Cultural Demonstrator Program 2006

Date: July 17, 2006
Contact: Rita Garcia, 928-524-6228 ext.273

Petrified Forest National Park Summer Cultural Demonstrator Program 2006

Petrified Forest, AZ – July 2006, kicks-off the beginning of the Petrified Forest National Park’s Summer Cultural Demonstrator Program. This program will provide the opportunity for regional peoples to share their history and traditional crafts in the dynamic setting of Petrified Forest National Park. The park has scheduled demonstrators each Saturday from July through the first weekend of September to participate in the program. The goal of the program is to further the public’s understanding and appreciation of the rich diversity of human tradition and history in this region.

Cultural Demonstrator Schedule

• Saturday, July 22, Todd & Angie Westika: Zuni Fetish Carver and Zuni Potter
• Saturday, July 29, Otto Lucio: Zuni Silversmith and Jewelry-maker
• Saturday, August 5, Eileen Yatsattie: Zuni Potter
• Saturday, August 12, Dee & Gwen Setalla: Hopi Potters
• Saturday, August 19, Leon Stewart: Navajo Silversmith and Jewelry-maker
• Saturday, August 26, Tina James: Apache Beadwork
• Saturday, September 2, Nancy & Sheldon Westika: Zuni Jewelry-maker and Fetish Carver

For more information call [phone] weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time; or write to the Superintendent, Petrified Forest National Park, P.O. Box 2217, Petrified Forest, AZ 86028; or e-mail the park Superintendent at e-mail us.