Makah and Friends Urban Holiday Bazaar

Saturday, December 17th – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 3515 S. Alaska Street, Seattle

Meet Makah and Native artists
Selling their traditional gifts of fine art, basketry, beadwork, carvings, clothing, jewelry, drums and much more...
Invited artists include:
Makah artists:
Melissa Petersen, Micah McCarty, Spencer McCarty, Samantha Della, Madeline Kelby and Kylee Joe
Haida artists: Joyce Alexander, Mike Alexander and Dorothy Grant
Terrance Guardipee (Blackfeet) Jess Lujan (Apache)
Aurolyn Stwyer Watlamet (Warm Springs)
Roger Fernandes (Lower Elwha Klallam)
Eileen Penn (Lummi) Chholing Taha (Cree/Iroquois) Denise Lynn Emerson (Skokomish/Navajo)
George David (Nuu cha nulth)
Native cuisine, raffles, FUN /

Film and Speaker Series

Maria Tallchief, Age 4
Highlighted by a sneak peek at Upstream Productions' new work in progress documentary on ballerina
Maria Tallchief 1:00 PM, (56 min)
Film will be introduced and discussed by the filmmakers,
Sandy Sunrising Osawa (Makah) & Yasu Osawa, who have created several films on American Indians for PBS.
Princess Angeline 2:15 PM, (35 min) A documentary on Princess Angeline, daughter of Chief Seattle.
Marie Tallchief funded in part by: ITVS and

Cultural protocol and original artwork by Spencer McCarty (Makah) Copyright © Makah and Friends Urban Committee

The cedar rope circle represents our worldwide circle of friends. The feathers are symbolic of the universe belonging to a group.

Admission: FREE

3rd Annual Makah and Friends Urban Holiday Bazaar sponsors:

Julius Jahn Potlatch Fund SEED

Visit: www.seedseattle.org/arts/rvcc/index.htm then click on VIEW MAP for directions

For more information, contact:

Jeff Smith (Makah) American Friends Service Committee (206) 632-0500, ext. 17,