Whispering Wind articles from November 2006

Whispering Wind archives from November 2006

From the editor.(Editorial)
November 1, 2006... This issue is full of excellent articles for your winter-time reading. Since this is suppose to be a hard winter, I thought our readers would enjoy a few more articles than usual to enjoy in front of the fire place. Thanks this issue to...

Tulip bag.
November 1, 2006... In 1994 Agnes Smith of Tokio, ND, donated on behalf of an anonymous resident of the Hartland Care Center, Devils Lake, North Dakota, an Indian purse among other items to the Lake Region Heritage Museum. It was purchased from the Indians in...

Lean bear's shirt.(Glimpses--Revisited)
November 1, 2006... The "Glimpses" chapter in the July/August 2006, Vol. 36 No. 1 issue of Whispering Wind concerned photographs of Cheyenne delegates to Washington, D. C., in 1863. One of those delegates was the man I identified as Lean Bear, and one of the items...

A pair of Swampy Cree beaded mukluks.
November 1, 2006... Native North American footwear takes on a multitude of forms. One very distinctive style of boot-like moccasins made traditionally by the Inuit people of Arctic Canada, is known by the Inuit term, mukluks. Constructed of caribou or seal hide,...

Textiles used by Native Americans.
November 1, 2006... Pre-Columbian fabric, while it was made by Native Americans, is difficult to find in some areas. Because of weather conditions, it deteriorated rapidly. In temperate climates, charred cloth, cloth impression on ceramics (accidental and...

Hunting & gathering.(YukonCircle)
November 1, 2006... There is a cycle to hunting and gathering. Not as much today as in the past because there is always the local Native store that sells everything from fruit to CDs. But the cycle still exists albeit modified some due to modern technology. Effie...

Contest rules and regulations for dance competitions.(PowwowCircle)
November 1, 2006... In Vol. 36 No. 2 (last issue) Bill Walker has an article entitled "The Contest Is On" in which he talked about dance competitions. Every contest has to have rules by which a dancer is judged. These are often given to the dancer when they...

Powwow dates.(Calendar)
November 1, 2006... 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...

The Atlatl.
November 1, 2006... The Atlatl by Everett Kelly. Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, College Station, TX. ISBN: 1-58939-560-3. 280 pages. Atlatl--a throwing stick attached to a spear that allows one to throw that spear greater distances and at greater velocities....

Roach stick.(CraftCorner)
November 1, 2006... Roach sticks, like the old one shown here, were developed to serve as a decorative way to hold a man's porky roach to the top of the head. It acted as a spear going through the hair braid that was pulled up through the center hole of the roach...

Artist profile -- Big City Indians.(MusicCorner)
November 1, 2006... A Native American band from Europe? Presenting their contemporary tribal sounds since 1997, Big City Indians is just that. Dubbing their music, "Native American Power Groove" this six-man band from Austria delivers the goods. With a...

Native Heart--Urban Soul': Big City Indians.(Sound recording review)
November 1, 2006... Native Heart--Urban Soul': Big City Indians. Mr. Martl Records Category: Contemporary Rock & Blues Audio CD/Copyright 2003 Taking a page out of the Robert Mirabal and the Rare Tribal Mob's playbook, this Pan-Indian band from Europe is...

'The Worship of Angels': Dawn Karima Pettigrew.
November 1, 2006... 'The Worship of Angels': Dawn Karima Pettigrew featuring Tommy Wildcat. Category: Spoken Word/ Native American Flute Available at: www.writtenheritagebooks.co. Audio CD/Copyright 2005 Journalist, poet, author and host of Native Voice...

The Kemosabe Therapy--Cochise Scholar Warrior.
November 1, 2006... The Kemosabe Therapy--Cochise Scholar Warrior. (SW) Records Category: Spoken Word/ Native American Flute/ Contemporary Audio CD/ Copyright 2004 A masterful mix of spoken word, flute, and contemporary music, M. Cochise Anderson's...

Dance with the Wind: Mary Youngblood.
November 1, 2006... Dance with the Wind: Mary Youngblood. Category: Native American Flute/ Vocals/ Contemporary Silverwave RecordsSD-944. Compact Disc/. Copyright 2006 The Native American Grammy winner's follow-up to her brilliant, "Feed the Fire" is pure...

Cheyenne moccasins: reproducing the art and understanding the meaning.(Crafter'sCorner)
November 1, 2006... The original of these moccasins (opposite page) is in the Plains Indian Collection of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Brown University. Barbara A. Hail in Hau, Kola! describes them as a "classic Cheyenne design" dated 1875 to 1900....

The children 2006.(PowwowFashions)
November 1, 2006... We are taught to honor our elders because they will soon see God, and to honor our children because they have recently come from God. Most people will agree that children are the hope for our future, and that children must be taught the...

Cheyenne leaders.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2006... I appreciate your work very much and the quality of your analysis. But, I would like to point out that, unfortunately, you made a mistake in your article (WW, 35:6) concerning northern Cheyenne leaders. The photo figure 6 is not Bald Bear...

Heard Museum 17th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest.(NoteWorthy)
November 1, 2006... Top Native hoop dancers from the United States and Canada are set to compete for the prestigious title of world champion during a weekend of competition at the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, February 3 & 4, 2007. These accomplished dancers...

The Whitecloud Collection.(NoteWorthy)
November 1, 2006... The exhibit, Blue Winds Dancing: The Whitecloud Collection of Native American Art, with over 300 objects from the Thomas and Mercedes Whitecloud collection is scheduled for two showings in 2007 (see WW 35:2). The first will be in Albuquerque,...

Powwowing.(Cartoon)
November 1, 2006... "Wanna hear that lead one more time?" [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]