Amerind Autumn Fest
Saturday, October 23, 2021
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
$10 per vehicle
Join Amerind at our annual Autumn Fest as we celebrate the history, culture, and arts of the Yoeme (Yaqui) community with artists, public talks, and performers. Rich in tradition, history and culture, Yoeme teachers, artists, singers, and dancers will hold a day-long cultural celebration at the Amerind Museum in Dragoon, Arizona.
This year, Autumn Fest will feature a Deer Dance performance by Nau Masobwikame, public talks about Yoeme culture from scholars, and the event will also welcome Native artists who will have their pieces of art for sale. Amerind is also pleased to introduce the Angelo Joaquin Jr. Cultural Performance Series, featuring inaugural artist Gabriel Ayala.
Artist Vendors
Maria Arvayo (Yoeme)—Paintings and prints
Gabriel Ayala (Yoeme)—Paintings, wearable art, and music
Dragonfly’s Trail – Troy Sice (A:shiwi) and Ray Tsalate (A:shiwi)—Sculpures, Zuni fetishes and Zuni fetish jewelry
Greenstone Collection Pottery and Crafts (Diné)—Handmade horsehair pottery and silver jewelry
Merlin James (Diné) and Celeste James (Diné)—Paintings, wood carvings, and jewelry
Randy Kemp (Choctaw and Euchee-Muscogee Creek) and Raven Kemp (Choctaw, Euchee-Muscogee Creek, and Diné)—Paintings, prints, and wood design
Rykelle Kemp (Choctaw, Euchee-Muscogee Creek, and Diné)—Contemporary jewelry
Jessica Lomatewama (Hopi)—Hopi Third Mesa basketry
Doug Norton (Diné)—Native American flutes
Earl Patterson (Hopi)—Hopi Katchina figurines, gourd art, and earrings
Gerry Quotskuyva (Hopi)—Katchina figurines, paintings, and prints
Rosebelle Teesyatoh Shepherd (Diné)—Contemporary Navajo jewelry
Priscilla Tacheney (Diné)– Landscape and Native American portraiture
Peterson Yazzie (Diné)—Paintings, sculpture, and wearable art
Tim Yazzie (San Felipe Pueblo)—Silver jewelry
Food Vendors
Big Woody’s BBQ—BBQ, hot dogs, and shaved ice
Shirley Harvey—Tohono O’odham traditional food
Schedule of Events
10:15-11:15: Gabriel Ayala musical performance (Outdoor performance area)
10:30-11:30: Anabel Galindo, PhD lecture “Mapping Yaqui History – Part 1” (Outdoor lecture area)
11:30-12:30: Nau Masobwikame Deer Dance performance (Outdoor performance area)
12:00-1:00: Richard Tellez and Elijah Garcia lecture “Mapping Yaqui History – Part 2” (Outdoor lecture area)
1:00-2:00: Anabel Galindo, PhD lecture “Mapping Yaqui History – Part 1” (Outdoor lecture area)
1:15-2:15: Gabriel Ayala musical performance (Outdoor performance area)
2:15-3:15: Richard Tellez and Elijah Garcia lecture “Mapping Yaqui History – Part 2” (Outdoor lecture area)
2:30-3:30: Nau Masobwikame Deer Dance performance (Outdoor performance area)
Events and times subject to change
Amerind Autumn Fest is Sponsored by
Sterling Investment Management
Arizona G&T Cooperatives
Pasqua Yaqui Tribe Language and Culture Department
Introducing the Angelo Joaquin Jr. Cultural Performance Series, supporting artist Gabriel Ayala with thanks to donor Ann Parker, PhD.