#810 - "Red Feather Fan Dancer" by Bajè Whitethorne, Sr.

This copy appears on the inside left portion of the card.

Fan Dancers design and make their own outfits and may have their mother, aunts or sisters help them. This fan dancer's outfit was made with help from her mother with material left over from clothes she had made for her other children. She is participating in the traditional winter ceremony known as the Ribbon Dance. It is held to show appreciation for all the good things the people have been blessed with, and to bring happiness and good spirits to the dancers and the audience.

Verse: Your Presence Makes the World More Beautiful

Hózho Ni'dizheh'iiji anáhoolzhiizh *
Happy Birthday
*Navajo Language