| Show forty tribes celebrate festival at gallup N M indian drums are sounding in the far places of the southwest and the navajos cavajos Nava jos zunis hopis chopis utes apaches lagunas acoman and a score of other tribesmen and their families are trekking to the place by the bridge gallup galup N M here each year indians from nearly 40 different tribes join forces to produce americas most colorful and spectacular indian show the annual intertribal inter tribal indian ceremonial for four days they dance chant compete in sports sport sand and engage in weird pagan rites before capacity audiences made up of their white brothers the gallup ceremonial is the largest and most authentic indian spectacle of its kind in the country usually the ceremonial is held the last part of august A special attraction each year is the unusual display of indian arts and and crafts in the exhibit hall where thousands of articles are shown A score of native craftsmen will be at work showing the technique of indian handicraft |
