Navajo Rug Show 2009

Here are some clips from the Navajo rug show in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 2009. This is the 20th anniversary of the rug show. These are the 3 founders of Navajo rug show who help with adopting the elder program.

Rosaita, 22 flew from Europe, found the elders on website and wanted to be adopted into navajo family. She was 19 and flew to Navajo rug show 2007. She was determined despite her parents objections. This is her 3rd year at Navajo rug show and painted this painting for the Navajo rug show. Actor Jay Tavare from movie "Pathfinder" attended Navajo rug show and also interested in helping the Apache youths in New Mexico with culture.

The local kids from the school came down to learn from the elders on the stories and culture. They even had car wash to donate to elder family for them to use for gas to drive from the Navajo reservation to show them how they weave for 400 dollars.