In honor of National American Indian Heritage Month, Winslow High School has some great events planned at the schools and in the community.
Today (Nov. 4) is Jewelry Day at WHS, followed by Moccasin Day on Thursday, Nov. 5, and Full Dress Attire Day on Friday, Nov. 6.
Also on Friday, the school will have Navajo dancers and singers coming from Piñon Unified School District and Hopi dancers with the Perry Sehongva group performing at the schools. The schedule includes: 9:10 to 9:50 a.m. at Bonnie Brennan; 10:10 to 10:50 a.m., Jefferson Elementary School; 11:10 to 11:50 a.m., Winslow Junior High School; 12 noon to 12:40 p.m., WHS; and 2 to 3 p.m., Winslow Manor senior housing.
A fashion show will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday at the Hubbell building located at 523 W. Second St. Along with the show there will be a tasting of authentic Native American foods. The event is free, but there will be a donation box to contribute to the WHS Native American Scholarship.
Also on Friday, a number of WHS students will travel to Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff for the Native American student visit day. This is a day set aside to honor Native cultures, and introduce students to on-campus resources such as Native American Student Services, courses in American Indian Studies and scholarship opportunities, along with a campus tour.
A Native Film Festival will be held Nov. 9-13 at the Winslow Theater. The showings are scheduled at 4 p.m. daily at no charge, with the film listing at the theater. A donation box for the WHS Native American Scholarship will also be at the theater. The theater will have the concession open for food and drinks. On Veteran’s Day, Nov 11, the movie, Flags of Our Fathers-Sands of Iwo Jima, featuring Ira Hays, a Pima Native American, will be shown.
On Nov. 10, WHS, the Tribe of Many Feathers and sponsors have scheduled a pageant for Miss Winslow Native American at 5:30 p.m. in Nathan Brady’s Navajo Language and Government classroom.
