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2008
Cultural Focus: Urban Indians
Welcoming
Ceremony
 Artwork
by Andrew Morrison (Apache/Haida)
On
behalf of the Native American artists, musicians,
storytellers, and
carriers of tradition from urban Indian communities
who are part of the 2008 Northwest Folklife Festival,
we invite you to the
Welcoming Ceremony
Northwest Folklife Festival’s
2008 Cultural Focus: Urban Indians
Friday, May 23, 2008 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Bagley Wright Theatre
Seattle Center
Please join Delbert Miller (Skokomish, opening
prayer);
Washie Squetimkin (Colville/Kiowa, opening song);
Cecile Hansen, Chairperson, Duwamish Tribe;
Senator Claudia Kauffman (Nez Perce); the Suquamish
Canoe Family;
Robert Nellams, Director, Seattle Center; Members
of the Urban Indian Advisory Committee; and Host
Michael Pavel (Skokomish) in celebrating the diverse
cultures of the Native peoples living in the region's
urban areas.
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