A Tempest Rages in ‘Dark Winds’
A PROFESSIONAL ASSASSIN’S manhunt for a murder witness on tribal land leads to a killing spree. But the witness is hiding out somewhere on the rez, and his brother is desperate to find him before the…
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Tag: Native American
A Jemez Pueblo Victory
I N 2012, Jemez Pueblo tribal and religious leadership filed a lawsuit to reclaim the Valles Caldera as their aboriginal and most sacred lands. In October 2024, a settlement between the National Park…
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Find Vast Opportunities at Valles Caldera
WHEN JORGE SILVA-BAÑUELOS showed National Park Service staff the 40-acre parcel of Sulphur Springs land he wanted to add to the Valles Caldera National Preserve, they were more than a little hesitant…
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What We're Reading: Havoc
DEBORAH J. LEDFORD’S second novel featuring tribal police officer Eva “Lightning Dance” Duran is a thrilling exploration of life, death, and cultural tensions on Taos Pueblo. Havoc (Thomas & Mercer…
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Ross Anderson Is Blazing Trails
W HEN ROSS ANDERSON placed second at the Pro Speed Skiing World Championships in 2001, he became the first person of color ever to stand on a speed skiing podium. The lesser-known form of ski racing is…
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Venture into the Bisti Badlands
THE WIND BLOWS my tour guide’s long hair out of his face as we walk. Gilbert Tsinnajinnie’s dark curls fly toward the wide brim of his hat, which is tan and banded with white and red like the rock…
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The Indigenous Taco's Origin Story
EVERY NEW MEXICAN KNOWS OF FRYBREAD. Its duality is novel: sweet and salty flavors, soft and crispy textures that melt on the tongue and get chewy between the teeth. It is a female food—supple, warm…
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Putting Culture on the Catwalk
A PUFFY, WHITE BOMBER JACKET evokes desert skies. Pieced together using elegant patchwork, it incorporates vintage textiles to create a billowy shape that seems borrowed from monsoon clouds. Blue…
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A Modern Revolution
YET FOR ALL HIS FAME and commercial success, the Cherokee farm boy from Oklahoma never forgot where he came from, and when it came time to take the next big step, he said, in the Arizona Republic, “My…
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