The last, stunning flare of colour

Those glorious, sunny days of early autumn - does the term "Indian Summer" conjure up Delhi's pink sandstone palaces warmed by the setting sun? Sultry evenings basking on the veranda of a bungalow? (Two Indian words adopted by the colonists.) You've captured the right feelings, but from the wrong side of the world.

The 'Indians' of the Indian Summer are in fact the 'Red' Indians of America. French-Canadians speak of "L'été des Indiens" or "L'été des Sauvages". So think instead of adobe pueblos in Arizona or New Mexico, of the rich culture and craft skills of the Native Americans. The Navajo are the largest group of Native Americans; they are skilled weavers, silversmiths, and excellent potters.

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