Verde Valley Archaeology Center hosts Indigenous Peoples Day celebration on Oct. 12

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The Verde Valley Archaeology Center will hold an Indigenous Peoples Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12. Join us at the museum for a fun day celebrating the heritage, culture, and continued contributions of American Indians.

The festivities include an artist’s market featuring over 25 artists specializing in fine art, weaving, pottery, jewelry, katsinas, silversmithing, apparel and crafts. Homemade fry bread will be available for purchase.

Barbara McCabe, an Apache Culture Specialist at the Yavapai-Apache Nation

At noon, enjoy an engaging talk presented by Barbara McCabe, an Apache Culture Specialist at the Yavapai-Apache Nation.

Seating is inside the museum and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

VVAC is located at 460 W. Finnie Flat Road in Camp Verde.

Christopher Fox Graham

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."

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