Whispering Wind articles from July 2004

Whispering Wind archives from July 2004

From the editor.(Editorial)
July 1, 2004... Since winter is almost upon us and powwow season is winding down, this issue is filled with plenty of reading to get you through those cold nights. So, pull that Pendleton blanket over your legs, fire up the hearth and settle back with your...

Southern men's wearing blanekts.
July 1, 2004... Wearing Blankets are worn at special times, such as when family songs are sung or when one is called up to receive a gift or other honor. A wearing blanket is a carryover from older times when Indian men often wore hide robes, with perhaps a...

The amazing William Augustus Bowles: a colorful life on the southern Indian frontier.
July 1, 2004... Europeans and American Indians mixed together from the earliest contacts. The semi-mythological story of Pocahontas, daughter of a Powhatan chief, who saved the life of John Smith in 1607 in the new colony of Virginia, and later married...

Lakota powwow songs and dances: observations from Rosebud fair.(Column)
July 1, 2004... Introduction It has been a long, hot drive through Nebraska corn in August. You turn North at Valentine on to US 83, then right on US 16 and then make your way South to Rosebud. The ice water at the Museum of the Fur Trade at Chadron seems...

An Eskimo child's day.(YukonCircle)
July 1, 2004... While not typical this could be an average day of one Eskimo child in "bush" Alaska, let us call him Itauk-- Itauk wakes at 8am because he is cold. The family pot smells from not being dumped the previous day. Mom was too sick to take it to...

What is a "research powwow"?(PowwowCircle)
July 1, 2004... Why don't more people attend the "big city" contest powwows? If the reason is because everyone can't compete, then a lot of folks are missing out on one of the neatest things when being involved with Native Americans--being witness to an ever...

Powwow dates.(Calendar)
July 1, 2004... 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 fashions.
July 1, 2004... Men's Northern Traditional (above): L-R Jim Red Eagle, George "Cricket" Shields, Darren Roberson, Pat Moore, Tony Weryackwe, Terril Anquoe, Eddie Two Clouds The men's traditional come storming onto the dance arena showing off their own...

Liquid silver pendant necklaces.(CraftCorner)
July 1, 2004... This project will introduce you to all of the basic steps for making a necklace using liquid silver hishi in combination with beads and pendant. Materials needed: Liquid Silver Hishi 3/16 inch Crimp Beads Size 8/0 Seed Beads...

Kiowa & Comanche.(Glimpses)
July 1, 2004... One of my goals in this continuing Glimpses series is to bring the readers unpublished or rarely published photos of Indian people. While the explosion of internet resources has broadened the scope of images available to everyone in recent...

Artist profile--Felipe Rose.(MusicCorner)(Interview)
July 1, 2004... Known to most as "The Indian" of the iconic disco group the Village People, we first encountered Felipe Rose at the 5th Annual Native American Music Awards in Milwaukee. Seated in the row behind Rose and his 'Mohawk', he was blocking our view...

Red Hawk Woman by Felipe Rose.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
July 1, 2004... Red Hawk Woman by Felipe Rose. Tomahawk Records, Compact Disc/Category: Contemporary/Spoken Word/Hip-Hop. Copyright 2004 Two-time Nammy-award winner Felipe Rose's third release is a colorful celebration of contemporary music, spoken word,...

Intertribal Rock and 10,000 Buffalo. WarEagle Society.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
July 1, 2004... Intertribal Rock and 10,000 Buffalo. WarEagle Society. Independent Release, 2002. Wareagle Productions' WarEagle Society rocks! These two independent releases are great examples of the high quality music 'indie' labels are producing...

In Honour of the Grandmothers: Dee "Singing Bird" White Eye.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Sound Recording Review)
July 1, 2004... In Honour of the Grandmothers: Dee "Singing Bird" White Eye. Category: Children Songs. Dee White Eye, 303 "B" Partridge Ave., Independence, MO 64055. Compact Disc/Copyright 2000. Dee White Eye's gift of song is highly evident in this...

Everyday Life Among the American Indians.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2004... Everyday Life Among the American Indians by Candy Moulton. Published by Writer's Digest Books, an imprint of F & W Publications, Inc., Cincinnati, OH 45207 [800] 289-0963 for orders. Paper. 273 pp, 2001, ISBN Number 0-89879-996-1. $16.99 plus S...

God is Red: A Native View of Religion.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2004... God is Red: A Native View of Religion. by Vine Deloria. Published by Fulcrum, Golden, Col, 2003, $21.95 paper, ISBN#: 1-55591-498-5, 325 pp. Re-released with a new foreward by George Tinker and Leslie Marmon Silko, Fulcrum's new edition of...

The Navajo Political Experience.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2004... The Navajo Political Experience Revised Edition by David E. Wilkins. Walnut Creek, CA. Rowman & Littlefield, 2003, ISBN#: 0-7425-2399-3 (paper) or 0-7425-2398-5 (cloth), 312 pp. The Navajo Political Experience is a valuable addition to...

The Diamond Doorknob.(Book Review)
July 1, 2004... The Diamond Doorknob by Marijo Moore. Candler, NC: rENEGADE pLANETS, 2003. ISBN # 0-9654921-9-2. $20.00. It would seem impossible to write a novel with less than three hundred pages and four characters gifted with psychic ability-two of...

Debating Crazy Horse.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... After reading the article in the last issue (Vol 34 # 3), "Debating Crazy Horse," I would have to say I do not think this photo is the famous Oglala Chief Crazy Horse who was killed at Camp Robinson, Nebraska in 1877. The man in the photo does...

"Classic" Cheyenne moccasins? This early 20th Century pair of fully beaded, hard-soled moccasins certainly looks to be Cheyenne, but are they really?(MoccasinCorner)
July 1, 2004... The Thunderbird symbol centered in the moccasin vamps is certainly a common Cheyenne design element. The Cheyenne tribe traces their roots to the woodlands of northern Minnesota, and are descended from early Algonquin people. The Thunderbird...

Flag designs in quillwork and beadwork.(Crafter'sCorner)
July 1, 2004... The American flag has long been a favorite design feature of Plains Indian quilled and beaded items. In the late 19th century and early 20th century the July 4th celebrations provided a theme and an occasion to proliferate the flag as a design...

Powwowing.
July 1, 2004... "Big contest money?"