Post Navajo Feelings

Hi All!

My name is Jasmine and I will be the Heritage intern throughout the fall here at MNA. The Navajo Festival was my first big leap into the museum experience. The lovely interns who had been here all summer helped me find my footing, I couldn't be more thankful to Carah, Courtney and Margeret. Tony Marinella made a slideshow of all the festivities, here is the link on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0iAmUlHIL8

This fall we are getting ready for the Celebraciones de la Gente Festival which will take place the last weekend of October. It will feature artists, music, dances, and of course, food! This will be the tenth year we celebrate Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). This holiday has ancient roots in Central America and is carried on by descendants of these old cultures. I look forward to seeing you here October 26th and 27th.

Enjoy the rest of your summer!
-Jasmine

Hello everyone!
Our latest project as Heritage Program interns is a bit of new ground for us- we have been assisting with the creation of a new exhibit in conjunction with the Hopi Festival. The exhibit will feature pottery from the Hopi that was acquired after 1984. Along with the pottery there will be photographs of Hopi pottery in festivals past, and that's where we came in. Sorting through hundreds of photos dating back to the first Hopi festival in 1930, we selected images of our pottery demonstrators to put into the exhibit.
As we busily prepare for the Hopi Festival on July 6th and 7th, packing envelopes with name tags and table markers, we hope everyone visiting the Flagstaff area, and those who reside in Flagstaff and surrounding areas will come join us in what is sure to be the best Hopi Festival in 80 years!

Interns out!

Zuni and Hullabaloo and Hopi, Oh my!!

Hello again!
It's hard to believe but Zuni Festival 2013 has already come and gone! We had a busy weekend but it was full of opportunities to learn more about the Zuni culture. We would like to extend a thank you to all of our artists for coming out to make our festival happen, and another big thanks to everyone who volunteered- we couldn't have done it without you!

The Zuni Olla Maidens

Nawetsa Family Dancers

     We also worked at Flagstaff Hullabaloo, showing people about our mountain lion exhibit and making paper flowers with the kids. We had a lot of fun demonstrating how far a mountain lion can jump, what they can see compared to humans, and even what scat on the Colorado Plateau looks like.
Now we are gearing up for our next festival, Hopi, over Fourth of July weekend. So far we have made a trip up to the Hopi reservation and will return on June 17th and 18th for our collecting trip! We hope to see you at the festival!

Interns, out. :)

Start of Festival Season!

Hello every one!
We are the new heritage program interns! To the left is Courtney, center is Margaret, and right is Carah! The picture shows us at Sam's Club shopping for all the goodies and food we are offering at the Zuni festival this weekend! Hope we have enough chips! The weather is forecasted as low seventies with a breeze- Perfect weather for a festival! The festival opens Friday, May 24 at 6 pm! We will have entrances on both the east and west sides of the museum. Saturday and Sunday's hours will be 9 am to 5 pm. Hope y'all can make it!!!