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The Kwahadi Dancers welcome you
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The
Rejuvenation
Destination
for
Traveling
Scouts!
For
convenient overnight stays, performances, museum, and/or just a travel
break click on the “Youth
Hostel” tab for complete information about overnight
stays and activities available for your unit at the Kiva. (370 miles
from downtown Dallas, 270 miles from Oklahoma City, and 238 miles from
Philmont)
Since
the museum opened in June 2004, 6000 Scouts have spent the night at the
Kiva. Clean restrooms, hot showers, and a spacious 12,000 sq. ft. of
air-conditioned indoor camping! Have you seen the former outdoor Plaza
with a fabulous roof over it!!
Enjoy
the Thomas E. Mails collection of fine art and artifacts, the Perry Null
Game Animal Collection, and, for you carvers, the Bob Jones carved Birds
of the High Plains! Brouse the museum gift shop for treasures! You can
view extensive exhibits of the art and artifacts of the Pueblo and
Plains Indian Cultures and catch a show on many nights!
Stop by
for a travel break or enjoy the museum, dinner, a performance of
Song of the Eagle, an
overnight stay, and/or even Royce’s famous breakfast buffet! We are
located on I-40 on the north side and ½ mile west of Exit # 76 – that
rhymes with 1776 – and, well, you know that story.
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Scouts from across the High Plains of Texas join together for the annual
Kwahadi
Song
of
the
Eagle
A
colorful and exciting pageant of song and dance!
June 6, 7, 12, 13,
14, 20, 21, 27, 28, July 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, August 7, 2008
Dinner 6:30 PM,
Indoor air-conditioned Performance 7:30 PM.
Plaza
Theater
Kwahadi Museum
of the American Indian
Sybil
B. Harrington Event Center
9151 I-40 E, Amarillo, TX
(Exit #76, then west ½ mile on I-40 frontage road)
While
on your trips out West,
Treat
your family
or
troop to the fine art and artifacts of the museum and to the
world
famous Kwahadi Dancers’ amazing pageant!
For Information
and reservations call the museum gift shop: 806-335-3175
Museum open summer hours,
June – August, Wed – Sun, 11am – 5pm, and until 10 pm on show dates!
Call for information on
museum hours and performance schedule for other seasons of the year.
Come
see the Kwahadis! You’ll be glad you did!
The
Kwahadi Dancers are Venturing Crew 9 of the Golden Spread Council, BSA – in
our 64th year!
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Welcome to the
Kwahadi Kiva Indian Museum and Event Center! We hope you will come
often….and stay long!
The Kiva
was built as the dream of the Kwahadi Dancers, Venture Crew 9. It is owned an
operated by Kwahadi Heritage, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)3 foundation. The
Kwahadi Kiva Indian Museum features fine art and interesting exhibits of the
crafts and cultures of the Pueblo and Plains Indian people, featuring the works
of Thomas E. Mails and bronze artist, Tom Knapp. The center has two performance
areas for the Kwahadis and visiting performance groups, the indoor Kiva and the
outdoor Plaza.
The Kwahadis
present the summer pageant of Native dance styles, Song of the Eagle, on
most Friday and Saturday nights throughout the summer. Call for information.
Enjoy a bar-b-que dinner, tour the museum, and enjoy and enjoy the colorful and
exciting show under the stars. Bring the entire family and enjoy a unique
evening in the adobe ambience of the Kiva!
The Kiva is
the “gathering place” for many local events and meetings. Traveling church
groups, Scout groups, and tour buses arrive daily during the summer to tour the
museum and enjoy the performance. The Kiva youth hostel provides a clean safe
place for youth groups to spend the night and plenty of hot showers to refresh
weary travelers. It’s also a gathering place for “shoppers!” The Kiva Museum
Trading Post features the fine creations of hundreds of Native artisans,
including jewelry, weavings, pottery, carvings, reproductions of the old style
things, and contemporary curiosities. You can find music, incense, Kwahadi
souvenirs, books, Pendleton blankets, and a large variety of craft supplies.
Come be pleasantly surprised at the Kiva trading post!
The Kwahadi Dancers...
The Kwahadi Dancers are officially Venture Crew 9 of the Golden Spread
Council. We are sponsored by Kwahadi Heritage, Inc., a nonprofit 501c3
corporation.
We believe participation in Scouting...
Will provide many worthwhile
life experiences and growth opportunities for youth and volunteer adults. Our
two goals are, most importantly, for each boy to earn the rank of Eagle Scout in
his own troop, and also to earn the rank of Chief. We want to provide fun
and worthwhile activities which enable adults and youth to work together. We
believe an exciting way for adults and youth to work together is through the
preparation and presentation of our folkart shows. Performing before live
audiences provides thrilling and stimulating environments in which to practice
important life skills such as teamwork, planning, cooperation, responsibility,
and leadership.
The Kwahadi program...
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