Join the University of New Mexico's celebration of Native American culture and heritage at the 50th annual Nizhoni Days April 24 to 29. Sponsored and organized by the UNM Kiva Club since the 1970s, Nizhoni Days demonstrate the wealth of Native American achievements in the arts, activism, politics, academics and culture.
On April 24, the celebration opened with the 50th Anniversary Honoring Our Alumni Pow Wow in Johnson Field. Upcoming events include:
Monday, April 25:
** 7 p.m., Student Union Building Ballroom C: Miss Indian UNM Pageant
Tuesday, April 26:
** 5:30 to 7 p.m., Zimmerman Library Willard Reading Room: IFAIR Grant Award Reception
** 7:30 p.m., SUB Southwest Film Center: Native Filmmakers Showcase 2005
Wednesday, April 27:
** 11:30 a.m., SUB Ballroom C: 2005 Miss Indian World Contestant Reception
** 12 to 1 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m., Zimmerman Library Willard Reading Room: Kiva Club, Then & Now: Celebrating 53 Years of History, Leadership and Activism
** 4 to 6 p.m., SUB Luminaria Room: Alaska Native Linguists and Traditional Performers
** 4 p.m., SUB Southwest Film Center: Native Filmmakers Showcase 2005
Thursday, April 28:
** 9 to 10 a.m., Mesa Vista Hall 3082: Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State Presentation
** 3 p.m., Smith Plaza: Southern California Intertribal Birdsingers
** 3 to 5 p.m., Mesa Vista Hall East Courtyard: Mutton King Contest
** 1 to 4 p.m., SUB Scholars Room and 6 to 7:30 p.m., Kiva Lecture Hall: Dr Viola Cordova Memorial Symposium
** 6 p.m., SUB Southwest Film Center: Native Filmmakers Showcase 2005
Friday, April 29:
** 3 to 7:30 p.m., SUB Ballrooms A and B: Nizhoni Days Reception
** 3 to 4 p.m., SUB Ballrooms A and B: Native Filmmakers Showcase 2005
** 4 to 7:30 p.m., SUB Ballrooms A and B: Native Xperienze Concert
All events are free and open to the public. Nizhoni Days 2005 is sponsored by UNM Kiva Club, Alpha Pi Omega, American Indian Business Association, American Indian Student Services, American Indian Science & Engineering Society, Associated Students of UNM, Graduate & Professional Student Association, Indigenous Nations Library Program, Institute for American Indian Research, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, KUNM Singing Wire, Miss Indian UNM 2004-2005, Native American Studies, Native American Studies Indigenous Research Group, Native Cinema 2005, Trajectory X Media Club, Tribal Sovereign Tees, Southwest Film Center and UNM SUB.
Contact: Sari Krosinsky, (505) 277-5813