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Show Indian Dancers Receive Invitation To Dance On Utah State Fair Program By LYMAN SMOKEY The Indian dancers from the Shev-wits Shev-wits Indian reservation, who gave their exhibition at Las Vegas at the Ilelldorado last month, received re-ceived a telegram from Salt Lake City, asking them to dance at the State Fair there this coming fall. This will be their first exhibition in Salt Lake City. They have participated in Indian ceremonial1 and tribal dances at Gallup. N. M.. J and Flagstaff. Ariz., for four! years. Their first trip to Gallup ' was under the direction of Supt. j O. B. Fry of the Indian reserva-1 tion. j The Eagle dance is the most j picturesque performance. The eagle is an important and sacred bird to most tribes of the Arr.eri- i can Ind.an. Every step th" In- ' d.an dancers make has a symbolic j rr.oar.:r.g. Tho Ind.":n p-w-wr,w js a rc'..gio-;s affair. Th v are :re-i just as the Wh.v- rh'.r.-- r.- .ai are sacred. |