Petrified Forest, AZ - July 2006, kicks-off the beginning of the Petrified Forest National Park’s Summer Cultural Demonstrator Program. This program will provide the opportunity for regional peoples to share their history and traditional crafts in the dynamic setting of Petrified Forest National Park. The park has scheduled demonstrators each Saturday from July through the first weekend of September to participate in the program. The goal of the program is to further the public’s understanding and appreciation of the rich diversity of human tradition and history in this region.
Cultural Demonstrator Schedule
* Saturday, July 22, Todd & Angie Westika: Zuni Fetish Carver and Zuni Potter
* Saturday, July 29, Otto Lucio: Zuni Silversmith and Jewelry-maker
* Saturday, August 5, Eileen Yatsattie: Zuni Potter
* Saturday, Aug. 12, Dee & Gwen Setalla: Hopi Potters
* Saturday, Aug. 19, Leon Stewart: Navajo Silversmith and Jewelry-maker
* Saturday, Aug. 26, Tina James: Apache Beadwork
* Saturday, Sept. 2, Nancy & Sheldon Westika: Zuni Jewelry-maker and Fetish Carver
For more information call (928) 524-6228 weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time; or write to the Superintendent, Petrified Forest National Park, P.O. Box 2217, Petrified Forest, AZ 86028; or e-mail the park Superintendent at e-mail us.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
