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Festival spotlights Indian cultures By Natalie Singer The Desert Sun April 7th, 2002 PALM SPRINGS -- Tourists and local residents braved gusty winds Saturday to hear the lilting call of flute music and browse through booths of traditional artifacts for sale at the annual Indian Heritage Festival on Saturday. The event, which continues today, is being held at Indian Canyons, and earnings will help fund educational programs at the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum in Palm Springs. As dust kicked up in the secluded canyon, visitors learned about native plant identification, watched traditional Cahuilla Bird Singers perform and snacked on funnel cakes and Indian tacos. Nicholas Sivetz, 6, of Palm Springs, learned how to make an Indian talking stick with brightly colored beads at the crafts table. "This festival is really great," said Kathleen Hughes, a family friend who watched Nicholas work on his talking stick. "It’s fun for the kids to be able to try these types of things." Over the years, the Heritage Festival has resisted becoming overgrown and commercialized, said Susan Hale, a museum volunteer. "We’ve tried to focus even more on cultural aspects in the last few years," she said. Activities and entertainment span the traditions of many native groups and bands and this year include an Athabascan dance group from Sitka, Alaska; Aztec circle dancers; and Cahuilla basketry and net-making demonstrations by a member of the Cupeno/Luiseno Pala Band of Mission Indians. On Saturday afternoon, Tony Rivera and Irene Torez sought refuge from the fierce wind under a tent as they listened to traditional Cahuilla storytelling by Alvino Siva, a local Cahuilla elder. The Pasadena couple happened upon the festival by accident and were impressed with what they saw. "It’s a very natural setting out here, not like some other similar festivals we’ve been to," Torez said. "It’s not very commercialized; it’s more unique and educational." Natalie Singer covers demographics for The Desert Sun. She can be reached at 778-4644 or by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- André Cramblit: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Operations Director Northern California Indian Development Council NCIDC (http://www.ncidc.org) is a non-profit that meets the development needs of American Indians and operates an art gallery featuring the art of California tribes (http://www.americanindianonline.com) ============================================================ Doing your TAXES? Maybe it's time to... BECOME A FOOL! * IRAs * Retirement Strategies plus...Money-Saving Tips & Investing Guides. Get FREE info. Register for FREE with The Motley Fool. http://click.topica.com/caaajOJb1ddNBb2HgmNf/TheMotleyFool ============================================================ Visit and show your support for the Grass Roots Oyate http://members.tripod.com/GrassRootsOyate Clemency for Leonard Peltier. Sign the Petition. http://petitiononline.com/Release/petition.html ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1ddNB.b2HgmN Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
