Culture

This year a record number of hoop dancers competed in the 33rd World Championship Hoop Dance contest in Phoenix. 

The first Native-owned store in Old Town Scottsdale on Main Street is owned and operated by Navajo women from Cameron, Arizona. This store features over 300 artists and more than 28 Native American tribes, including the First Nations of Canada.

The Little Miss Ch’ooshgai Princess is setting her sights on learning Diné Bizaad.

They imitate the eagle––the birds. Roy Etcitty, who leads the Naat’aanii Nééz Singers of Shiprock, says “anyone” can mimic the birds, but they would have to practice.