Adopt A Native Elder Rugs

The rugs woven in connection with this year s theme weaving the night sky appear on the far wall while the table in the foreground is devoted to hand woven rugs.

Adopt a native elder rugs.

Adopt a native elder assists more than 500 navajo elders living traditionally in remote areas of the navajo reservation in southern utah and northern arizona. Native american elder made rugs are featured on the website and can be purchased on line. Adopt a native elder program ane 2011 salt lake city ut founded in 1991 ane helps impoverished elder navajos who live in remote areas of the utah and arizona reservation to remain in their homes in comfort safety and security. Our annual rug show as well as online rug sales via our site here provide weavers with additional resources for food shelter and transportation.

Adopt a native elder supports traditional elders by facilitating this market for their weavings. For this year s event weavers will showcase rugs they have woven in the teec nos pos style considered to be one of the most intricately detailed of all navajo rug designs. 8 10 at deer valley s snow park lodge and will feature close to 80 weavers who travel with their families to town from their. 100 of the proceeds from your rug purchase.

The adopt a native elder program the mission of the adopt a native elder program is to create a bridge of hope between native americans and other cultures reaching out to one another to mend the broken circle of our relationship with the land and the native americans who hold it in sacred trust. For many weavers this is their sole means of support. Yarn assist in purchasing yarns for elders to weave into rugs which are then put into an adopt a native elder program rug catalog. We are not a religious or political organization.

Adopt a native elder s upcoming navajo rug show and sale is a 30 year culmination of showcasing authentic culture and art. Adopt a native elder is a 501 c 3 non profit charitable organization. The event which raises money for navajo elders so they can purchase food and supplies for the winter will run friday through sunday nov. We have been adding new rugs to the website almost daily if you would like to see all of the inventory currently available visit.

As the leaves begin to fall and the air tinges with the winter chill we wait in anticipation and excitement to view the year s offerings of hand woven navajo rugs craft jewelry traditional baskets and mostly the smiling and welcoming faces of the various dine or navajo families. The mission of the adopt a native elder program is to create a bridge of hope between native americans and other cultures reaching out to one another to mend the broken circle. Adopt a native elder a n e is assisted by dine people who serve as coordinators in various parts of the reservation to help us determine the needs of the elders in their own culture and lifestyle.