Posts by Mary Walker
The Elusive Wild Carrot
Window Rock, AZ How can it be Wednesday night? We’ve been busy going through our itinerary for this week’s class and I realized I haven’t had time to write this week. Monday, we went wild carrot hunting with Rose Dedman. Wild carrot, also called dock root or canyaigre, has the Latin name rumex hymenosepalus. It…
Read MoreWeaving in Beauty August Day 2: The Trip to Hubbell
Window Rock, AZ Today was a beautiful summer day, just right for a trip to Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, about 30 miles west of here. We headed for a shady spot in the parking lot and managed to park right next to Geno Bahe. Geno now works part time in the trading post,…
Read MoreSummer in Window Rock!
Window Rock, AZ The summer series of Weaving in Beauty classes started yesterday with eight students. Once we had the looms warped, we headed to Gallup for dinner at Earl’s and a visit to the nightly Native American dance show on the plaza at the McKinley County courthouse. We were treated to a performance by…
Read MoreSpider Rock Girls Back to School Sale
Tempe, AZ The Spider Rock Girls are raising money for their back to school expenses and auctions and sales to traders are slow for them right now. They have two items on Ebay at the moment. Under normal circumstances, the only way to get one of their weavings is through competitive bidding or by being…
Read MoreWeavers and Their Stories: Dinéjík’éhgo ‘Atło (Weaver’s Day) in Window Rock
Click on any picture for a closer view Tempe, AZ As I planned to, I attended last Friday’s Dinéjík’éhgo ‘Atło (Weaver’s Day) at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock. I thought that I’d probably write an article on the event over the weekend, but it took me a couple of extra days to distill…
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