Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the National Museum of the American Indian, New York City, Oct. 1994-Feb. 1998.
Includes index.
Contents
Mysterious powers / Joseph Medicine Crow -- The sense of process / Rina Swentzell -- Translating the past / Lloyd Kiva New -- The proper way / Earl Nyholm -- Beauty in the desert / Richard Milanovich -- Beautiful history / Edgar Perry -- A weaver's point of view / D.Y. Begay -- The art of balance / Conrad House -- To know the future / Emil Her Many Horses -- Discovering the levels of meaning / Gerald McMaster -- Made with prayer / Abe Conklin -- Cultural objects of the Federación Interprovincial de Centros Shuar-Achuar / Miguel Puwainchir & Felipe Tsenkush -- Aymara traditions / Bonifacia Quispe Fernandez & Tomás Huanca Laura -- Community as identity / Manuel Ríos Morales -- Preserving our culture / Alejandro Flores Huatta & Paula Quispe Cruz -- Recovering lost ways / Teofila Palafox Herranz & Juan Olivares -- A question of survival / Tom Hill -- So the spirit can move freely / Susan Billy -- Bring back hope / Linda Poolaw.