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Fall 1998 , Volume 13, Number 4
Careers
& Business
Sna Jolobil—Mexican Mayas Weave Craft into Art While Preserving
Culture
Sna Jolobil, a one-thousand member cooperative weaving business,
contributes to the struggle, hopes and dreams of one million Maya
in the southernmost State of Chiapas.
by Janet Schwartz and Walter F. Morris, Jr.
Catch the School-to-Work Dream!
Educators and administrators gather to share experiences and
ideas at the first National American Indian School-to-Work Conference.
by Christy Yazzie
Overcoming Adversity and Soaring
Paul Kabotie, owner of Kabotie Software Technologies offers
insight and inspiration gained from his challenging journey.
by Barbra Wakshul
How Many Jobs Constitute a Career?
Data
and Statistics on job longevity.
Education
& Traditional Knowledge
The Honor of Giving
Tribal governments and Native American nonprofit organizations
of all kinds utilize grant funding as part of their operating budgets.
The Honor of Giving explores some of the attitudes and approaches
to
giving and receiving within Native cultures and the
philanthropic foundations.
by Ronald Austin Wells
The Brave Heart Society Women—From Our History and
for Our Present Time
Early women's societies inspire a group of Sioux women to launch
a
new leadership project based on spirituality and traditional values.
by Candy Hamilton
Books
& Resources
Linda Hogan
What moves this successful Native author to write and write and
write?
The review of two books and a personal interview lend perspective.
by
Jane Westberg
Walking in Two Worlds
Native Americans in literature for young readers.
by
Nancy A. Anderson & Marguerite Cogorno Radencich
Playing Indian
This
provocative book explores how white Americans have used their ideas
about Indians to shape national identity and the paradoxes that
stem from the simultaneous construction and destruction of Native
peoples.
by
Phil Deloria
Health
and the Environment
Reclaiming the Essence of Culture
Nearly 4,000 acres, designated as the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness
Park in Mendocino County, California, have been returned to the
hands of their rightful caretakers.
by
Barbara Sorensen
Indians, Genes and Genetics
Genetic research raises special concerns for Indian people.
by Debra Harry and Frank C. Dukepoo
Departments
Guest Editorial
Into the Wind
News from AISES
Employment Classifieds
Resume Service
Autumn Advertisers
The Last Word
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