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DESCRIPTION:A special event with Diné (Navajo) weavers and elder matriarchs from Black 
 Mesa/Big Mountain, Arizona who are in their fifth decade of resistance to 
 forced relocation policies and coal mining on their ancestral homelands. 
 \n\n* SPEAKERS *\n- Rena Babbitt Lane (Naakaii Dine’é clan born for 
 Tódích’íi’nii, Sovereign Diné Nation)\n- Glenna Begay 
 (Táchii’nii clan, born for Tł’ízí Łání, Sovereign Diné 
 Nation)\n- Eleanor Castro (Awaswas/Mutsun Ohlone, Amah Mutsun Tribal 
 Band)\n\n* RUG & CRAFT SALE *\nA rare opportunity to purchase rugs directly 
 from six visiting Diné artisans who practice an ancient weaving tradition 
 intricately tied to their sacred lands and way of life. Each step of the 
 process is conducted in accordance with cultural protocols, from the 
 herding of churro sheep in the wildlands of Black Mesa to hand shearing, 
 carding, spinning, and dyeing with local plants and minerals.\nA large 
 selection of hand made pottery and jewelry by Diné and Amah Mutsun 
 artisans will also be for sale.\n\n* WEAVING DEMONSTRATIONS *\n* FOOD & 
 MUSIC *\n\nSCHEDULE: \n4pm-7pm: Rug sale and weaving 
 demonstrations\n5pm-6pm: Special program (speakers and film)\n\n“We are 
 just children of this earth. As little babies we are staggering around, 
 just learning how to walk. We have not lived here for millions of years. We 
 are just babies. And already we are causing problems, destroying our 
 environment. The heart of our earth is being torn out.”\n—Rena Babbitt 
 Lane, 96 years old\n\n$10-20 suggested donation, no one turned away \nA 
 benefit for Black Mesa families resisting relocation\n\nAdditional Bay Area 
 rug sales will take place on Monday, November 12 in Berkeley and Tuesday, 
 November 13 in San Francisco and Santa Rosa. Learn more at: 
 https://www.facebook.com/events/2040360456025820/\n\nSanta Cruz is Awaswas 
 Ohlone Territory\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/02/18818682.php
SUMMARY:Black Mesa Weavers in Santa Cruz: Rug Sale & Speakers
LOCATION:Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History\n705 Front St, Santa Cruz 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/02/18818682.php
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