Diné be' iiná, Inc.
The Navajo Lifeway
For
Immediate Release
Contact: TahNibaa Naataanii, 505.406.7428,
info@navajolifeway.org
The 15th
Annual Sheep is Life Celebration will be held Monday through Saturday, 20 – 25
June 2011, at the Diné College Rodeo Arena on the Tsailé Campus in the Navajo
Nation.
Diné fiber, lifeways, and land management
workshops are offered during the week.
Vendor booths are available.
A sheep camp, fireside storytelling, youth programs, sheep and wool
shows, and other free events take place at the Rodeo Grounds. Friday and Saturday features hands-on
activities for the whole family.
Camping is free; lodging is available in surrounding communities. See the following schedule or go to
www.navajolifeway.org.
The June Celebration features an interactive
exhibit, “Na’ashjé’ii Biyiin: Chant of the Spider. A holistic journey into Diné
fiber arts,” in the Hatathli Museum on Monday through Friday. The
Juried Diné Weaving Show and Sale is open in the Museum Wednesday through
Friday.
DBI is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization
founded in 1991 by Diné shepherds and weavers to restore the Navajo-Churro
sheep and the balance between Diné culture, life, and land. DBI organizes year-round programs to
improve animal husbandry and economic development in the Navajo Nation. To be involved with the Celebration, contact TahNibaa
Naataanii, Project Director, 505.406.7428, e-mail info@navajolifeway.org. or
visit www.navajolifeway.org.
The event is organized by Diné be’ iiná, Inc.
(DBI), co-sponsored with Diné College and its Land Grant Program, and supported
in partnership with the USDA Risk Management Agency and Arizona Humanities
Council.
Schedule
for Sheep is Life, Monday – Saturday, 20-25 June 2011
Rodeo
Arena, Diné College, Tsailé, AZ, Navajo Nation
Please
check www.navajolifeway.org to confirm times.
In
June, the Navajo Nation is on Mountain Daylight Time.
All
forms, workshop information, and other details are at www.navajolifeway.org.
Diné Fiber Arts
and Lifeways Workshops, Monday
– Friday, 20-24 June
Na’ashjé’ii
Biyiin: Chant of the Spider, Museum, Monday
– Friday, 20-24 June
Sheep Camp, Rodeo Grounds, Monday
– Saturday, 20-25 June
Youth Camp, Rodeo
Grounds, Thursday
– Friday, 23-24 June, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Diné Juried Weavings
Sale, Museum, Wednesday
– Friday, 22-24 June, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Activities for Friday and Saturday, 24-25 June
DBI Information
Booth, Friday
–Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Outdoor Museum, Friday,
noon-5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Land Grant Office,
Booth and Demonstrations, Friday
– Saturday, 24-25 June, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Shade House
·
cultural and lifeway presentations
·
demonstrations of endangered foods
·
discussion, dialog, and participatory activities
·
Navajo Stick Game (Tsé di[)
·
poetry readings
·
evening storytelling and campfire
Sheep Camp
·
sheep to loom hands-on demonstrations and
opportunities
·
knitting, crocheting, and other fiber arts
·
Diné arts demonstrations
·
livestock management and traditional veterinary
practices
·
sheep and fleece sales
·
arts, crafts, and food vendors
Rodeo Arena
Navajo-Churro Juried Fleece Show Friday,
24 June, 10 a.m.
Navajo-Churro Juried Sheep Show Saturday,
25 June, 10 a.m.
Horse Training, Sheep Dog Training, Llama Packing Friday
and Saturday
Awards Program, Shade
House Friday,
24 June, time TBA
Na’ashjé’ii Biyiin: Chant of the
Spider. A Holistic Journey into
Diné Fiber Arts.
Exhibit Schedule, Ned Hatathli Museum, 4th Floor, Cultural
Center, Diné College
Exhibit Open: Monday –Friday, 20 – 24 June 2011,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (MDT)
Film Screenings: during exhibit times
· Weaving Worlds
· Talking God
· Sheep is Life and
Navajo-Churro Sheep
Public Reception and Lecture, Friday, 24 June, (time
TBA).
featuring Chef
Freddie Bitsoie, “Contemporary
Interpretations of Diné cuisine.”
Weaving Panel and Curator’s Talk, (dates and
times TBA)
Celebrate Navajo Lifeways
and Restoring the Navajo-Churro sheep.
15th Annual Sheep is Life Celebration
20th Anniversary of Diné be’ iiná,
Inc. founding.
25th Anniversary of Navajo-Churro Sheep
Association.
