: -! - ; .: ; f y ' wmmm m&mm w"-'mftm ' f 1 . ' t I , 1 . i r ' 1 . w i ; , ' "i v ' 1 1 ' ' I f?. , , If' fs'i - , -it , , ' I r' - "i ' -., ,,,, y T. : . , i $ ' ts - : . i '' ' 'l ' " ' - " ' ; J" J ' f V, t '', , A Ron Martin, from the Southern Utah University presenters were on hand last week at Bryce Valley Science Department, in Cedar City, shows fourth Elementary to teach the youngsters about Utah graders from Garfield County elementary schools history and the Native American culture in a traditional Native American dress. He and other program called "Utah: Past and Present" County Fourth Graders Get A Lesson In Utah History And Native Americans Fourth graders from all the county elementary schools took part in a two day activity, "Utah: Past And Present" last Wednesday and Thursday at Bryce Valley Elementary. Ele-mentary. The youngsters, who were divided di-vided into 1 1 groups, took turns learning about Utah history and early Native Americans in the state. Vicki Syrett, fourth grade teacher at Bryce Valley Elementary, organized the projects, with help from teachers Jill Chidester and Janis Henrie, Panguitch, Emily Clove, Escalante and Linda Crawford, Craw-ford, Boulder. Many presenters from all over southern Utah helped by sharing their knowledge with the students. Cindy Doktorski, Capitol Reef National Park, did a presentation on rock art, using an atlas, and why it is important to not deface rock art and context clues. She will also be a guide when Bryce Valley students travel to Capitol Reef for the Harvest Har-vest Festival on Utah's Pioneern on Sept. 18. Duztin Sorenson, Henrieville, set up a teepee in the gymnasium at Bryce Valley to teach children to respect their surroundings. He helped the kids build dreamcatchers and presented a program of dance, folklore and music after a dinner that was held Wednesday evening. Gary Tom, Cedar City, who is of Piute descent, presented a program pro-gram designed to teach the fourth graders about their own heritage. He also gave talks on ruins in the area and the food and culture of the Piute people. Robert and Mary Lou Melling, Cedar City were on hand to present a program on cordage, rock art, and pottery. She and her husband taught the students how to make split twig figures. Patty Dominguez, a niece of Mary Lou Melling, helped out by teaching string ' stories from the Navajos. She also taught about Indian taboo's and split twig figures. fig-ures. Dr. Jim Bowns and Ron Martin were on hand from Southern Utah University in Cedar City to talk about the different plants, roots and trees that Native Americans used for food, medicine and dyes. They also brought samples of plants for the youngsters to see. Jack Pollock came from Anasazi Indian Village in Boulder to share his knowledge on fire building and Indian lore. From Panguitch, Barbara Talbot came to talk about the Navajo tribes and demonstrate sand paintings. paint-ings. Debbie Cantu and Gayle Pollock Pol-lock came down from the Bryce Canyon Natural History Association Associa-tion and talked about the history of Bryce Canyon and the area. Rick and Rena Pikyavit and their family demonstrated dance, music and artifacts they have collected col-lected from the Piute, Navajo and Apache tribes. Rick is a presenter at Fremont Indian State Park and taught the history of Fremont Indians Indi-ans that used to live in Clear Creek Canyon. The Pikyavits' 15-year-old son Nathaniel presented dancing and music for the youngsters. Parent volunteer Arda Hep-worth, Hep-worth, Panguitch, helped the kids work on various craft projects. Jill Chidester make possession sticks, which carry a traditional belief that whatever the stick touches becomes yours. Janis Henrie helped make picture art and told the "Legend of the Eagle." Linda Crawford helped make Indian sandals and Emily Clove made balloon indians and played games. Vicki Syrett, along with parent volunteer Paula Henrie, Cannonville, Cannon-ville, helped the 4th graders make their own totem poles.