Glendale song and dance keep Diné families connected far from home
Submitted | Navajo Department of Health
Participants dance on the gym floor during a song and dance event at Glendale High School on Saturday, Feb. 28.
WINDOW ROCK
What organizers described as hundreds of people filled the gymnasium at Glendale High School on Saturday, Feb. 28, for a full day of Navajo singing, dancing and storytelling, part of a celebration organized to bring together urban Native families and support the work of a Phoenix-area substance use treatment facility.
The event, hosted by the Phoenix Indian Center in partnership with the Navajo Department of Health and the Yideeską́ądi Hózhǫ́ǫ́jí Center, drew elders, children and families from throughout the region. The Łee’yí Tó Singers of Klagetoh, Arizona, led the program, which included a grand entry and two-step, singing and dancing competitions in all age categories, a veterans special, food trucks and an art vendor marketplace.
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