* April 1 to 9, Thursday to Friday -- Native American culture will be celebrated during the Native American Culture Days and Pow Wow at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ. The highlight will be pow wow events -- featuring dancing, food, arts and crafts -- from 11 a.m. to midnight April 3 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 4 in Recreation Hall. Other activities include screenings of "Dreamkeeper" April 1 and "Dancing on the Moon" April 2; a blessing ceremony, tepee raising, storytelling and performance by the Highwood Singers drum group April 5; a performance by the All Nation Singers drum group and a unity event featuring California Indian dancers and Aztec dancers April 7; a performance by flutist Paul Stone April 8; and a panel discussion of California Indian representation in Native American studies April 9. Coinciding with the pow wow, a health fair is being sponsored by the Native American studies department April 3. For more information on the cultural event, visit . For more on Perspectives on Native American Health, see .
Media Resources
Julia Ann Easley, General news (emphasis: business, K-12 outreach, education, law, government and student affairs), 530-752-8248, jaeasley@ucdavis.edu
Kim Arredondo, NACD student organizer, (530) 752-4936
Kerin Gould, health event student organizer, kering@earthlink.net
Cibonay Cordova, health event student organizer, cmcordova@ucdavis.edu