First American Art Magazine No. 7, Summer 2015 | Page 7

ISSUE NO. 7, SUMMER 2015
FEATURES

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DEPARTMENTS

Opening the Water Highway:
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Tribal Canoe Journeys
as an Honor Song for
American Indian People
Misty Ellingburg (Shoalwater Bay Tribe)

Recent Developments

10

Seven Directions
Jason Asenap
(Comanche-Muscogee Creek)

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The Talent and Tradition
of Catawba Potters
Michole Eldred (Catawba
Nation-Eastern Cherokee)

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Exploring Native Graphic Design
Chad Earles (Caddo)
Neebinnaukzhik Southall
(Rama Chippewa)

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From the Birthplace of the World:
The Solar Map Project and
the Ancestral Stone Inscriptions
of Eastern Paraguay
America Meredith (Cherokee Nation)

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Art + Literature:

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Interview with and prose by
RoseMary Diaz (Santa Clara Pueblo)
by America Meredith (Cherokee Nation)
Image: Walter BigBee (Comanche)

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Walking With Our Sisters:
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A Commemorative
Art Installation
Denise Neil-Binion (Delaware-Cherokee)

In Memoriam:
Jeri Ah-Be-Hill
(Kiowa-Comanche)
Teri Greeves (Kiowa-Comanche)

ARTIST PROFILES

Margarete Bagshaw
(Santa Clara Pueblo)
RoseMary Diaz (Santa Clara Pueblo)

Keri Ataumbi (Kiowa-Comanche)
Michele Cook

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Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez
(Quechua)
Staci Golar

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Nicholas Galanin
(Tlingit-Unangax)
Matthew Ryan Smith

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Inuk Silis Høegh (Kalaaleq)
David Winfield Norman

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Gerónima Cruz Montoya
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(Ohkay Owingeh)
Matthew J. Martinez (Ohkay Owingeh)
Editorial
Bob Haozous (Chiricahua Apache)

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Advice: Get Your Art Online
America Meredith (Cherokee Nation)

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REVIEWS

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Art Exhibit Reviews
Book Reviews
Music Review
Report

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COVER: Keri Ataumbi (Kiowa-Comanche),
Tlingit Bear, Intaglio Signet Ring series, 2013,
22-karat gold, sterling silver, diamonds, hand-carved
intaglio in chalcedony. Photo: Stephen Lang,
stephenlangphotography.com.

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