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you can ride with the cowboys
deep into cattle-land.
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See the Indians at POW-WOW Time
THOUSANDS OF' THEM IN BRILLIANT COLORFUL CEREMONY
Flagstaff is at the head of all trails to the National Monuments, the Painted Desert, the Indian
Villages and Navajo Land and the World's most sublime spectacle, the appalling, breath-taking
GRAND CANYON OF ARIZONA
PlUKfltam----
Of the 14th Annual
SOUTHWEST All-Indian POW-WOW
JULY 3-4-5, 1942
Published Annually By Pow-Wow, Inc.,
Flagstaff, Arizona
Copyrighted 1942, By Pow-Wow, Inc.
This program contains authentic and interesting
information about the Southwest Indians, also
detailed information about the 1942 Pow-Wow
afternoon and night shows.
Annually thousands of Indians
from more than 20 tribes of the
southwest gather in Flagstaff
around July 4 to hold a three-day
celebration, which has come to be
known all over the world as the
Pow-Wow. On occasions the celebration
features have been broadcast
over an international radio
hook-up. Visitors have come to
Flagstaff from almost every corner
of the world to see this unusual
attraction.
The celebration is staged by the
Indians for the Indians. White
spectators are welcome, just as
they are welcome to witness some
of the ceremonials staged by the
Indians at their own reservation
homes. As whites enjoy gathering
together at county and state fairs,
so do the Indians like to meet in
Flagstaff for their Pow~Wow.
~4 FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1942 Pow-Wow
John Babbitt _____ ______ Member
Phillip Nackard _____ Member
H. C. McQuatters ____ Member
Frank Quirk _____ ____ Pr esident
Judge H. K. Mangum __ _
___ ____ : _________ Vice-President
W. B. Fleming _ _________ ______ _ T. M. Knoles Jr. ___ ___ Member
____ __ ____ __ ____ _______ .8ec.-Treas. W. E. Jolly _ ___ ________ __ ________ _
____ E xecutive Sec.-Treas.
TOBE TURPIN
Director of Pow-Wow Celebr ation
BOB HANSEL
Direc,tor of Pow-Wow Rodeo
occasion. In the early days the
white men joined with the India:qs
to hunt game to provide food for
the feasts. As years went on the
merchants supplied the food from
their stores of merchandise.
Gradually the gathering of the
Indians became a larger and larger
event, as the word about these
enj oyable times spread over the
nearby reservations and later over
the entire southwest. It took more
planning by the merchants in order
to make the affairs successful
ones. Committees were formed and
these committees finally evolved
into a year-around board of directors.
Definite dates had to be
set, so that everything would be
ready when the thousands of Indians
made their friendly invasion.
This will be the 14th year that the
gathering has been known as The
Southwest All-Indian Pow-Wow.
Tons of beef, mutton, beans, potatoes,
bread and other foods are
required to feed the 7,000 to 10,000
Indians that come here annually
for the three-day celebration. Hundreds
of horses, steers, cows,
calves and bulls are brought and
cared for so there will be plenty
of wild range livestock for the
Indian rodeo performances each
afternoon. Prizes must be awarded
for all types of events to reward
the contestants.
Flagstaff for many years has
been the friendly site for these Indian
gatherings. In the early days,
when traders stopped their wagons
beside the springs at the foot of
the nearby towering San Francisco
peaks, the Indians came and
camped around the white men's
wagons to trade and enj oy games,
dances and competitive events.
The custom continued when the
wagon traders gave way to tent
stores, hastily constructed frame
buildings and finally the present
permanent city of business and
residential structures. It had been
the habit of the transient traders
and later the permanent merchants
to donate food to help make the
gathering of the Indians a festive Cheyenne Dancer
The Indians will be here in as
large a numper as ever, probably
larger, and the celebration will
be even bigger and better.
Concerning The
14TH ANNUAL POW-WOW AT FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA
Dates-July 3-4-5, 1942 Place-City Park, Northwest of Flagstaff
Parade Downtown Every Day, Starting at 11 A. M.
AFTERNOON RODEOS, Start at 1 :30 P. M. NIGHT CEREMONIALS, Start at 9 P. M.
Night Ceremonials
The Taos Indians from Taos, New
:Mexico. will present their third
annual appearance. They make up
one of the most popular Indian
dance teams of the southwest.
July 3rd
Taos Hoop Dance
Hopi Kachina Dance
Piute Sheep Dance
Special Number
N a vaj 0 Yebechi
Acoma Eagle Dance
Cheyenne War Dance
(First Appearance Here)
Jemez Crow Dance
Zuni Buffalo Dance
Maricopa Coyote Dance
Special Number
Zuni Maidens Lullaby
Apache Devil Dance
Navajo Fire Dance
The Grand Entry starts each
night at 9 o'clock and is one of the
most spectacular presentations of
the show.
July 4th
Jemez Eagle Dance
Apache Devil Dance
Special Number
Acoma Bow and Arrow Dance
Zuni Butterfly Dance
Taos Horse Tail Dance
Special Number
Maricopa Feather or Buzzard
Dance
Cheyenne Snake Dance
Navajo Yebechi
Special Nunlber
Hopi Eagle Dance
Piute Bow and Arrow Dance
Navajo Fire Dance
July 5th
Cheyenne Hunting Dance
Acoma Dog Dance
Zuni Rainbow Dance
Special Number
Taos Cheyenne War Dance
Maricopa War Dance
Special Number
Jemez Crow Dance
Hopi Buffalo Dance
Apache Devil Dance
S pecial Number
Navajo Yebechi
Piute Medicine Dance
Special Number
Zuni Maidens Lullaby
Navajo Fire Dance
A squaw dance is held every
night following the show in the
Indian camp just north of the
grandstand. The public is invited
to witness this interesting dance,
free of charge.
Afternoon Rodeos
Band concert by the Pima all-Indian
band from Sacaton opens
the afternoon show each day at
1 :30.
At 2 p. m. each day-grand entry
of Indian cowboy contestants
and race horses. Rodeo contests
start immediately thereafter.
Special Events
JULY 3 - First event after the
grand entry: Indian girls' beauty
contest to select the Rodeo
Queen for the three days.
JUL Y 4 - First event after the
grand entry: Papoose Contest
to select the most attractive typical
Indian baby.
JULY 5 - Pow-Wow Derby: A
special race for cowponies.
Daily Rodeo Features
Saddle Broncho Riding Contest
Wild Cow Milking
Calf Tying Contest
One-Mile Bareback Cowpony Race
Bareback Broncho Riding Contest
Half-Mile Bareback Cowpony Race
Team Roping
Half-Mile Free-For-All Horse Race
Cowboys' Relay Race (String of
three horses, 11/2 miles)
Cowboys' Roping Horse Race (1st
and 2nd place winners eliminated
each day)
Steer Riding Contest
Bulldogging
Wild Horse Race
Other features and novelties will
be presented whenever they can
be crowded into the program.
There are so many contestants
registered for rodeo competition
that morning elimination contests
are held to give everyone a chance.
Special Free Attraction
Visit the Indian village in the
forest to the west and north of the
grandstand. Here the Indians, each
night after the evening ceremonials,
hold their social dances
around huge campfires.
You'll also enjoy watching our
carnival. All of the Indians, men,
women and children, get a tremendous
kick out of the merrygo-
round, ferris wheel and other
riding devices.
These little Indian folk, like all children, are much impr'essed bu the holiday atmosphere of such big gatherings
as the Pow-Wow. For many their trip here is the' first time they have beena'Way from their isolated reservation
homes and the Pow-Wow, the carnival and the cr'owds of Indians and whites are inde'ed strange and wonderful
sights for them.
Indian women and papooses, all tribes and all ages, can be seen as above. Indian mothers care for their babies
tenderly and lovingly just as mothers do all over the wO'i'ld. They proudly enter their babies in the papoose
contest, each confident that her baby is the prize winner. Pretty young Indian misses, like girls and young
women everywhere, like to display their finest apparel and jewelTY and get shy enjoyment out of entering the
beauty contest.
Bob Hansel is again in charge of
the Pow-Wow rodeo shows this
year. A. veteran cowhand and rodeo
performer, he knows what it
takes to put over a thrill-packed
rodeo . • It'll be better than ever
tkis yea,r, Hansel promises.
- 13TH ANNUAL
Hopi Craftsman Exhibition
The public is cordially invited to attend
the 13th annual Hopi Craftsman
exhibition to be held July 1 through
July 5 at the Museum of Northern Arizona,
three miles northwest of Flagstaff
on the Fort valley road. The exhibit
will be open each day from 9 a. m.
to 8 p. m.
Arts and crafts of the Hopi villages
will be on display. Six craftsmen will
be there to demonstrate their various
crafts. This is not a commercial enterprise,
but articles may be purchased,
all proceeds going to the Indians who
made them. .. Tobe Turpin, shown above, directs
the Pow-Wow shows. He is well
known to the Indians of the Southwest
as an Indian trader and has
had years of experience helping the
Indians stage their celebrations .
Above are typical scenes at the Pow-Wow. At the left a group of elderly Navajo men gather to trade, talk and "joke and
at the ?'ight a group of women hold a gossip fest about the things Navajo women are interested in and talk about,
Above and on the opposite page are some scenes taken during past years of the all-Indian rodeo. These give evidence why
white spectatoTs say the Pow-Wow afte'rnoon rodeo show is the best show of its kind in the wOTld. These Indian boys have
a lot of fun doing the daredevil stunts with really wild livestock. Times in the contests are not 'record breaking and there
is lacking the smoothness of the professional cowboy of white 1"odeos, but the spirit of happy and carefree daring exhibited
by the Indian cowboys makes the pe1'formances outstanding for thrills, laughs and showmanship.
Each morning at 11 o'clock during the Pow-Wow the Indians, many hundreds of them, parade through Flagsta.ff downtown
itr, ets. Nowhere else can you see such a colorful sight.
You'll see all kinds of Indians, each tribe dis,tinctly different because of their costumes, jewelry a,nd bead, shell and f eather
ornaments.
All ages, from youngste·rs to oldsters, are represented in the ceremonial dances of the various tribes. These dances a're
important rituals to the tribes, handed down through the generations, most of them hav'ing 'religious significance based
on legends that go back to prehistoric times.
Above a?'e more scenes of the afternoon rodeo show. At the lowe?" lelt the famous Nav(}'jo chicken-pull contest is shown.
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An Indian man from another tribe tries to barter with a Navajo while the latter's family look on with show of concern
indicating their mistrust of the visiting trader and some doubt that their husband and father will be able to
cope with him.
A lineup of Indian girls and young women waiting the de cision of judges in the Beauty Contest.
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Lower photo shows Hopis in Buffalo Dance costume. At the top are two Navajo children and a mother.
This old Navajo, like thousands of others from mo?"e than 20 t·ribes of the southwest, enjoys coming to Flagsta.tf
year after year to attend the annual Southwest All-Indian Pow-Wow. We hope you likP-d the Pow-Wow t his
yea?', too, (tnd can come back again next yect?· or whenever you can a?Tunge the trip.
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