Save the Confluence

Conservation Call
2016-10-11 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Phoenix)
Bill Hedden, Grand Canyon Trust executive and the trust Conservation Director Ethan Aumack, will discuss “The Escalade Tram Proposal Gets Real” through a conference call.
In late August, after sustained behind-the-scenes politicking on the part of Scottsdale developer and Escalade proponent Rial Lamar Whitmer, legislation was introduced to the Navajo Nation Council that would move the tram proposal forward.
The trust encourages participants to email any questions they may have before, during or after the discussion to Darcy Allen, at dallen@grandcanyontrust.org. Hedden and Aumack wil address your questions after their presentation. Please RSVP to Darcy Allen by Oct. 10 a.m.
Dial-in phone number: (877) 686-0400.
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Tó'Naneesdizí March-The Frontline Is Everywhere
2016-10-15 06:00 (America/Chicago) | Tuba City, AZ, Tuba City, AZ, United States
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Little Colorado River Water Rights Workshop - Hosted by Black Mesa Trust
2016-10-19 18:00 (America/Denver) | Hotevilla Youth & Elderly Center, Hotevilla-Bacavi, AZ, 86030, United States
You are invited to attend a workshop that will cover the on-going Little Colorado River (LCR) water rights claim settlement, the Peabody water mining and its IMPACT on Sii’papu.
The LCR Settlement and ties to the 2004 Arizona Water Settlement Act will also be explained.
The workshop will be conducted by the Black Mesa Trust and will start promptly at 6pm.
Tribal officials and spokesman including the Water / Energy team are invited to attend so that they can respond and hear the concerns of the people.
Your voice is needed – attend this workshop
For further information contact:
Vernon Masayesva
(928) 255 – 2356 or (928) 734 – 2191

Bodaway ABNDN Planning Meeting
2016-10-23 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Cedar Ridge Arizona, US-89, Cameron, AZ, 86020, United States

12 Reasons for Grazing Reform: An art presentation
2016-10-25 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Salt Lake City Public Library Marmalade Branch, 280 W 500 N, Salt Lake City, UT, 84103, United States
Join us for an evening of art and story!
Botanical artist Heidi Snyder teamed up with Biologist Mary O’Brien to capture, through art, a web of species and ecosystems adversely affected by heavy livestock grazing. And the resulting 12 drawings make the case for grazing reform.
Come meet the artist, enjoy the paintings, and delve into the issues!
Tuesday, October 25, 7-8:30 p.m.
Marmalade Branch Public Library
280 West 500 North
Salt Lake City, UT, 84103
Free and open to the public.

12 Reasons for Grazing Reform: An art presentation
2016-10-26 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Raven’s Heart Gallery, 57 West Center Street Box 33, Kanab, UT, 84741, United States
Join us for an evening of art and story!
Botanical artist Heidi Snyder teamed up with Biologist Mary O’Brien to capture, through art, a web of species and ecosystems adversely affected by heavy livestock grazing. And the resulting 12 drawings make the case for grazing reform.
Come enjoy the paintings, and delve into the issues!
Wednesday, October 26, 7-8:30 p.m.
Raven’s Heart Gallery
57 West Center Street
Kanab, UT, 84741
Free and open to the public.

On Indigenous Resiliency: A Native American Recognition Days Eve
2016-10-27 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Downtown Phoenix Civic Space, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
A celebration of Indigenous Resiliency. Activities will include music by the Yadilah’s, Call to Action and letter writing for #NoDAPL, spoken word, testimony from current and former ASU students, guided meditation.

12 Reasons for Grazing Reform: An art presentation
2016-10-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Moab Arts & Recreation Center, the MARC, 111 E 100 N, Moab, UT, 84532, United States
Join us for an evening of art and story!
Botanical artist Heidi Snyder teamed up with Biologist Mary O’Brien to capture, through art, a web of species and ecosystems adversely affected by heavy livestock grazing. And the resulting 12 drawings make the case for grazing reform.
Come enjoy the paintings, and delve into the issues!
Friday, October 25, 7-8:30 p.m.
Moab Arts and Recreation Center
111 East 100 North
Moab, UT, 84532
Free and open to the public.

All Souls Eve
2016-11-01 18:00 - 2016-11-02 00:00 (America/Denver) | The Green Room, 15 N Agassiz St, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
All Souls Eve @ the Green Room- Tuesday, November 1st @ 6pm.
Bring offerings for the altar and a dish to honor the remembrance of a loved one for a Celebration of Life Potluck and Remembrance Party… Potluck begins @ 6pm, followed by a presentation from MNA Artist in Residence, Ed Kabotie @ 7pm on ‘Meso-American Connections with the Southwest’… Music begins at 8pm with Tiny Bird, Tha Yoties & Special Guest, D Dread.

11th Annual Navajo Rug & Indian Art Auction
2016-11-05 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ, 85034, United States
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary welcomes art collectors, enthusiasts and supporters of Pueblo Grande Museum to its 11th Annual Navajo Rug and Indian Art Auction on Saturday, November 5. This is a wonderful opportunity to participate in a live auction and view many styles of Navajo rugs and a variety of American Indian art.
The R.B. Burnham & Company will again be working with the PGMA on this auction. The preview will begin at 9 a.m. with the auction following at noon. The auction is free and open to the public and American Indian foods including fry bread will be available for purchase during the auction.
A portion of the proceeds from the auction will benefit the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary and be used to help support preservation efforts, education programs, exhibits and artifact collections at the Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park.
The Museum will be open 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. with standard admission rates for visitors, and free for current Museum Auxiliary Members.

A Sunset Tribute In Honor of Our Veterans
2016-11-07 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Heard Museum, 2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
Join veterans groups, color guards, performers and speakers at the American Indian Veterans National Memorial on the grounds of the Heard Museum for a special sunset tribute to veterans of the U.S. armed forces, followed by a reception commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War inside the museum’s Steele Auditorium.
The featured speaker is Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, 17th surgeon general of the United States and distinguished professor at the University of Arizona.
After the 5 p.m. ceremony, attendees are invited to the Steele Auditorium for a 6 to 8 p.m. commemorative reception presented by Chapter 432 of the Vietnam Veterans of America. Wanda Wright, director of the Arizona Department of Veterans Services, will give remarks at this reception.
Earlier in the day, observe Vietnam-era artists painting in the Central Courtyard and enjoy music performed by the Larry Redhouse Trio from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Service and sacrifice spanning more than three centuries are honored in the first and only known national memorial to American Indian veterans of many conflicts. The memorial consists of several sizable sculptures by acclaimed Native artists. Free and open to the public. For more information, email Marcus Monenerkit at mmonenerkit@heard.org.

Naabik'íyáti' Committee Work Session on Proposed Escalade
2016-11-10 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, 22181 Resort Blvd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86004, United States
Tribal council members will hear from lobbyists and supporters of an effort to build a tourist development and gondola tram at the confluence of the Little Colorado and Colorado rivers, overlooking the Grand Canyon.
Developers hope to persuade this influential committee to approve their project and get the tribe to pay $65 million towards the project.
Opposition has swollen worldwide by tens of thousands of people who see the project as both a cultural and environmental threat.

Fee Free Days in America's National Parks
2016-11-11 | Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas, 100 Lake Shore Dr, Page, AZ, 86040, United States
America’s Best Idea – the national parks – is even better when it’s free!
Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free* dates in 2016:
November 11
Veterans Day
The fee waiver includes entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.
Fee-free days make parks accessible to more people. However, national parks are always economical, with entrance fees that range from $3 to $30. In addition, any fourth grade student can get a free annual pass through the Every Kid in a Park program, and active duty military and citizens with a permanent disability can also get free passes. For more information about the variety of discounted passes available, please visit http://www.nps.gov/findapark/passes.htm.

Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival
2016-11-11 07:00 - 2016-11-13 10:00 (America/Denver) | Yuma West Wetlands Park, Yuma, AZ, 85364, United States
Come join the fun and beauty of the Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival. We kick off the weekend with our media flights on Friday, followed on Saturday by our launch from Yuma West Wetlands Park. Then its time for the glow at Desert Sun Stadium, followed by the third launch of the weekend on Sunday morning from Yuma West Wetlands Park.

17th Annual Veterans Day Gourd Dance
2016-11-11 11:30 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ, 85034, United States
Join PGM at the 11th Annual Veterans Day Gourd Dance at Pueblo Grande Museum on November 11, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Join us to honor the memory of all Veterans who served our nation. Gourd Dancing starts at 11:30 a.m. Event is free and open to everyone. Thank you to event sponsor Arizona State Lottery.

Wild & Scenic Film Festival
2016-11-12 17:30 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Page Middle School, 101 El Mirage, Page, AZ, 86040-1927, United States
The first annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Page, Ariz., features 9 films on environment through the eyes of the cultures and people who relate to the land.
Hosted by Glen Canyon NHA and Page High School Unity Club with food and beverage fundraising booths from student organizations and a raffle with great prizes from page community sponsors!

Hoop Dance 101: Get Up and Hoop!
2016-11-13 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ, 85034, United States
Children of all ages will have a chance to try out their hoop dancing skills with five-time World Champion hoop dancer Tony Duncan on Sunday, November 13 from 2 to 3 p.m. at Pueblo Grande Museum. Tony will begin by demonstrating some of the traditional shapes and animal forms used in a hoop dance before inviting children to join in the fun of learning how to do a hoop dance of their own.
As an additional treat, Duncan, an award-winning Native American flutist, will be joined by guitarist Darrin Yazzie for a musical performance from their recent album, Singing Lights. Violet Duncan, Tony’s wife, will round out the program by sharing her book, When We Dance. Children and adults will have a chance to chat with all the artists during the question and answer session following the presentations.
Hoop Dance 101, an accompanying program to the premiere exhibit One World, Many Voices: The Artistry of Canyon Records at Pueblo Grande Museum, is free with registration. As a Canyon Records artist, images of Tony Duncan and his fellow musicians are featured in the exhibit which is included with regular Museum admission. Reserve your seats for a chance to hoop dance with Tony Duncan by registering at pueblogrande.com as space is limited.

Circle of Native Artists, Sat at Trickster with Art Installation
2016-11-18 07:00 - 2016-11-19 19:00 (America/Chicago) | The Music Center at Columbia College Chicago, 1014 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60605, United States
Friday: Columbia College Music Hall 1014 S. Michigan
7 pm to 9 pm
Saturday: Trickster Art Gallery 190 S. Roselle Rd Schaumburg
12 noon to 7 pm
Live Dance performanc by Larry Yazzie, Music by Mark Clevelend (Flute) and artist panel discussion with: Brent, George, Larry, Mark, Tessa and Serena.
Day two with the full Art installations at Trickster Art Gallery 190 S Roselle rd Schaumburg IL 60193 12 noon to 7 pm

Collections Tour - Ethnology
2016-11-18 16:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Get an unforgettable glimpse into a side of the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) that most visitors never see on an MNA Collections Tour.
Pre-registration is required and children must be 10 years of age or older. Collection tours are free to members (donations appreciated) and $12 for non-members. Call the Membership Office (928-774-5213 x219) to reserve your space.

Navajo Weaving Workshop
2016-11-19 09:00 - 2016-11-21 16:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
$425 member/$475 non-member
Join renowned Navajo weaver Marilou Shultz for a three day weaving workshop. Learn the basic techniques of weaving and gain insight into this beautiful and traditional art form. Loom and most supplies included.
Perfect for all levels including beginners.
Space is limited and this workshop will sell out. To register, call 928.774.5211, ext. 222.

Native American Heritage Day
2016-11-25 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Celebrate Native American Heritage Day at the Museum of Northern Arizona.
Visit to learn all about the Colorado Plateau’s rich history and Native cultures and support our award-winning artists and Museum programs by purchasing authentic and exquisite jewelry and fine art. Enjoy giveaways, Shops discounts, music, docent-led tours, fun family activities, and more.

Free Film Screening: Damnation
2016-12-01 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Phoenix) | Harkins Valley Art Theater, 509 S Mill Ave, Tempe, AZ, 85281, United States
This powerful film odyssey across America explores the change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers. Dam removal has moved beyond the fictional Monkey Wrench Gang to go mainstream. Where obsolete dams come down, rivers bound back to life, giving salmon and other wild fish the right of return to primeval spawning grounds, after decades without access.
DamNation’s majestic cinematography and unexpected discoveries move through rivers and landscapes altered by dams, but also through a metamorphosis in values, from conquest of the natural world to knowing ourselves as part of nature.
Post-film Q&A.
View the trailer here.
Free parking at the Brickyard Parking Garage.
Validate your ticket at the concession stand.

Archaeology for Kids
2016-12-03 09:30 - 12:30 (America/Denver) | Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ, 85034, United States
Children ages 7 to 12 can become a Junior Archaeologist and explore the science of archaeology by doing a simulated excavation of a Hohokam pit house.
Learn how to identify artifacts in the field, and discover how archaeologists use these artifacts to learn more about past cultures. Register by December 1 to reserve your spot. Discounts for Museum Members.

Flowing Uphill - How Water Works in Colorado and the West
2016-12-06 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Pitkin County Library, 120 N Mill St, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
Join us for an evening discussion about how water and rivers work in Colorado and the West.
We’ll talk about the history and development of water law and traditions, how rivers work as dynamic ecosystems and whats in store for the future of the Colorado River in particular.

Facebook Live Rally to Save Our Salmon and Free the Snake River
2016-12-07 18:30 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Facebook live
Join us on Facebook Live from the Rally for Wild Salmon in Portland, OR, to hear from speakers about why wild salmon matter and why we need to restore a free-flowing lower Snake River.
The federal government is holding a series of meetings about management of the Columbia-Snake rivers, and the Portland meeting is Wednesday, Dec 7 at the convention center. Salmon advocates are holding a rally at the Spirit of 77 (across the street from the convention center). At the rally, we’ll hear from speakers from the Nez Perce, Columbia Riverkeeper, Patagonia and others. Then we’ll travel together across the street to the convention center to deliver our official public comments.
You can take action for salmon at http://www.AmericanRivers.org/salmon. Join us and be part of the biggest river restoration in history!

Gallery Talk: Gunnar Widforss-Painter of the National Parks
2016-12-11 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Join Alan Petersen, Curator of Fine Arts, an explore the life and art of Gunnar Widforss, painter of the National Parks. Programmed in conjunction with “Grand Muse,” on view through February 20.
Grand Muse: Art of the Grand Canyon
From the definitive Romantic images of Thomas Moran to modern masterworks by Ed Mell and Merrill Mahaffey, Grand Muse conveys the power of Grand Canyon as a source of inspiration for artists. The exhibition features historical and recent paintings, as well as photography, prints, and mixed-media from the Museum’s collection, artists-in-residence at Grand Canyon National Park, and contemporary masters.

Grand Canyon Uranium Cases, U.S. Court of Appeals
2016-12-15 10:20 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse – U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Watch the oral arguments live at: http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/live_oral_arguments.php
Two cases involving uranium mining at the Grand Canyon will go before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco on Thurs, Dec 15. One challenges the U.S. Forest Service’s decision to allow Canyon Mine, near the south rim of the Grand Canyon, to resume operations, without updating its 1986 plan of operations and environment impact statement as required by law; the second concerns the mining industry’s lawsuit to overturn the 2012 mineral withdrawal—which put a 20-year ban on new uranium claims around the Grand Canyon. The two cases will be heard back-to-back.
*Arguments are estimated to begin at 10:20 PST (11:20 MST), but may begin as early as 9:30am PST (10:30 MST), please see the calendar for updates: http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/calendar/view.php?hearing=December%20-%20James%20R.%20Browning%20U.S.%20Courthouse,%20San%20Francisco&dates=12-16&year=2016
Summary of the cases:
Havasupai Tribe v. Heather Provencio – Havasupai Tribe and environmental groups appeal the district court’s summary judgments in favor of the U.S. Forest Service and Energy Fuels Resources in an action arising out of the proposed renewal of operations at the Canyon Mine in Arizona.
National Mining Association v. Sally Jewell – Appellants appeal the district court’s summary judgment in favor of federal defendants and others in an action challenging the government’s withdrawal of more than one million acres of federal land near the Grand Canyon from uranium mining.
Learn more: http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/grand-canyon-uranium-mine-set-re-open

Radio Healer: Indigenous Re-Imagined Ceremony
2016-12-16 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ, 85034, United States
Enjoy an immersive performance by Phoenix, Arizona indigenous artist collective Radio Healer at Pueblo Grande Museum.
Radio Healer is a Native American and Xicano artist collective formed by Edgar Cardenas, Raven Kemp, Fernando Lino, Cristóbal Martínez, Meredith Martinez, and Randy Kemp. As a group, these hacker-artists create electronic tools, which they use with traditional indigenous instruments to perform indigenous reimagined ceremony. Comprised of moving images, tools, regalia, performance, and sound, Radio Healer bends media to position visual and sonic metaphors that make the familiar strange.
Beginning at 7 p.m. with an opportunity to meet and interact with Radio Healer at the end, all performances are free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Presented by Pueblo Grande Museum, and City of Phoenix with support by CALA Alliance and ASU Art Museum.

Holidays at the Heard
2016-12-26 09:30 - 2016-12-30 17:00 (America/Denver) | Heard Museum, 2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
A Southwestern tradition, Holidays at the Heard is a must-see for your family, friends and out-of-town guests, starting Monday, Dec. 26, and continuing through Friday, Dec. 30, 2016.
Visitors can experience American Indian music and dance performances including crowd favorites like hoop dancing and fancy dancing. Also, enjoy delicious fry bread and fry bread tacos every day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Music and dance performances are twice daily at 12:30 and 2 p.m. in the Steele Auditorium, and artist demonstrations are each day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the atrium of the HOME: Native People in the Southwest exhibit.
Visitors can also enjoy our exhibit galleries including HOME.
Visitors can also browse items in the Museum Shop and Books & More. Have lunch at the Courtyard Café, open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day during Holidays at the Heard.
AND: Anyone arriving at the museum during Holidays at Heard (plus Dec. 31 and Jan. 1) wearing a jersey (not a T-shirt, sweatshirt, hoodie or polo shirt; it has to be a jersey) from one of the four major college football teams playing in the Valley that week gets 2-for-1 adult admission into the museum and 10% off most items in the Museum Shops that day. (Already reduced merchandise is not included. May not be used with any other discount. Offer ends Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.)
This event is free to non-museum members with museum admission. Museum members attend for free.
Performance/artist demonstration schedule
Performances in the Steele Auditorium start at 12:30 and 2 p.m. Artist demonstrations each day are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
PERFORMANCES, STEELE AUDITORIUM
Monday, Dec. 26 — Yellowhouse Dancers (Navajo/Maricopa)
Tuesday, Dec. 27 — Darren Thompson (Ojibwe/Tohono O’odham)
Wednesday, Dec. 28 — Tony Duncan (Apache/Arikara/Hidatsa)
Thursday, Dec. 29 — Derrick Suwaima Davis (Hopi/Choctaw)
Friday, Dec. 30 — Dinetah Dancers (Navajo)
ARTIST DEMONSTRATORS, MUSEUM GALLERIES
Monday, Dec. 26 — LaDawn Yazzie (Navajo)
Tuesday, Dec. 27 — Yolanda Hart Stevens (Pee-Posh/Quechan), pottery
Wednesday, Dec. 28 — Rykelle Kemp (Euchee-Mvskoke Creek/Choctaw/Dinè), jewelry
Thursday, Dec. 29 — Nanibaa Beck (Navajo), jewelry
Friday, Dec. 30 — Jeff Slim (Navajo), painting

Park of Four Waters Tour
2016-12-30 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver) | Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ, 85034, United States
The Park of Four Waters tour will take you on a walk through undeveloped, natural desert to the ruins of prehistoric Hohokam canal systems.
The Hohokam people lived in the Salt River Area from approximately 450AD to 1450AD. They were an agricultural society, growing corn, beans, squash and cotton. In order to support their extensive agricultural system, the Hohokam people constructed miles of canals in order to direct water from the Salt River to their fields.
Space is limited, register at front desk in Museum Lobby. $5 Tour fee is in addition to Museum Admission. Discounts for Museum Members.
