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westernartgirl“The Frybread Queen”: More Than a Handful of Recipes
In The Frybread Queen, playwright Carolyn Dunn, of Muskogee Creek and Cherokee descent, explores the competition that embeds itself in the relationships among women when there is a man in their midst — even when that man remains only a shared memory. A universal enough topic, but to Jane Lind and Kimberly Norris Guerrero, who … Read more
John Bradley on American Indian Culture: Learn Everything
Updated Mar. 7 — Native American elders and artists often pick one tradition to focus on in their ongoing efforts to preserve and promote their tribal heritage. Learning and mastering that skill usually takes such dedication that it’s difficult to branch out. So these culture bearers dance, say, or do beadwork, or tell stories, or … Read more
Drumming at the Mall
Shoppers at the Westfield Santa Anita Mall might have been forgiven last Sunday afternoon for raising an eyebrow at the pounding drums that drowned out the usual mall pop Muzak. The Wild Horse Singers and Dancers were in the house. The group, organized in 1989, teaches at-risk urban Native American young people in the Los … Read more
