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Show women in one of the many tribes the Corps of Discovery met on the trail to the Pacific Ocean were no better than slaves. This hegemonic and narrowed cultural viewpoint is classism at its best: the belief came from the idea that in the white culture, women who worked in the fields all day were considered "lesser than" according to our white American qa ** 2006 | 444s ef « TSAKURSHOVI social scale. In actuality, the women who tended these cultivated crops were in control of the food, and they were an integral part of the tribe as a whole. The men were away hunting much of the time and the women of the tribe were not chattel, nor were they slave labor. Let's not forget to mention that our indigenous people of the Americas were responsible for domesticating wild grass, giving us, the white folks, that incredible plant called corn. Peyote, tobacco, and datura indeed. Corn is bi business these days, folks, and don't you forget where we got it. Talso encourage anyone interested in this ongoing dialog, including Mr. Pierson, to read another little book called "Imagining Indians in the Southwest: Persistent Images of a Primitive Past’ by Leah Dilworth, which sheds much light on how the tourist industry in the early part of the last century objectified indigenous peoples to support the industry's view of the West in order to sell that skewed vision to tourists. Robyn Slayton-Martin Flagstaff, AZ Isn't ALL climbing stunt climbing? — Climbing culture is a jock culture and so it's quasi-military, promoting qualities like teamwork, training and determination. What's worse is that some of the most ambitious have taken up careers as writers. A unique selection of traditional Hopi arts, crafts and cultural items including over 150 Katsina dolls done in the traditionalstyle, as well as baskets, ceremonial textiles, jewelry, potteryand more. We also have complete visitor information (including connections for knowledgeable and articulate guides) to make your visit to Hopi a memorable and enjoyable one. Larry Lindenberger, Salt lake City, UT STUNT CLIMBING HIT A NERVE 4 Stiles, Your comments about climbers hit a nerve. Isn't all climbing stunt climbing. Climbing culture is ajock culture and soit's quasi-military, promoting qualities like teamwork, training and determination. All good things up to a point,but to the young dying to be more than they are,these qualities can frostbite broken bones and death. Those who survive their ordeals seem to suffer a spiritual challenge most often described as elitism. All that looking down from on high. What's worse is some of the most ambitious have taken up careers as writers. Seeking a way to support their climing habit they become oxygen deprived gurus to the gullible. We are already a society of desperate heroes obsessed with goals and glory. (The hero myth isn't a bad myth, unless it's your only one.) The most dull of these turn into guidebook writers,selling the very places they claim to love to any stranger for a few bucks. Wilderness Pimps. Thanks, So come visit Tsakurshovi, the shop with the unpronouncable name. We're located 1 1/2 miles east of the Hopi Cultural Center at MP 381 on Highway 264 in the heart of the Hopi Rez. TSAKURSHOVI (The home of the "Don't Worry-Be Hopi" T-shirt) PO box 234 Second Mesa, AZ 86043 1-928-734-2478 q vvvvvvvvvVvv vv wvwvvv—vav_v_v_vvVvvvvVvVvvVvyV THE ZEPHYR/ AUGUST-SEPTEMBER Elsewhere in this book mention is made of a view through the white explorer's eyes that GET RID OF THOSE CARTOONS!!! Reading the Zephyr for the first time, I found the cartoons very distracting and annoying (no offense to the artist intended). It's not that they aren't well done cartoons, it's just that there are so many of them scattered throughout the newspaper. Larry Lindenberger Sincerely, Maize Elford-White Salt Lake City, UT New Mexico LITTLE WEASEL ADS, INC. PRESENTS a ook SJEIRIVERSIDE §— 366 N. 500 30 PLUMBING =. moan. 259-832 S=ss& HEATING MR BONDERMAN! I'm starting a BRAND NEW ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP... I call it the DESERT RAT COMMANDO WILDFIFE FUND... How about a cool ONE MILLION SCOOTIES? you KNOW... CHUMP CHANGE That's about .017 per cent of your fortune! You'll never even MISS ITH! The way that DESERT RAT COMMANDO runs off at the MOUTH, you'd think HIS pipes would break from time to time. Residential - Commercial - Sales Installation - Drain Cleaning COMPLETE LINE OF PLUMBING FIXTURES Kohler - Grohe - Mansfield Ejer - Moen - Delta - Sterling - Price Pfister HOT WATER HEATERS - GARBAGE DISPOSALS WHIRLPOOL BATHS - SPAS |