Chief Joseph Secakuku collection, 1922-1974.

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Chief Joseph Secakuku collection, 1922-1974.

Chief Joseph Secakuku collection, 1922-1974.

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This small collection contains correspondence, 1922-1925, pertaining to the making of a commercial stereoscopic motion picture at the Grand Canyon, which included scenes from Hopi life. Most of the correspondence is between Stereoscopic Productions and Chief Joseph Secakuku. There are also a few letters written by other Hopi chiefs (1935), expressing their displeasure about the commercialization of sacred elements of Hopi culture. Additionally, the collection included Chief Joe Sekakuku's registration with the Boy Scouts of America, certificates relating to Bobby Joe Secakuku's service in the armed forces, and two Arizona travel brochures. An addition to the collection contains photocopies of pages from a scrapbook of Chizomana Black. Black, a niece of Joseph Secakuku, is an artist who works in tapestry. She loaned her original scrapbook to the CSWR for reproduction. A later addition to the collection (June 1999) contains copies of 2 flyers relating to the tapestries of Chizomana Black, as well as the partial translation of a novel, Lolomai, by Vendla von Langenn. The translation, by Karen Friedmann, describes various aspects of Hopi culture, including the Snake Dance.

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