In December 1948, Cherokee fashion designer Lloyd Kiva New was featured in The Desert Magazine (read the entire issue here). In an article, author Christine MacKenzie described his studio, and noted Kiva to be one of the premiere artists operating in Scottsdale at this time.
His section of the issue is informative and rather well-written (considering that this was the 1940s). However, when this article was published, other articles were published in the same issue about Native people - highlighting current Indian realities, racism, and public perceptions of Native people.