This collection represents a segment of the lives of the Navajo and Pueblo people of the American Southwest--two diverse groups who are an important part of American culture today. Each year thousands of visitors from all over the world attend their various ceremonial dances and events and many arrive with a knowledge and understanding of these happenings. For others, these are totally new experiences and a door is opened to unfamiliar ways of life, customs, traditions, and beliefs that have existed for hundreds and sometimes thousands of years, long before this country was called America. The American-Indian Quarterly said that 'this text promotes the same kind of browsing magazines invite. Come to these gatherings and stroll, it seems to imply on page after page, at your leisure learn to appreciate how feasting and singing merge with dancing and storytelling.'
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Kris Hotvedt, a native of Wautoma, Wisconsin has lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico since 1969. She studied at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, received a BFA degree from the San Francisco Art Institute and her MFA from the Instituto Allende in Mexico. An artist of strong professional commitment and identification with Native American and Hispanic culture, Hotvedt has exhibited widely throughout the United States in both group and solo shows. Her work is represented in public and private collections. She has been art editor of Pembroke magazine and taught art classes at St. John's College in Santa Fe. In addition, she maintains a schedule of lectures, demonstrations and workshops. The woodblock print has become her principal medium, a medium that seems to best capture her unique interpretation of the Southwest scene.
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Life on the Reservation,
By Doris Rosen (Santa Fe, NM) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pueblo and Navajo Indian Life Today (Paperback)
I enjoyed both the art work and the text in this short but well-written book. It certainly gives an outsider real information about the lives of Indians living on the reservation today. MS Hotvedt is able to convey in her block prints something of what the dances and traditions must mean to these people. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in contemporary Indian life.
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WONDERFUL WOODCUTS!,
By A Nerfer (New Mexico) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pueblo and Navajo Indian Life Today (Paperback)
These wonderful woodcuts and related text take the reader into a world vastly different from mainstream culture. The images are taken from Kris Hotvedt's own experiences as she partakes in Pueblo and Navajo life. Owning several of the actual color woodcuts depicted in the book has given our family great pleasure. We especially love "The Coming of the Rivermen" (Cochiti Pueblo), a tradition not observed in any other New Mexico pueblo. This book is a highly recommended look at Pueblo and Navajo traditons as they are still practiced today.
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A Peek at Pueblo and Navajo Life,
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This review is from: Pueblo and Navajo Indian Life Today (Paperback)
A wonderful little book featuring original woodcuts, by the author, along with informative text explaining each illustration.One greatly appealing aspect of this book is its simplistic depiction of Pueblo and Navajo life. It is an ideal learning tool for adults and children alike.
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Each year in the Southwest thousands of visitors from all over the world attend the various ceremonial dances of the Pueblo people, the Navajo Nation events, and Southwestern powwows. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
corn dance, fry bread, food booths Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Window Rock, Corn Dance, San Felipe Pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo, Navajo Fair New!
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Each year in the Southwest thousands of visitors from all over the world attend the various ceremonial dances of the Pueblo people, the Navajo Nation events, and Southwestern powwows. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
corn dance, fry bread, food booths Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Window Rock, Corn Dance, San Felipe Pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo, Navajo Fair New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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