MUSD group hosts Native American Fashion Show (gallery)

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Joseph Jones in full dance regalia. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson

Native American Parent Advisory Committee at Maricopa Unified School District hosted a Native American Regalia Fashion Show on Thursday.

Representatives of every native affiliation in the district wore traditional and new styles of clothing and jewelry. American Indian Institute Director Jim Larney described the regalia and its history and symbolism. Arizona State University’s Native American Club also gave a presentation.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.