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Cover Artist:
Riverwalk, is the work of artist Virginia
Stroud, Cherokee/ Creek. Winner of numerous art awards including
Indian Arts and Crafts Association 1982 Artist of the Year,
Virginia's art has been featured in magazines, calendars,
and books. She is currently writing and illustrating children's
books published by Dial Books for Young Readers, New York.
Her work can be seen in the Oklahoma Art Gallery, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, and Indian Image, Evansville, Indiana.
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Summer 1997 , Volume 12, Number 3
Environment
Good
Energy— Native Americans Lead the Way
Native American communities, companies and colleges are at the forefront
of the movement to construct energy-conserving homes and use renewable
sources of energy-especially sun and wind power.
by James H. Williams, John Elliott and Trisha Frank
Health
The
Curse of Frybread—The Diabetes Epidemic in Indian Country
What are Indian communities doing to combat the disease whose tragic
consequences are felt in almost every Native family?
by Mary Anne Hill
Awakening
Our Spirit
A Navajo health care professional sees hope for conquering diabetes
through traditional cultural practices and national organizing of
volunteer services.
by Dr. Lillian Tom-Orme
The
Divine Origin of Tobacco
For the Native peoples of California, tobacco played a unique and
important role in creation, sacred ceremonies and healing arts.
by Julian Lang
Tobacco—Deer
Person's Gift or Columbus's Curse?
The distinction between ceremonial use of traditional tobacco and
recreational use of commercial tobacco is a matter of life and death
for Indian people.
by Christine M. Pego, Robert F. Hill, Glenn W. Soloman, Robert M.
Chisolm, Suzanne E. Ivey and Joseph C. Winter
Tionantati-Native
Tobacco People
In the Southwest, young people are learning to plant and harvest
traditional tobacco, and discovering the spiritual and cultural
meanings of this sacred plant.
by Lawrence Shorty
Native
Winds
Books
& Resources
Departments
Editorial
Into the Wind
News from AISES
Employment Classifieds
Résumé Service
Summer Advertisers
The Last Word
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