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Loretta Damon was recently named the 2011 Native American Woman of the Year from the Phoenix Indian Center and the Arizona State University Native American Alumnus of the Year. Damon, program advisor at Mesa Community College’s American Indian Center, received the awards for her commitment to the Native American community and students. She was the first in her family to attend college.
Pow-wow and traditional dancers in colorful costumes will be joined by singers representing diverse Native American traditions and cultures at a two-day dance celebration Nov. 12-13 at Mesa Arts Center Piper Theater, One E. Main St. Saturday's event begins at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday's starts at 3 p.m.
If weekend after weekend of beer festivals have left you hankering for an outing with a little more cultural value, head to the Chandler Indian Art Market.
The world-reknowned katsina and pottery collections of the Heard Museum will take a backseat today to graffiti-inspired t-shirts created by two young fashion designers from Tempe.
The Valley may be home to the next great Native American actor.
The two-month cultural celebration continues with two East Valley events this week:
Get a glimpse at the traditions and cultures of the Native American nations that span the Southwest during the 11th season of Native Trails.
A new policy development by the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) and Native American tribes could pave the way for Native American languages to be taught in classrooms.
A new policy development by the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) and Native American tribes could pave the way for Native American languages to be taught in classrooms.
SEATTLE— Gyasi Ross grew up decades after the "Lone Ranger" aired on TV, but his friends would still call him "Tonto" when they teased him.
In just three years, Krystina Alabado has performed in a national tour of “Spring Awakening” and made her Broadway debut in Green Day’s “American Idiot.”
In just three years, Krystina Alabado has performed in a national tour of “Spring Awakening” and made her Broadway debut in Green Day’s “American Idiot.”
In just three years, Krystina Alabado has performed in a national tour of “Spring Awakening” and made her Broadway debut in Green Day’s “American Idiot.”
Native American singers, dancers and flute players representing Navajo, Cree, Apache, Hopi and other indigenous nations of the U.S. and Canada perform at this celebration featuring Mesa's World Champion Hoop dancer Tony Duncan (pictured). It's co-presented by esteemed Native American music label Canyon Records, based in the Valley.
DETAILS >> 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. $25. (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com.
For Arizona Native Americans Duane Yazzie and James Anaya, the need for the U.S. to stop marginalizing indigenous peoples and start listening has never been greater.
The rough-hewn spirals and stick figures etched into freeway walls are a ho-hum part of the landscape around here, a motif most of us hardly notice anymore.
By Mark Scarp, contributing columnist
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