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Autumn 2000 , Volume 15, Number 4
Business
& Careers
The
Promise of Indian Youth
School-to-Work
Programs prepare Native youth for a sure and powerful economic future.
by
Patricia Mackey Stone
Informed,
Connected and Prosperous: American Indian Chambers of Commerce Forge
Ahead
American
Indian Chambers of Commerce promote community-based economic development
across Indian Country and beyond.
by
Maria Dadgar
Shifting Gears: A Native American Professional Recruiter Addresses
Employment Transitions
NATIVESUN
& Associates based out of Scottsdale, Arizona matches companies
and tribal enterprises with Native candidates.
An
Interview by Barbra Wakshul
The
Changing Face of Government Agencies: Careers and Partnerships
Government
agencies like FEMA offer career opportunities for Native people
and are working to ensure that government partnerships speak for
Native people during natural disasters.
by Barbara Sorensen
Health
& the Environment
Native
Americans in the Health Professions: Psychology
The
fifth set of articles in our series "Native Americans in the Health
Professions" focuses on psychologists who work at the level where
culture and psyche interact.
by Jane Westberg
Uíwa
Sanctuary
The
U'wa of Columbia defy Occidental Oil, the Colombian military, guerrilla
groups and drug cartels to save life on Mother Earth.
by Brenda Norrell
Navajo
Justice
The
Navajo Nation is incorporating the traditional concept of nalyeeh
into the criminal code.
by Robert Yazzie
Books
& Resources
Expressions
of World Community Through the Art of Roy Henry Vickers
Canadian
artist Roy Henry Vickers sees the patterns of life as constantly
moving towards unity and interconnectedness.
by Barbara Sorensen
Black Indians: An American Story
The
cultural and racial fusion of Native and African Americans is brought
to light in this Native American-produced documentary.
Reviewed by Brenda Bellonger
Music
for Hope and Love: An Interview with Annie Humphrey
Annie
Humphrey, a singer and songwriter from a small reservation town
in northern Minnesota, is receiving national recognition since the
release of her CD The Heron Smiled.
by Judy Merritt
American
Literature: Interview with Sherman Alexie
Since
the publication in 1992 of his first poetry collection, The Business
of Fancydancing (which was named a New York Times Notable Book of
the Year), Sherman Alexie, a Spokane/Coeur díAlene Indian, has made
a name for himself as a prolific and deft writer of fiction as well
as poetry.
by Jessica Chapel
Native
Science: Natural Laws of Interdependence by Gregory Cajete
Scientist
Gregory Cajete, Tewa, writes about traditional Native science and
technology which have been under-reported or neglected in the Euroamerican
view of history.
A Book Review by Richard Simonelli
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