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Media Contact: Sari Krosinsky, 277-1593, michal@unm.edu

November 1, 2006

UNM KIVA Club Presents Silent Art Auction, Dance to Benefit Navajo Orphanage

The University of New Mexico KIVA Club will present “Native Creations: Silent Art Auction and Indigenous Social Dances” on Monday, Nov. 13, 4-10 p.m. in Student Union Building Ballroom C. The auction benefits Navajo orphanage Hogan Hozhoni in Window Rock, Ariz. The event is free and open to the public.

Entertainments include a panel discussion with Navajo artists Oreland Joe, Sr., Irving Toddy and Ed Singer at 6:30 p.m. and performances by Apache, Hopi and Navajo dance groups at 7:30 p.m.

In addition to the UNM KIVA Club, the event received support from Native American Studies and American Indian Student Services. For more information, contact JayCee Beyale at 610-9062 or jcbl505@hotmail.com or the KIVA Club at 277-7236 or kiva@unm.edu .

The KIVA Club encourages student and community involvement in Native American issues and events at UNM and the surrounding communities, promotes higher education, preserves and encourages the growth of cultural values and identities of Native American students, and provides a positive social environment for UNM students.


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