Recently added articles from Whispering Wind:
From the editor.(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009 ... I begin this issue on sad news. Gene Bates, our long time music review editor died suddenly from a pulmonary embolism (see page 33). He will be sadly missed by many. Dawn Pettigrew, our book review editor, has agreed to assume Gene's duties. We will continue to publish Gene's reviews until ...
Calf Child's tobacco bag.
Jan 01, 2009; ... About six years ago I purchased a beaded tobacco bag (Photo 1) from a friend in Germany. It appeared to be typically Blackfoot, with a front beaded section with stepped triangles, a lazy-stitch (lane-stitch) margin and a beaded rolled edge. The central design in the edge beading being ...
From the North American Subarctic.(Native American beadworks)
Jan 01, 2009; ... The idea of beadwork applied to a substrate of animal fur might seem like a strange one. But to certain indigenous peoples of the Canadian and Alaskan Subarctic regions, this was a unique specialty, relatively little known to collectors and students of Native American material culture. ...
Cheyenne moccasins with Thunderbird designs.(Canadian native peoples)
Jan 01, 2009; ... This begins a new seven part series on the Cheyenne use of Thunderbird symbols in the beadwork embroidery of fully beaded men's moccasins. All seven pair of the Cheyenne Moccasins to be showcased in this series will be found today in the permanent Native American Footwear ...
1868 Crows at Fort Laramie.(feature photographs by Alexander Gardner at the Fort Laramie Treaty proceedings in the spring of 1868)
Jan 01, 2009; ... This is the third * glimpses to feature photographs by Alexander Gardner at the Ft. Laramie Treaty proceedings in the Spring of 1868. A delegation of Crow people attended the 1868 treaty proceedings at Ft. Laramie, somewhat against their better judgment. They had made the long ...
The Arctic Fox.(FarNorth Corner)(Short story)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Arctic Fox, long ago had a white coat all the time, all year long. Life is easy for a fox. Hunting is easy when you are white like the snow and you can hide from rabbits and birds and other tasty treats. And even when the tundra is green, fox is a clever little animal. No one can ...
Powwow dates.(Calendar)
Jan 01, 2009 ... This section is published as a public service to our readers. Whispering Wind or its publisher are not responsible for incorrect dates or locations. It is always a good idea to contact the sponsoring organization for verification. Please send powwow dates at least 90 days in advance ....
Keeping Heart on Pine Ridge: Family Ties, Warrior Culture, Commodity Foods, Rez Dogs, and the Sacred.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Keeping Heart on Pine Ridge: Family Ties, Warrior Culture, Commodity Foods, Rez Dogs, and the Sacred by Victor Glover. Book Publishing Company, 2000. Paper. 157 pp. ISBN Number 1-57067-165-6. Glover sets us on a path of discovery to ground us in living at one time on the Pine ...
Heartlands: A Guide to the Klamath Reservation Forest Plan.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Heartlands:A Guide to the Klamath Reservation Forest Plan by Edward Wolf. Portland, OR, 2004, ISBN#:0-9675354-3-4, paper, $19.95. A recent release celebrates the connection between conservation and culture. "Before the middle of the 19th century, every part of the Klamath Basin ...
The Children of Aataentsic, A History of the Huron People to 1660.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... The Children of Aataentsic, A History of the Huron People to 1660 by Bruce Trigger. 2 Volumes. 911 pages, 37 maps, 51 B/Wplates. 1976. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. $34.95 The Children of Aataentsic is an exhaustively researched, very well written, and thoroughly ...
Artist profile.(Native American musician Gabriel Ayala)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Described by Indian Country Today as, "a one-man symphony of sound", Gabriel Ayala (Yaqui) is anything but your typical Native American musician. For one thing, he's playing a non-Native instrument, namely the classical guitar. For another, he's taken up a musical style which, by any ...
Tango--Gabriel Ayala.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Tango--Gabriel Ayala. Category: Classical Guitar. Independent Release info@.ayalaguitarist.com Copyright 2008. A dramatic departure from his previously released, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Nammy-nominated Ayala's Tango is spectacular. Taking his guitar playing to, 'the next ...
Portraits: Music for Classical Guitar.(Sound recording review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Portraits: Music for Classical Guitar--Gabriel Ayala. Category: Classical Guitar. Canyon Records Explorer Series CR-7086 Copyright 2008. Playing everything from simple folk ballads and Spanish guitar favs to Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, Gabriel Ayala's Portraits is a tour ...
In remembrance of our friend.(Gene Marvin Bates)(Obituary)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009; ... As many of our readers know, Gene was our music review editor. On Monday, March 2, 2009, Gene passed away suddenly from a pulmonary embolism. Gene was a graduate of Tulane University with a Masters of Architecture. He worked for the Louisiana State Fire Marshal in the plan review office ...
A grass dancer's outfit.(Powwow Fashions)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Ben Sanchez, Navajo, models his wonderful contemporary grass dance Outstanding features include beadwork that he made himself. The beadwork features his tribal identity with "Rainbow Man" prominent on his side drops, another Southwestern identity symbol on his back apron, and although not ...
American Indian casting call.(Note Worthy)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Warner Brothers is casting for a feature titled Jonah Hex to be filmed in New Orleans. It has several principal roles that are Native American. The roles include: INDIAN WOMAN-Finds an injured Jonah and tries to take care of him. Beautiful, soulful. OLD INDIAN - ...
Smithsonian National Postal Museum and National Museum of the American Indian launch a new online collection.(The American Indian on Stamps: Profiles in Leadership, Accomplishment and Cultural Celebration)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The Smithsonian National Postal Museum and the National Museum of the American Indian have collaborated to create a beautiful digital collection called "The American Indian on Stamps: Profiles in Leadership, Accomplishment and Cultural Celebration." The collection can only be viewed online ...
Ahhgh!!!!(Cartoon)
Jan 01, 2009 ... WheRe's the back door to this thiNG!! MOM, he ...
Powwowing.(Cartoon)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Misery is a wet tipi. ...
From the editor.
Nov 01, 2008 ... My apologies for this issue being late. End of the year tasks took up much of your editor's time. We also lost three days to an eight inch snow storm that left us without electricity for three days. Yes, snow in southeast Louisiana! I have advanced the date of this issue to the ...