Cave Creek Indian Market

There was an article in the Arizona Republic a couple of days ago showcasing an Indian artist from Canada who would be having a booth at the Native American Art Show and Market this weekend. The show was being held at Stagecoach Village in Cave Creek. We hadn't been to any Native American dances or shows yet this year, so thought we'd take advantage. Today was an absolutely gorgeous day for a road trip. Cave Creek is about thirty miles from us, on the northern side of Scottsdale.

This is the artist the newspaper article was about --

She had some beautiful bead work. I found a turquoise necklace she had made with stones from the Nacozor Mine, near the Mexican border. She was teasing Forry that the necklace would look good on him.

This was a nice show, not real big, but in a great location. The booth canopies were set up in the midst of this shopping complex --

There were chairs set up in the central area where you could sit and listen to several Native American musicians. This flutist played what he called "Celtic fusion" music that showed the influence both of his Irish father and his Paiute mother.

This fellow was part of a trio. He started out with this hand drum --

Then danced a buffalo hunting dance --

This man has won the national hoop dancers competition five times --

I bought some freshly made fry bread at one of the booths. After garnishing it with powdered sugar and honey, Forry and I sat and listened to the music and watched the dancers. It was a lovely way to spend a sunny afternoon.