![]() ![]() He has three children and lives in the Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico. ![]() Ricardo follows the ways of his Kewa Pueblo heritage and teaches on the reservation. Actor Wes Studi says, Cates cartoons serve to remind us. ![]() His wry and often poignant humor pokes fun at both the white man and the Indian. His cartoon column, Without Reservations, is a popular daily dose in the Santa Fe New Mexican. Without Reservations is always thought-provoking whether it makes you laugh, smirk, or just enjoy the diversity of thought to be found in Indian Country.” Ricardo Caté has been drawing the daily cartoon for the Santa Fe New Mexican since 2006. Actor Wes Studi says, “Caté’s cartoons serve to remind us there is always a different point of view, or laughing at every day scenes of home life where Indian kids act just like their brethren of different races. “Caté hits on the irony native people feel and express in humor.” ―Larry Cespooch, Ute Indian filmmaker Cartoonist Ricardo Caté describes Indian humor as the result of “us living in a dominant culture, and the funny part is that we so often fall short of fitting in.” His cartoon column, Without Reservations, is a popular daily dose in the Santa Fe New Mexican. ![]()
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