Without Reservations: The Cartoons of Ricardo Cate
“I think his work hits on the irony Native People feel and express in humor. We have to, otherwise we cry about it. Humor has been a part of Native life that’s kept us laughing while being chased by soldiers and everything else that’s been done to us.” —Larry Cesspooch, Ute Indian filmmakerRicardo caté has been drawing the daily cartoon Without Reservations for the Santa Fe New Mexican since 2006. His wry and often poignant humor pokes fun at both the white man and the Indian. Ricardo follows the ways of his Kewa Pueblo heritage and teaches on the reservation. He has three children and lives in the Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico.