’ treasured homelands, and de- of snow per year and has snowmaking three consecutive years. scendants of those celebrated 19th-cen- capabilities. And, thanks to its location, The tribe’s Inn of the Mountain Gods tury leaders still make their homes here. it just might have some of the best ski- resort is recognized as one of the first But there’s much more to this ing (and snowboarding, and sledding) Native American properties to com- 463,000-acre reservation, which rises weather on the continent. bine the sport with casino gaming. The like a verdant fist from the surround- If you’re planning a summer visit, you 18-hole course opens for the season in ing New Mexico desert. Pocked with can ride the gondola to 11,400 feet and April; hotel guests can reserve tee times clear blue lakes and streams, cloaked in enjoy beverages or a meal at the Yurt up to three months in advance. pine forests and capped with snow, this Cafe; hiking is another favorite summer hidden gem might be one of the South- pastime here. The resort also has added Big-Game Hunts west’s best-kept secrets. 5.5 miles of mountain-biking trails with For those who wish to try their hand grades between 6 and 8 percent. They at big-game hunting in the Mescalero Ski (and Bike!) Apache run from 11,981-foot Sierra Blanca Apache Reservation’s mountain valleys During the winter months, tourists Peak, which crowns the ski area, back and subalpine landscapes, the tribe op- from across the Southwest and Mexico to the base. erates hunting expeditions for bull and converge on Ski Apache, the southern- cow elk, bear and wild Merriam tur- most ski and snowboard area in the Championship Golf keys—in keeping with its longtime goal United States. Owned and managed Less than 150 miles from the U.S.-Mexi- of maintaining healthy populations on by the Mescalero Apache tribe, Ski co border, the Mescalero Apache Reser- tribal lands. Apache boasts more than 750 acres of vation has roughly nine months of great The “Spring Gobbler” hunts for wild skiable terrain and 10 lifts, including golfing weather. The Inn of the Moun- turkeys are scheduled for mid- and late three quads, five triples, a handle tow, a tain Gods Championship Golf Course, April. Bull elk hunts are in September, conveyer lift and even a gondola. There’s designed by Ted Robinson, features an with cow elk hunts taking place in three a sledding area, too. island fairway, fast-breaking greens, waves in October, November and De- With a base elevation of 9,600 feet views of Sierra Blanca, Mescalero Lake cember. Guests can hunt bear in early and a top elevation of 11,400 feet at and thick pine forests. Guests can take August.

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The valley reveals itself The Inn of the Mountain Gods sits on the edge of Lake Mescalero

Hunting packages include lodging, Mescalero Lake. At Mescalero Lake, Highway 70. Open daily, it features his- field meals, permits, weapons, horses you can purchase your permit at the toric photos, artifacts, clothing, crafts and processing. For hunters who would Inn of the Mountain Gods or, dur- and exhibits that share the history and rather bring their RVs, limited space is ing the summer months, at the inn’s culture of the tribe. available at the hunting lodge. boat docks. Stocked with 20,000 trout annually, Meet Smokey Camping, Fishing & Boating 100-acre Mescalero Lake can be fished Although it’s not on tribal land, a visit The Mescalero Apache Reservation daily from sunrise to sunset. And if you to the Mescalero Apache Reservation welcomes the public to camp and fish don’t have a boat, you can rent kayaks, wouldn’t be complete without a side in three of its recreational areas. The canoes, rowboats and paddle boats at trip to Capitan, just 19 miles away. first, the Mescalero Recreation Area, the boat docks. It’s home to the Smokey Bear Histori- is five miles west of Ruidoso and also is The tribe encourages anglers to cal Park, the final resting place for the known as the Eagle Creek Lakes Recre- practice catch-and-release methods world-famous bear. ation Area. It has primitive campsites (barbless hooks are recommended) Smokey was, in fact, a real bear. In for tent enthusiasts and RV hookups unless the fish will be a meal. The bag spring 1950, soldiers from Fort Bliss, for those who seek a more comfortable limit is three fish on the river and six at Texas, came to New Mexico to help camping experience, and the two lakes the lakes. fight the 17,000-acre Capitan Gap fire are stocked for anglers. in the Lincoln National Forest. There, Rio Ruidoso Recreational Area, locat- Fourth of July Celebrations they found a little black bear cub who ed just outside Ruidoso, is also known Each year, the Mescalero Apache Res- had climbed a tree to escape the inferno; as Upper Canyon or Ruidoso Cabins ervation welcomes visitors to attend its his paws and hind legs were burned. The Recreational Area. It features developed Fourth of July celebrations. Not only national news picked up the story, and campsites (but no RV hookups), and do the annual festivities incorporate a Smokey became a celebrity. He lived at the river is flowing with rainbow trout. parade, rodeo and pow wow, guests are the National Zoo in Washington D.C. Then, on the reservation’s south side, invited to silently observe the tradition- until his death in 1976. there’s the Silver Lakes Recreation Area, al puberty rites for young women. The Established three years after Smokey’s with its stocked 10-acre lake, primitive coming-of-age ceremony is the tribe’s death, the historical park incorporates and developed campsites, RV hookups largest and one of its most sacred; af- indoor and outdoor exhibits, a 10-min- and convenience store. ter four days of dancing, it culminates ute film and educational programs in Boaters are welcome to launch on on the Fourth of July in the predawn an outdoor amphitheater. Also on site: Silver and Eagle lakes, and camping hours. No cameras are allowed at the a playground, picnic area and Capitan’s and fishing permits are available at rec- special ceremony. original train depot. The park is open reation areas’ entrance stations. Other While in Mescalero, make sure to vis- daily, and admission is just $2 for adults great fishing spots: Carrizozo and Eagle it the outstanding Mescalero Cultural and $1 for children ages 7 and up. Chil- Creeks, the Grindstone Reservoir and Center at Chiricahua Plaza on U.S. dren under 6 are free. 0

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How to recognize the six main styles at a pow wow

ow wows have been a part of American Indian culture since Ptime immemorial, representing spiritual connection, healing and tradition. Each pow wow presents something unique to the hosting tribe, while offering traditional drum and dance competitions. One aspect of the pow wow circuit that those in attendance should be aware of are the varieties of dances on display and how to distinguish them from one another. Here we’ll run through each of the six styles—Fancy Shawl, Grass, Jingle, Men’s Fancy, and Men’s and Women’s Traditional—with a brief description of each and an example. BLES BL O

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Fancy Shawl Dance Said to imitate the movements of the butterfly, the Fancy Shawl Dance is a rel- ative newcomer to the pow wow circuit. It dates to the 1950s and 1960s, when women wanted a new style of dance that would attract the sort of attention that the Men’s Fancy Dance does. The intricate foot movement and dancer’s spin- ning show off the fringe on the shawl and the colors of the dancer’s outfit. The Fancy Shawl Dance was first called the Graceful Shawl Dance and did not involve fast movement or high stepping. Today, the dancer uses energetic twirls and high steps to a rapid drum beat. Light fabric is used in dress- es to give the appearance that the dancer is floating on air—and to prevent the CYNTHIA FRANKENBURG/SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION/FLICKR FRANKENBURG/SMITHSONIAN CYNTHIA dancer from overheating. Many Fancy Shawl dancers wear calf-high moccasins rather than leggings. The shawl is the most important part of the outfit and must stretch from hand to hand when the dancer’s arms are spread.

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Grass Dance The Grass Dance is believed to have originated with the Omaha Tribe. All stories of the dance point to it being ceremonial. In the South, some tribes believe it was connected to a warrior society and that scalps were tied to the dancers’ clothing to celebrate victory in battle. The northern tribes believe it is a blessing ceremony for new ground. The dancers trample the grass down in preparation for a village and grass is tied to the dancer. As the dancer moves, the fringe attached to his outfit sways as if to simulate the natural movement of tall prairie grass. The dance is said to represent the balance of life. The dancer must perform the same move on either the right or left. The dancer’s regalia is covered with yarn and ribbons that sway, and he wears a lot of color. KRISTINE BRUMLEY/SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION/FLICKR; DIEGO JAMES ROBLES DIEGO JAMES INSTITUTION/FLICKR; BRUMLEY/SMITHSONIAN KRISTINE

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Jingle Dance Known also as the Healing Dance, the Jingle Dance originated with the Ojibwe in the Great Lakes region. The dress is said to have originated as a means of healing a medicine man’s granddaughter. In a dream, the elder was told to construct a jingle dress and have his granddaughter dance in it—and she was healed. The colorful dress is covered with rolled-up snuff can lids attached with bright colored ribbons. The jingles are close enough together to hit one another, creating a near-musical, happy sound, much like rain. Dancers perform simple zigzag steps—no high stepping or fancy footwork—and make the jingles sway. The jingles are attached to soft cloth such as taffeta or cotton. The dancer is judged by her foot-

KEN RAHAIM/SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION/FLICKR; DIEGO JAMES ROBLES DIEGO JAMES INSTITUTION/FLICKR; KEN RAHAIM/SMITHSONIAN work and grace.

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Men’s Fancy Dance This dance, also known as the Bustle Dance, is said to have originated in Oklahoma. It originated in the 1950s to attract pow wow visitors. The dance is flashy, colorful and requires stamina, strength and coordination; therefore, it is usually performed by young men. Fancy Dance movement is faster than any other dance. Distinguishing the Men’s Fancy Dance outfit is the twin bustle, decorated with a colorful fringe that flows freely while the dancer performs the ruffle with fast foot movements. The fringe’s many colors are said to represent the Rainbow Spirit. The dancer wears a headdress roach with two feathers that are kept moving throughout the dance; at times, the dancer’s face cannot be seen because of the flowing fringe. Dancers

also carry decorated coup sticks. INSTITUTION/FLICKR ROBLES; KEN RAHAIM/SMITHSONIAN DIEGO JAMES

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Men’s Traditional Dance The Men’s Traditional Dance simulates the warrior preparing for battle. Components of the Men’s Traditional Dance include the Crow Hop and Sneak-Up dances. The Tradi- tional Dancer carries an eagle feather fan and a staff, and wears a single bustle, arm bands and a roach, as well as bells on his ankles. He will crouch close to the ground and stand up at different times during the dance. At times during the dance, a drummer uses heavy strokes that suggest the sound of gunfire. Each tribe has a form of Traditional Dance, but the Lakota Nation is credited with the Traditional Dance and most re- gions have adapted some form of the Lakota version. The southern version may incorporate more color and feathers on the regalia. KATHERINE FOGDEN/SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION/FLICKR; DIEGO JAMES ROBLES DIEGO JAMES INSTITUTION/FLICKR; FOGDEN/SMITHSONIAN KATHERINE

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Women’s Traditional Dance Traditional Women dancers are looked on with reverence as the elegant presence at a pow wow. Traditional is a dance that exemplifies dignity, grace and modesty. The women can move in several ways. Some move in a bounce style, originated by the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota of the north. Some Tradi- tional Women dancers zigzag or side- step in a circle around the arena, always with a bounce movement. The dress is usually elegant yet simple; the women always carry an eagle feather fan which they raise in the air from time to time as the songs indicate, with an honor beat to show respect and honor for the men and the drum. The women wear a shawl that is kept close to the body, often with very intricate beadwork in patterns that reflect the tribe and family, and they carry an awl and knife on their belt. Their feet never rise above the ground. 0 KATHERINE FOGDEN/SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION/FLICKR FOGDEN/SMITHSONIAN KATHERINE

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Northern Traditional Dancer Arno Rocky Joe Fancy Shawl Dancer Denaye Jack

Minding Your Pow 1. Always ask permission before taking bring lawn chairs and/or blankets. Wow P’s and Q’s pictures of any dancers, drum groups 7. Remember that benches or seats in or ceremonies. the arena are for dancers. It is cus- Know proper etiquette on 2. Pay attention to the master of cer- tomary for dancers to place a blan- the circuit emonies. He will inform you of ket on the bench where they will be any special instructions during cer- seated. When entering a new cultural setting, it emonies and songs. He will also an- 8. Do not pick up anything dropped is critical to understand the proper proto- nounce dances and dancers during by a dancer, especially feathers. cols of the event. Some communities are competitions. 9. Make room so everyone can enjoy more strict than others on etiquette, but 3. Dress appropriately. the dancers. When standing, be it is always important to understand what 4. When special songs, such as the Flag aware that people behind you may constitutes appropriate and inappropriate Song or Honor Song, are played it is not be able to see over you. behavior to avoid offending community customary to stand and remove your 10. Remember that pow wows are alco- members or interfering with the compe- hat. Refrain from taking photos or hol- and drug-free events. titions. The following are some general recording during this time. guidelines for pow wow etiquette, but 5. Do not enter the dance area unless in- If you have any questions about eti- you should always check an event’s spe- vited. This area is considered sacred. quette or procedures, check with the cific rules because etiquette varies from 6. Seating is limited at many pow emcee, arena director or head singer. tribe to tribe. wows, so ask if it is appropriate to They will be glad to help you. 0 DIEGO JAMES ROBLES (2) DIEGO JAMES

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Lincoln National Forest, near the Mescalero Apache Reservation, in Mescalero, NM WIKIPEDIA

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