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Southwest Indian Art Fair 2008

Performances & Demonstrations
Schedule

The 2010 Southwest Indian Art Fair has been cancelled due to State of Arizona budget cuts. We hope to offer this popular program again in the future. For more information, please see the News Release.
Please see our Events and Programs page for other activities at the museum.

February 21 & 22, 2009

Performances (All performances on the East Lawn unless otherwise noted)

Saturday

11:30-12:00

Jonah Thompson (Navajo), stories and flute music

12:15-12:45

No:ligk Traditional Dancers (Tohono O’odham)

1:00-1:30

Southern Scratch (Tohono O’odham), Waila music, courtesy of Canyon Records

1:45-2:15

Bird Singing and Dancing by the River (Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community)

2:30-3:00

Yellow Bird Indian Dancers (San Carlos Apache/Arikara, Hidatsa & Mandan)

3:15-3:45

Estun-bah (San Carlos Apache and Navajo), flute and guitar

Sunday

12:00-12:30

Bird Singing and Dancing by the River (Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community)

12:45-1:15

Tony and Violet Duncan (San Carlos Apache/Northern Cree), hoop dances, traditional songs and stories

1:30-2:00

No:ligk Traditional Dancers (Tohono O’odham)

2:15-2:45

Estun-bah (San Carlos Apache and Navajo), flute and guitar

Demonstrations

Saturday & Sunday - All Day

Is it Authentic Indian Art?—Zuni Council for Indigenous Arts and Culture/Tony Eriacho (Zuni)

Basketry—Tohono O’odham Community Action (Tohono O’odham)

Flute Making and activity—Jonah Thompson (Navajo)

Sand Painting—Herbert Ben (Navajo)       

Weaving—Barbara Ornelas and three generations of her extended family (Navajo)

Weaving—Freddie Gutierrez (Zapotec), courtesy Escalante Imports

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Image credits
"Warrior Boy and Girl": pencil drawing by Vino Manuel
Vino Manuel: photo by Jannelle Weakly