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or Indigenous people throughout Flagstaff and across the country, Native American Heritage Month is not only a celebration of culture, but also a chance to educate the general public about the history, culture and contributions made by tribal communities. President Joe Biden emphasized that Native American roots are embedded in our land during his proclamation naming November National Native American Heritage Month. “Despite a painful history marked by unjust Federal policies of assimilation and termination, American Indian and Alaska Native peoples have persevered,” Biden said. “This month and every month, we honor the precious, strong, and enduring cultures and contributions of all Native Americans and recommit ourselves to fulfilling the full promise of our Nation together,” he continued. Arizona is home to 22 federally-recognized tribes, which each have their own cultures and traditions, and a population of more than 320,000 Indigenous people – one of the highest in the US. Tribal land makes up approximately 28% of Arizona’s land.
The Navajo Nation stretches throughout northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah and northwestern New Mexico – making it the largest swath of tribal lands in the country. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer described the month as an opportunity “to honor the hope, future, and resilience of Indigenous people, including Navajo people, and to celebrate Native cultures, languages, and indigeneity.” “The month is a time to cherish and celebrate our rich and diverse cultures, traditions, languages, and legacies,” Nez said. “Our cultures and traditions are very much alive every day and with continued strength and resilience, our children and grandchildren will carry our teachings into the future.” The first proclamation for Native American Heritage Month came in 1990 from President George H.W. Bush. The next year, Congress passed another resolution that again proclaimed November as Native American Heritage Month. Every sitting president has signed their own proclamation since. With this special edition, the Arizona Daily Sun celebrates Northern Arizona’s extensive Native American communities.
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Jonathan Chapman from the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians in Jena, Louisiana, dances during an Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at the Native American Cultural Center on the Northern Arizona University campus.
INSIDE Celebrating 50 years of NACA
Traditional Indigenous names paint pictures of the past
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Dorothy Gishie has worked in several management roles at the nonprofit Native Americans for Community Action for more than three decades.
50 YEARS ON NACA still delivers for Indigenous community in Flagstaff
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alf a century hence, stories from the early days of the Native Americans for Community Action group now seem so quaint and analog, tales of a plucky nonprofit scraping and scrimping to survive. Now that NACA is an established force in Flagstaff, celebrating its 50th anniversary with an open house earlier this year, these anecdotes can be retold with a certain nostalgia. Take the tale from the late 1980s, the ingenious plan Dorothy Denetsosie Gishie had to angle her way into the organization, which now has been part of her life for more than three decades. Back then, Gishie and her then-husband were recent “relocatees,” Navajo residents forced from their reservation home in the Hopi partition land dispute that displaced thousands and prompted NACA to form a special committee and services to help ease the economic and cultural transition of those affected. Only problem was, NACA was having trouble finding a centrally located meeting place for the relocatees. Gishie had an idea. “I offered my home,” she said, smiling shyly. “Of course, my ulterior motive was to get my foot into NACA’s door.” That she did. Gishie, then only a few years out of Brigham Young University and working for the Navajo Nation in Leupp, was hired by NACA not long thereafter. And she’s worked there ever since, in a variety of capacities, everything save the organization’s health center. As the longest serving current NACA employee, she is positioned to reflect on NACA and its place in the greater Flagstaff area, to take the long view and cast judgment on the past and future. She may not have been there at the start, when the fledgling NACA took up a tiny residence in what now is Wheeler Park, but she goes way back. Gishie currently serves as NACA’s economic development program manager, but she also has been at various times, under the nonprofit’s auspices, an adult-education instructional aide, Indian Child Welfare worker, a social worker and counselor, ran parenting classes and facilitated talking circles and, yes, overseeing the post-move program for relocatees, that same group for which she once offered up her home. As expected, Gishie is proud of NACA’s growth and staying power over five decades, and though she acknowledges that, as with nearly all nonprofits, there have been setbacks and growing pains through the years, she foresees NACA continuing its role as a full-service resource not just for Indigenous people but the community at large. “When I came to NACA, we had seven different programs,” said Gishie, who in her spare time serves on the Flagstaff Unified School District board. “One of the best things
I saw when I first joined NACA was seeing the building we’re in on Steves Boulevard being opened up a section at a time with new program. You could actually see, physically, how we were growing. That was so exciting to see, developing programs on the reservation and off.” And yet, there have been challenges. NACA’s board and executive leadership has at times lacked continuity, even if the bulk of the nonprofit’s workforce was in it for the long haul. “I’ve been through at least 25 to 30 CEOs in my time,” Gishie said. “There were some people served six months or a year. That was hard.” She was quick to add that the services NACA provided never suffered. “We’ve survived,” she said, “and that’s one of the good things about the organization. The people we’ve hired have always been very passionate about the programs they’ve been hired for. There may have been turmoil either at the board level or CEO level, but the programs continued to progress. That’s because of the colleagues that we have, the boots on the ground.” Jeff Axtell, NACA’s current CEO, calls Gishie “a constant resource for the Indigenous artists and people of Flagstaff and northern Arizona” and
added that “Dorothy is dedicated to the NACA mission and serves her community very well, recently becoming elected to the FUSD school board so she could represent the Indigenous values and students of Flagstaff.”
Taking shape and tackling taxes Among the positive changes Gishie has seen was the founding of NACA’s expansion in 1991 to offer a Family Health Center and Wellness Center on Cedar Avenue — the first federal urban Indian health center in northern Arizona. All told, NACA offers an array of programs, from basic medical coverage such as family planning and pediatric vaccinations to diabetes prevention and mental health counseling. In fact, there is hardly any area of Native American life — and, in recent years, open to Hispanic and Anglo low-income residents, as well — that NACA does not address. The organization hosts domestic violence programs, addiction recovery, nutritional plans, exercise and wellness classes, as well as individualized help for those needing assistance coping with the transition to nonreservation life.
For many years, Gishie served as a conduit for “relocatees” like herself and her family. It was difficult in the early days, when scores of families were forced to adopt a lifestyle and live in a culture to which they were not accustomed. “A lot of our relocatees moved here to Flagstaff,” she said. “These are families that never had to pay or monthly electricity and taxes before (on the reservation). Post-move, (NACA) helped them and gave them support how to do basic things — monthly payments, utilities, telephone, where to register children for school. “A big thing back then was helping with property taxes, that yearly payment. For some it was a lot, so teaching people how to save every month so they don’t have to come up with a thousand dollars within a month’s period. We taught how to build up an account and not use that account. We encouraged them not to take out loans on homes. We saw vehicle dealerships taking advantage of them, having them put up their homes as collateral. A lot of our people lost their homes that way. It was important work.” As, too, was Gishie’s six-year stretch as a NACA social worker. Case management was rewarding, she said, but weighed heavily on her. In the time since, Gishie has found it rewarding to serve as NACA’s economic development program manager, helping Native American entrepreneurs and others establish themselves in the business sector. NACA’s biggest economic initiative, which Gishie runs, is the Native American arts and crafts vending project at the Oak Creek Overlook on Highway 89A between Flagstaff and Sedona. It is a collaboration between NACA and the U.S. Forest Service, and what began relatively small in 1988 (125 vendors) swelled to 380 vendors under Gishie in preCOVID times and now stands at 280 vendors. “It started under a grant; one of the only programs of its kind in the U.S.,” Gishie said. “It was year-toyear (lease) for a long time, but now we’ve got a 20-year lease.” She also hinted that NACA’s vendor program might expand to other sites beyond the Overlook. That is only one of the expansion plans the organization is working on. By the end of next month, the main office will move from Steves Boulevard to Cedar Avenue, uniting it with the health and wellness center. It will be a spacious, expansive, one-stop venue for NACA’s clients — even more convenient than meeting at Gishie’s house. M 1
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Celebrating the history, cultures and resilience of native communities. November is Native American Heritage Month. At APS, we are grateful for our Navajo, Hopi and other indigenous customers, colleagues and friends. We’re proud to be your partner and look forward to working together long into the future.
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he history of language has been a subject of study for centuries. Language is what brings people together, it is what harbors communication and understanding. Language can also set people apart and highlight differences between communities, cultures and generations. It gived6 us insight into how early communities lived, survived and communicated. Even here in Flagstaff, language can reflect major changes happening in the community and environment. Before the first permanent non-Native settlement in 1876, Flagstaff was inhabited by more than 10 Native American tribes, according to the Museum of Northern Arizona. Today, Flagstaff is still inhabited by Acoma, Dilzhe’e Apache, Diné (Navajo), Havasupai, Hopi, Hualapai, Southern Paiute, Southern Ute, Yavapai and Zuni people, and tribal lands cover more than 31,000-square miles of Flagstaff. The language spoken by the early inhabitants still lingers throughout the region. For example, we can look at a few of the indigenous names for the San Francisco Peaks to see what has evolved in the past centuries. According to Robert Breunig, President Emeritus of the Museum of Northern Arizona, the Hopi name for the San Fransisco Peaks is Nuvatukya’ovi, which roughly translates to “snow peak.” The Navajo people refer to them as Dookʼoʼoosłííd, which translates to “the
summit that never melts” or “the mountain peak that never thaws,” according to Darrell Marks, Flagstaff High School’s Indigenous Academic Advisor. The indigenous names for the San Francisco Peaks show a major transition along with a nod to climate change and how the mountain has evolved over the past centuries. “There’s a cultural memory embedded in the names that tell you that they were here and that they were using the landscape,” Breunig explained. “For the descriptive name of the peaks, it translates and refers to the snow on the mountain all year round. But this is really interesting because there’s not snow up there anymore all year round and things are changing. That was the past circumstance.” Marks explained that the San Francisco Peaks are one of four sacred mountains in Navajo Culture. The peaks are an important part of their ceremonies, prayers and serve as a resource. However, the mountains have also become a resource for the Flagstaff community in addition to the Northern Arizona environment and wildlife. Marks said they have seen the mountain take a huge shift, due to the draining of resources by the Flagstaff community. The mountain’s water is also used by Arizona Snowbowl, which uses treated wastewater to make artificial snow. The Navajo tribes, along with several others, appealed to the Supreme Court about this decision in 2009, which was turned down. This use of mountain water is a sore spot for the Navajo tribe, who holds the mountain and its resources sacred. Marks also explained that the western renaming of the mountain and its peaks, like Agassiz Peak, are not names that
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reflect the tribes, but rather take away from them. In forums, class discussions, chapter meetings and ceremonies, Marks said he has heard this concern repeated throughout his community. The name Agassiz is especially problematic due to its namesake, Louis Agassiz. The Swiss scientist was popular in the 1840s and promoted the racist myth of polygenism, which posits that there are biologically distinct races of people who can be ranked by development, with white Europeans at the top and Blacks at the bottom. A downtown street and other Flagstaff locations bearing his name have been renamed in recent years, following the lead of other cities and institutions throughout the country. “When given the opportunities to be heard regarding the mountain, many people have expressed their concerns and pain of those renamings,” Marks said. “The Peaks have their own names within each community. The current western names do not honor or respect the mountains or their very important roles in our various societies. The current names only continue to perpetuate the violence and abuse that these Native American communities feel and experience. This has been spoken about and echoed from the children to the elders.” Beyond the mountain, Marks and elders from the Navajo community have seen Arizona change in many other ways. Another environmental change they have noticed is Arizona’s lack of citrus trees that once stood tall. “I’ve lived in Arizona all my life and I remember coming to Flagstaff in the summer as a child and I would have to wear a jacket,” Marks said. “I remember going down into Phoenix and there was a lot of farms and orchards and it would get really sticky, and I’d have to take a shower almost every day because of all of the humidity. I used to be able to smell citrus trees when you drive into what is now New River. You could smell the trees
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ABOVE: The San Francisco Peaks are framed in gold as seen through a stand of aspen trees on Hart Prairie in this 2019 photo. and you wouldn’t even need to be close to them yet, 15 miles away and you could smell them. I’ve talked to elders who say that you could smell citrus by Sunset Point.” Marks said these memories could not be further from what we have today. “I could now drive all the way through Phoenix and you don’t smell citrus anymore – you don’t feel that humidity anymore,” Marks said. “You feel the dry heat because all of those trees have been replaced with concrete.” The change in Flagstaff’s population over the past decades also greatly impacted how the indigenous languages of Flagstaff tell a story. For example, the Navajo word for Flagstaff, Kinłánídi refers to a place called many houses. Only two places share this Navajo name, according to Navajo Word Of The Day – Durango, Colo. and Flagstaff. “Even Flagstaff itself – before it was ever settled by colonizers, before the railroad came through before all of that happened – it was still home to 14 plus tribes,” Marks said. “Yes, you could take a step back and look at Flagstaff and say, ‘yeah, there’s a lot of houses but that’s not what we were talking about. We were saying ‘look at all these people.’ They speak different languages, they have different customs, they have different beliefs. All of these homes that they live in all together. Many homes.” Since then, Flagstaff’s population has shifted immensely between the growth at Northern Arizona University, shifts in the industry and more. And, for some areas, this growth has pushed out traditional Native American culture and communities. “Now that’s something that has changed in Flagstaff, we don’t have a lot of representation of different communities living in Flagstaff,” Marks said. “It’s not predominant, it’s not significant as it once was. We have the Havasupai that lived in downtown Flagstaff. We have the Navajo that lived over by what is now NAU. We have the Hopi that lived over by what is now the mall. They’re not living there the same way they were before. There is one dominant community that is there and it’s changed that landscape.” While these are only a few examples of the history packed into the indigenous languages of Flagstaff, there are many other similar examples that could be discovered. To learn more about Flagstaff’s tribes, and their languages, head over to the Museum of Northern Arizona website and check out the Native Peoples of the Colorado Plateau exhibit. Reach contributor Sabrina Proffitt at s.proffitt.official@gmail.com.
Arizona Snowbowl, to much protest and controversy, began implementing artificial snowmaking practices in 2001.
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Ricardo Guthrie, associate professor of Ethnic Studies at Northern Arizona University, and artist Duane Koyawena stand in front of the new mural at the Murdoch Center in Southside. LARRY HENDRICKS
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he colors pose brilliantly in the sunlight. They catch the gaze. The images they adorn with reds, blacks, whites, blues and greens beckon. The colors and the images, with a smile, sing brightly to the people who pass, “Come inside. Sit a spell. Community resides here.” The song is one of inclusion, of diversity. Artists Duane Koyawena and Dwayne Manuel recently finished adding another voice to the visual choir of the city by painting a mural on the south wall of the Murdoch Center in the Southside neighborhood of Flagstaff. “I was excited to get involved, especially here in Flagstaff, to celebrate our Indigenous people,” Koyawena said. “It’s nice to have the Hopi represented, the people and the culture.” And it’s the representation of the distinct cultures in Southside that brought the mural project to life in the first place, said Ricardo Guthrie, an associate professor of Ethnic Studies at Northern Arizona University, who is also an artist. “I wanted to have the history of Southside painted on the walls,” Guthrie said. “It’s the coming together of a racially diverse section of the community. It’s the history not told, except in oral discussions.” The mural project began 10 years ago as part of Guthrie’s studies at NAU on the subject of “mural ethnography,” or the story of culture, preserved and documented in murals, in order to engage a community. The first panel painted at the Murdoch Center features five images of African American figures who contributed to the growth of Flagstaff. “These are the stories, a hidden history we rely on for identity,” Guthrie said. “They say, ‘We are here.’” The $8,000 project was funded to the Southside Community Association by the Flagstaff Arts Council and the Flagstaff Beautification and Public Art Commission, Guthrie said. Like the first project, the painting was to be a communal effort by the two artists and local community members and children. The COVID-19 pandemic postponed the project, and safety requirements forced the artists to
COLOR SINGS SONG OF SOUTHSIDE New Murdoch Center mural features Native impact on Southside
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Artist Duane Koyawena worked on the new mural at the Murdoch Center in Southside. paint their visions without the communal effort. The result is the colorful addition of Native American culture around the Murdoch Center entrance. Manuel, a member of the Akimel O’odham tribe in the southern part of the
state, said, “I hope it brings everybody together. I love being a part of this and to give it to everybody to uplift a community.” Manuel is an “aerosol artist” who uses spray cans to paint. Manuel’s contributions to the mural are a series of deep red and black patterns on which Koyawena’s
work sits. “Red means life,” Manuel said, adding that the pattern represents designs on pottery left from the Sinagua people of the northern Arizona region. It was important to him to acknowledge the land and the ancestral roots of northern Arizona. “Bringing color and art to a community really uplifts their morale.” As a young person living on tribal land, he learned that expression was important in a way to continue culture and to help at-risk youth find meaning and move them in more positive directions. “As Indigenous people, we have a responsibility to our people and the land we come from,” Manuel said. Koyawena focused on the sun, or “Tawa” in Hopi. “The sun is a universal direction for prayer,” Koyawena said. “To Hopis, it’s something important, or like it is our way of life.” Koyawena’s work is a melding of traditional themes with modern colors and features in order to create a connection with younger generations and communicate the importance of culture and tradition – and also inspire them. “I heard there are Native American murals out in Flagstaff,” Koyawena said. “But as far as anything Hopi on a wall, that’s new to me.” His hope is that sometime in the future, he can help with a similar project in the downtown area, because the Flagstaff lands and the Peaks are important to the Hopi and many other tribes in the area. His work with Manuel was gratifying, and he was happy to make a connection with a fellow artist. “Being able to hang with Dwayne and get to know him on a personal level was incredible,” Koyawena said. “It was a good collaboration.” Guthrie said more projects are planned for the future, and, with hope, the COVID-19 pandemic will be a memory, so community members and children can collaborate with the artists to fill the wall with the song of Southside. “We have four walls,” Guthrie said, smiling. “There’s two left.” For more information about the Murdoch Center and the work of the Southside Community Association, visit https:// www.southsideflagstaff.com.
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Ricardo Guthrie, associate professor of Ethnic Studies at Northern Arizona University, and artist Duane Koyawena stand in front of the new mural at the Murdoch Center in Southside.
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ommemorate Native American Heritage Month by learning more about Indigenous culture during these in-person and virtual events scheduled in Flagstaff throughout November:
Roc Your Moccs! Nov. 15-21. Virtual.
Worldwide social-media event that showcases Indigenous people wearing their traditional moccasins and encourages people to wear their moccasins, snap a photo and share it to social media using the hashtag, #RockYourMocs. Learn more at https://rockyourmocs.org.
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Community Walk/Run
Nov. 14 starting at 8 a.m. at Buffalo Park, 2400 N. Gemini Rd. Presented by Native Americans for Community Action (NACA).
Indigenizing Education Series with NAU Indigenous Staff
Nov. 15 from 6-7 p.m. in the Native American Cultural Center building at NAU Three Indigenous NAU staff members — Nikki Cooley, ITEP, Terri Beeson, University Admissions and Steven Toya, University Marketing — join us for a conversation on their work at NAU and how they strive to Indigenize Education. Connect via Zoom: nau. zoom.us Meeting ID: 852 2540 7508 Password: NACC Phone Number: 669-900-6833.
Elder Program Spotlight Lecture with Lorenzo Max
Nov. 16 from 5-6 p.m. in the NACC building at NAU Join Elder Lorenzo Max on Tuesday November 16 from 5pm to 6pm at the NACC for a special Elder Spotlight on Lorenzo Max as he shares his journey and knowledge. You can also attend the event virtually via Zoom Meeting ID: 839 9475 1718 Password: elders. Please note the sound and video quality may not be clear as the technology in the room is for in-person usage.
Drummaking and Round Dance
Nov. 16 from 6-8 p.m. at Puente De Hozho Gym, 3401 N. 4th St. Presented by NACA.
Ribbon Cutting at New NACA Facility
Nov. 17 starting at 11:45 a.m. at 1500 E. Cedar Ave., Ste. #56
All-Day Donation Drive: Canned Food and Winter Coats — Navajo Taco Drive
Nov. 19 starting at 11 a.m. behind the NACA Cedar Building, 1500 E. Cedar Ave., Ste. #56
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Massai Gonzalez puts a quiquiztli, or conch shell trumpet, to his lips during a dance performance at the Native American Cultural Center at Northern Arizona University. Gonzales is a member of the Mexica, or Aztec, people.
Navajo Cake Presentation and Demo
Nov. 20 starting at noon at the Colton Community Garden at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Rd.
Navajo Cake Presentation Removed from Earth Oven and Breakfast
Nov. 21 starting at 6 a.m. at the Colton Community Garden at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Rd.
Indigenizing Education Series with NAU Indigenous Faculty Dr. Alisse Ali-Joseph
Nov. 22 from 6-7 p.m. in the NACC building at NAU
As the final part of the NAU series, we are pleased to welcome an Indigenous NAU Faculty member to share their research and experience in Indigenizing Education at NAU! Connect via Zoom: nau.zoom.us Meeting ID: 852 2540 7508 Password: NACC Phone Number: 669-900-6833.
Peacemaking and Communicating Ethically through a Native Lens — Connecting Past, Present and Future Nov. 23. Time TBA. Virtual.
Presented by the City of Flagstaff. Featuring Darius L. Smith, Director of the City of Denver Anti-Discrimination Office.
Elder Centering Circle with Lorenzo Max
Nov. 30 from Noon-2 p.m. in the NACC building at NAU You can also attend the event virtually via Zoom Meeting ID: 839 9475 1718 Password: elders.
Indigenous Agents of Change Series ft. The Well For Culture Team of Thosh Collins and Chelsey Luger
Nov. 30 from 5-7 p.m. in the NACC building at NAU Connect via Zoom: nau.zoom.us Meeting ID: 852 2540 7508 Password: NACC Phone Number: 669-900-6833.
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Today we honor the resilience and strength of our people and all Native Americans. Iina’ bik’eelyeeh (Foundation of Life) | Mural by Art of the People This mural depicts a wedding ceremony for a young Navajo couple. The ceremony begins the “Foundation of Life” for them. As a symbol, they carry with them through their life’s journey, Grandmother fire poker for the fire. This fire poker has been handed down to them by their forefathers, from generation to generation. See the full collection of murals, which tell the story of the Diné, at Twin Arrows Casino Resort.
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NACA invites you to Celebrate Native American Heritage with us!
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Native American Heritage Month Events: NAtivE stroNg CoMMuNity WAlk/ruN Sunday, November 14, 2021 8am Heritage at Buffalo Park, 2400 N. Gemini Rd.
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Presenter: Carrie Dallas, NACA Monday, November 15, 2021 • 12pm – 1 pm Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/97073352242?pwd= VTFEMm1JYXFOcHh4VEJKd2d1OXdsdz09
NAtivE trAditioNAl BElt /CulturAl WEllNEss & gArdENiNg PrEsENtAtioN Monday, November 15, 2021 12pm Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96699620048?pwd= SUNtYXArdFRpT212TEFKSjQ3dDNndz09
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November 15-21, 2021 Sign up at: Zoom link: https://forms.gle/5qSMtqvbeVabND7f9
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Aaron Secakuku Tuesday, November 16, 2021 • 10 am – 11 am Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91650323333?pwd= SlNnODNXWVpEZS9HQmFiejM1TEJsdz09
NAtivE NECklACE dAy/druM MAkiNg & rouNd dANCE Tuesday, November 16,2021, 6pm - 8pm Puente De Hozho Gym, 3401 N. Fourth St.
NAtivE trAditioNAl AttirE dAy/riBBoN CuttiNg NEW NACA FACility Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 11:45am 1500 E. Cedar Ave., Suite #56
HuMor/CoMEdy Hour
Presenter: Emanuel Webb Thursday, November 18, 2021 • 12 pm – 1 pm Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91643413214?pwd= QzBJNEkxTWp0YjVUS2hXSE1JOENCZz09
NAtivE trAditioNAl HAir dAy Thursday, November 18, 2021
BluE Bird Flour dAy - WEAr soMEtHiNg MAdE FroM A Flour sACk/All dAy doNAtioN drivE: CAN Food & WiNtEr CoAts/NAvAjo tACo drivE Friday, November 19,2021, 11am Behind NACA Cedar building...Follow the arrows.
NAvAjo CAkE PrEsENtAtioN ANd dEMo Saturday, November 20, 2021, 12pm Colton Community Garden
NAvAjo CAkE rEMovEd FroM EArtH ovEN & BrEAkFAst Sunday, November 21, 2021, 6am Colton Community Garden
PEACEMAkiNg ANd CoMMuNiCAtiNg EtHiCAlly tHrougH A NAtivE lENs
Presenter: Darius Smith Tuesday, November 23, 2021, 11am register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctduqtrj8iE9 FR2QZ7LZIIJmdullHBs_0C
AdvErsE CHild ExPEriENCEs
Presenter: Tiffany Kerr Monday, November 29, 2021 • 12 pm – 1 pm Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/97532294035?pwd= TWhkTm5xbGtmNmNSdzZiRmJ3V3FnZz09
The Coconino County Indigenous Peoples Advisory Council (IPAC) consists of volunteer community members who serve as a liaison between Native American/Indigenous communities and Coconino County Leadership. IPAC meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 5:30pm, and the public is invited to attend. For more information go to https://coconino.az.gov/95/Indigenous-Peoples-Advisory-Council, or call 928-679-7135. M 1