The Hopi Tribe Office of Revenue Commission will lead a team of local residents to represent the Tribe at the Arizona Centennial Best Fest Event in Downtown Phoenix, Ariz. Feb. 11 and 12.
Organized by the Arizona Centennial Commission and the Arizona American Indian Tourism Association, the Best Fest will showcase Indian Villages. Several Arizona Tribes will be represented with traditional structures, dances, arts & crafts, and demonstrators. The Miss Hopi Royalty will also be on hand to meet and greet visitors and provide general information about Hopi.
The Hopi Tribe will showcase a Hopi House and will include a local dance group as well as local artisans. Antone Honanie of Kykotsmovi village will lead the dance group. Dancers will perform the Pal’hik Mana (Water Maiden) and Eagle Dances.
Local Hopi artisans will include Lorencita Saufkie of Shungopavi village who will demonstrate Piki making and explain its importance to the Hopi culture. Adelle Tewayguna from the village of Tewa will educate visitors on the meticulous process of creating Hopi/Tewa pottery, from collecting the clay to the finished product. Annetta Koruh from the village of Bacavi will create Yung’ya’pu baskets and explain the process and materials needed to create these works of art.
The Hopi House Planning Team consists of representatives from the Moenkopi Legacy Inn, the Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation, the Hopi Tribe Office of Community Planning and Economic Development, the Hopi Tribe Office of Revenue Commission and local business entrepreneurs. Support for this event comes from the Hopi Tribe Office of the Chairman, Peabody, and Brycon Construction.
We anticipate a successful event and our team would like to invite everyone to visit the Indian Village and the Hopi House.
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