About Our Cover
Linda McKinley is a young Navajo morhcr who
livcs in norrhcrn Arizona on rhc Navajo Indian
Rcscrv2rion. Linda's onc-ycar-old son, Rc:ed,
Jr.,
is strappcd ro a rradirional Navajo cr-adlc·board,
belicvcd ro imparr strcngrh and prowcss ro the
child
as
he grows up. Unfortunarely, many Navajo
babies and babies of other American Indian rribcs
never reach school agc. l nfanr morrality among
Navajos
is
rwice rhe narional average and similarly
high among orher tribes.
Gentry
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Ploin
Trufh
Photo
IN THIS ISSUE
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1973 - Critica/ Year for
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The Great Gamble: Next Year's
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A Special Way to Peace and Joy
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Success Begins by Age
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The Neglected Utopia. . .. . .... ... ...... ...... .......
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Advance News
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More for Your Money
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What You
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Face to Face With the Forgotten
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