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02-28-2002

Westerly, Suzanne
News From Indian Country

10th Annual First Americans in the Arts

As the sun melted into the ocean, people began gathering at the ritzy
Century City Plaza Hotel in Beverly Hills for the 10th Annual First
Americans in the Arts (FAITA) extravaganza on February 2nd. Beautifully
attired women and men greeted old friends and caught up on what had been
happening in each other's lives, exchanged business cards and talked about
future events.

In the dining room, where dinner was followed by the award show, were three
large IMAX screens which allowed everyone unrestricted visibility of the
presenters, award winners, the entertainment, and the wonderful film clips
that preceded each award winner.

Over ten years ago, ...

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21st Arizona Indian Town Hall

07-31-2001
Westerly, Suzanne
News From Indian Country

21st Arizona Indian Town Hall

The Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs (ACIA) held their 21st Arizona
Indian Town Hall May 21-23 at the Prescott Resort, located on the highest
hill in a valley surrounded by mountains. Prescott, a short drive north of
the Commission's office in toasty Phoenix was cool, green and interesting.

The town, a combination of Victorian and "historic Old West" nestled in a
Ponderosa pine mountain setting, is just southwest of the Yavapai-Prescott
Nation. The Yavapai-Ft. McDowell Nation is near Phoenix.

The idea of the Town ...

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Miss Indian World Pageant

05-31-2000

Westerly, Suzanne
News From Indian Country

Miss Indian World Pageant

The Gathering of Nations Pow Wow brought together around 3,000 dancers and
forty eight drum groups from all over North America.

The arena at the University of New Mexico was filled with drums, singers
and beautifully dressed dancers as the capacity crowd looked on in
pleasure. The festivities began on Friday, April 28th and ended Saturday
night, (Sunday morning actually) at around 3 am.

Saturday night brought the much anticipated announcement of Miss Indian
World, 2000. Entering the arena, many beautiful Miss Indian World

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