TUBA CITY, Ariz., May 31, 2007
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t’s been in a box in Window Rock since the 2002 Olympics, awaiting a new destination.
Now it looks like the Explore Navajo Interactive Museum has found a home, right here in Navajoland.
The display introduced thousands of international tourists to the Navajo Nation while it was housed in a kiosk in Salt Lake City five years ago during the Winter Olympics. After that, it was put up for sale to the highest bidder.
Which turned out to be an enterprise of the Navajo Nation itself.
“It was a perfect fit for us,” said Donovan Hanley, director of sales for the Navajo Hospitality Enterprise. “It fits right into the gateway center we’re trying to establish in Tuba City.”
The exhibit is going up next door to the historic Tuba City Trading Post, which in turn will soon house a permanent code talker museum.
http://www.navajotimes.com/entertainment/053107explorenavajo.php
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My husband and I visited this wonderful presentation during our stay in Arizona. We both agree we so very enjoyed the presentations we saw there tremendously and shared our thoughts with each other on what we learned there repeatedly. The combination of films long and short and the oportunity to exchange conversation with tribe members makes it so special. My only regret is that I did not take photos there and have nothing to put in my album regarding all the time we spent there. Are there any postcards or small selection of 4 x 6 photos I could send away for since parts of the presentation were established by a relationship with a photographer from an Arizona university? The woman doing the weaving was so kind and patient with all my questions. My husband chatted with a young man he really enjoyed listening to as well. I still have my five page “Tour Guide” and still enjoy its contents. You should arrange to have AAA put your Tuba City exhibit in their tour books as many of us across the nation look to triple A’s tour books even when we fly. Betty
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