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SFA Announces 2020 Master-Apprentice Artist Awardees

November 6, 2020 By //  by Kimi Eisele Leave a Comment

A capoeirista, a Navajo weaver, a horse hair and agave fiber rope maker, a mariachi folk violinist, a steel pan craftsman, a paper flower maker, an O’odham silversmith, an ancestral foodways chef, glass blower, and a folk musician are the 2020 recipients of the annual Southwest Folklife Alliance (SFA) Master-Apprentice Award. The recipients were …

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Drylands & Baskets: A CLIMATELORE Conversation

November 5, 2020 By //  by Kimi Eisele Leave a Comment

Join us for a conversation with Indigenous culture bearers and scientists about the ways climactic and environmental changes are impacting their practices and how they are meeting those changes with resilience and adaptability. This live webinar, “Drylands and Baskets: A ClimateLore Conversation,” draws from an ongoing series called ClimateLore, …

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SFA Receives CARES Act Support from AZ Humanities

July 13, 2020 By //  by Kimi Eisele Leave a Comment

July 12, 2020 Southwest Folklife Alliance Receives CARES Act Support from AZ Humanities TUCSON, Ariz. – The Southwest Folklife Alliance is pleased to announce it has received a grant of $6,811 from Arizona Humanities, with funds provided by National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security …

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SFA Receives $150,000 from Community Foundation for Southern Arizona and The David and Lura Lovell Foundation to Document Occupational Folklife in End-of-Life Care

July 13, 2020 By //  by Kimi Eisele Leave a Comment

July 12, 2020 Southwest Folklife Alliance Receives $150,000 from Community Foundation for Southern Arizona and The David and Lura Lovell Foundation for Documenting Occupational Folklife in End-of-Life Care The Southwest Folklife Alliance (SFA) is one of 12 nonprofits awarded funding by The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA) and …

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A Deeper Level of Knowing: Folklorists Tackle Global Issues

May 29, 2020 By //  by Kimi Eisele Leave a Comment

The behavior patterns that drive communities – cultural traditions, observations and rituals – can be key assets in addressing global issues like climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. Andy Ober, University Communications May 27, 2020 This story was originally published by UA NEWS Maribel Alvarez, …

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BorderLore LIVE: The Ways of Resilience

May 29, 2020 By //  by Kimi Eisele Leave a Comment

All conversations will take place Zoom. To watch and participate, please register below for each event. You can also watch on Facebook LIVE here.  Note DIFFERENT times for each event. All events are PST. PART 1: DAN LEVENSON Wednesday, June 3, 10 am   Register for this Zoom event here. Dan Levenson is a performer and …

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