Native American Arts Fest Dancers
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2012 Featured Dancers 
NPS River People Basket Dancers Saturday Morning Opening at 10 am River People Basket Dancers The River People Basket Dancers are from Blackwater, Arizona in the Gila River Indian Community. The group has performed traditional Akimel O'odham dances since 1984. Barnaby Lewis is the main singer for the group. We are honored that for the third year the River People Basket Dancers will welcome visitors to the American Indian Music Fest at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, the home of their ancestors. 
Hashan-kehk Traditional Dancers Sunday Morning Opening at 10 am Hashan-Kehk Traditional Dancers The Hashan-kehk Traditional Dancers & Singers have been together for ten years and travel extensively through the Gila River area and Arizona. The dancers and singers are from the Gila River Indian Reservation. Each dance and song is a blessing to everyone who hears the songs and sees the dances. The Hashan-Kehk Traditional Dancers and Singers are honored to be a part of the American Indian Music Fest 2012 and ask that each and everyone take the blessings of the songs and dances with them and within their hearts. |
Did You Know?
Father Kino, in 1694, was the first European to call this structure Casa Grande. It is a Spanish word that means 'great house.' The Casa Grande is a 4-story, 11-room structure which was built about 700 years ago.