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March 18, 19 & 20, 2011: Park Re-Opening Celebration!
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The Hopi Tribe and Arizona State Parks invited the public to attend the Park Re-Opening Celebration on March 18, 2011. Over 570 people attended on Friday, and hundreds more came on Saturday! At the re-opening one could gain insight into the cultural perspectives, lifestyle, language, celebrations, and history of the Hopi Tribe and learn about visitor etiquette on Hopi lands. Activities included lectures, pottery firing demonstrations, and traditional Hopi social dances. There were also archaeological tour of pueblo ruins built by various prehistoric people, including ancestors of the Hopi people, between approximately 1260-1400 AD. Before the re-opening, on March 17, 2011, the Arizona State Parks Board approved changing the park name to Homolovi State Park, at the request of the Hopi Tribe.
The public enjoyed learning from carvers, jewelers, potters, and basket weavers while hearing Hopi history through storytelling, music, and dancing, plus interpretive exhibits. This re-opening celebration was a cooperative effort of many organizations — Sumi'nangwa or “All together”.
Special thanks to the City of Winslow 
and Navajo County. Event supported in part by the Arizona Humanities Council. and Hopi Telecommunications.
Below is the schedule from this event!
Friday, March 18, 2011: Grand Opening CelebrationPark Entry fee waived by the Hopi Tribe/Arizona State Parks. Cultural Programs sponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council. |
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8:00 AM |
Park Opens |
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9:00 AM |
Hopi Blessing, Leonard Talaswaima |
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9:00 AM |
Demonstrators: |
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All Day |
Podcast tours of Homolovi Villages; Kids Activity; Guided Park Tours by Arizona Archaeology Society |
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10:00 AM |
Donald Dawahongnewa, Speaker: The Traditions of Corn as It Relates to the Hopi Way of Life |
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10:30 AM |
Antone Honanie & Norman Honanie, Hopi Social Dance demonstration |
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11:00 AM |
Anita Poleahla, Speaker: Insight into the Hopi Language |
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Noon |
Speakers: (Dance Area) |
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12:30 PM |
Hopi Headstart children corn planting in garden with leaders. Blessing, Norman Honanie |
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12:45 PM |
Lunch, Sipaulovi & Shongopavi Elder Programs |
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1:00 PM |
Seymour & Stanford Lomakema, Hopi Dance Interpretation, Water Maiden Dance |
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1:30 PM |
Micah Loma’omvaya, Hopi Anthropologist, Speaker: An Ethno-Archaeological Interpretation of Archaeological Sites |
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2:30 PM |
Charles Adams, Speaker: Presentation on Excavations at Homolovi |
Saturday, March 19, 2011Entry fee sponsored by Hopi Telecommunications. |
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Hopi Tours to Mesas with prior arrangements. Micah Loma’omvaya, Hopi Tour manager |
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8:00 AM |
Park Opens |
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All Day |
Guided Park Tours by Arizona Archaeology Society |
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9:00 AM |
Guided Park Tour with Charles Adams, Archaeologist, University of Arizona |
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10:30 AM |
Guided Park Tour with Charles Adams, Archaeologist, University of Arizona |
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Noon |
Robert Suqneqvayah, Hopi Dancers |
12:30 PM |
Guided Park Tour with Richard Lang, Archaeologist, University of Arizona |
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1:00 PM |
Kids Activity: Learn About Hopi Culture! |
Sunday, March 20, 2011$7 per car (4 adults). |
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| 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM |
Homolovi State Park Visitor Center Open, Tours All Day |
Special thanks to the City of Winslow and Navajo County. Event supported in part by the Arizona Humanities Council. and Hopi Telecommunications.
Photography by Michael Freisinger & Ellen Bilbrey for Arizona State Parks. Copyright © Arizona State Parks. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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