Black Mesa Weavers 2025 Diné Rug Sale

Join us for this rare opportunity to purchase rugs directly from visiting Diné artisans from Black Mesa

who practice an ancient weaving tradition intricately tied to their sacred lands and way of life. The visiting Diné weavers will be joined by Eleanor Castro of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, offering her traditional handcrafted jewelry for sale. Speakers begin at 3pm.

Speakers:
Glenna Begay (Táchii’nii clan, born for Tł’ízí Łání)
Eleanor Castro (Amah Mutsun Tribal Band)

A traditional weaving begins with each family's year-round herding of churro sheep at Black Mesa (in Arizona) and a series of many preparatory steps including hand shearing, wool washing, carding, spinning, and dyeing with local plants and minerals.

Your participation in this event supports the independence of families resisting forced relocation policies and resource colonialism on their ancestral homelands.

More info on Black Mesa/Big Mountain:

2017 Statement by Glenna Begay

https://www.instagram.com/blackmesasolidaritynetwork

https://www.themomentum.com/story-a/black-mesa-resistance-in-hopi-partitioned-lands

https://www.gofundme.com/f/2025bigmountainshearingandsolidaritycamp

https://sheepdognationmediarockswisdom.blogspot.com/

https://supportblackmesa.orghttps://tonizhoniani.org/

Event hosted by Santa Cruz Black Mesa supporters affiliated with the Black Mesa Solidarity Network, co-sponsored by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.