"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 filmmaker

Ricardo cat 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.

"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. 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. 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."