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Monthly Archives: July 2011
WHO WAS PRINCESS REDBIRD?
In the early days of rodeo, venues would fill program time with Indian races such as the potato stick race where Indians would race along spearing potatoes. As rodeos became bigger and more commercial, the Indian events dropped out. Some … Continue reading
VILLAGE PEOPLE AT WORK
Don’t you like the boss who jumps in and works with you? That’s Shalaya Williams shoveling away in the 85 degree weather with the boys from the summer youth employment program. They are excavating the pit house to make it … Continue reading
NEW ART ASSEMBLAGE ON DISPLAY
In mid-March the Navajo artist John Feodorov who makes a living with “pop detritus” in his “relentless search for meaning and identity” held a community workshop at the Crow’s Shadow Institute. Participants were invited to share photos. A massive untitled … Continue reading
SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY
OMSI visited Tamástslikt yesterday. They have such staff people as evaluation specialists, exhibit designers, curators and managers of all stripes. OMSI won a grant from the National Science Foundation for a multi-year project to develop an exhibit about Traditional Ecological … Continue reading
GET YOUR OBSCURE SAINT NEWS HERE
Sometimes John Bevis our interpreter will try to give school tours a reference point by telling kids that the wéyekin is a lot like the guardian angel. Guess what, not many are acquainted with the concept. The lives of religious … Continue reading
TOMORROW IS FIRST FRIDAY
Tomorrow is First Friday, July 1. There’s a lot of doings going on down at the July grounds, horse parade, etc., but don’t forget to come to Tamástslikt. Blue Mountain Wildlife will be here from 1-5pm with an array of … Continue reading
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