The Center of Southwest Studies and the Native American Center will host a Navajo weaving demonstration and talk in the center’s museum gallery on Thursday, Nov. 9, in honor of Native American Heritage Week at Fort Lewis College.
At noon, Zefren Anderson will give a talk on the history of Navajo weaving titled “A New Perspective on Navajo Weaving and Traditional Insights.” From 1 to 4 p.m., Anderson, along with Aretta Begay and Kevin Aspaas, will demonstrate the weaving of a Navajo “striped” blanket. The public is welcome to come and go during the demonstration.
The demonstration is made possible by Diné be’ iiná Inc., a grassroots, nonprofit organization founded in 1991. Diné be’ iiná, means “the way that we, the people live.” The group seeks to preserve, protect and promote the Navajo way of life.
This event is free to the public.
For more information, call 247-7456 or visit http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu.
