Navajo times. [volume], August 01, 1963, Page Page 13, Image 13

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Reservation Wide “Miss Navajo ” Beauty
Contest Receives Top Official Support
Top officials of the Navajo
Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs
and Tribal officers are cooperating
in the planning and conduct of the
reservation wide “Miss Navajo"
contest to culminate at this years
Tribal Fair in September.
A memorandum outlining these
cooperative procedures and rules
and regulations of the "M is s
Navajo" competition have been
issued in a joint memorandum
signed by Kenneth W.. Dixon for
the General Superintendent,Navajo
Agency; RaymondNakai,Chairman
Navajo Tribal Council; Fair Com
missioner Sam Day in, and Edward
O. Plummer, Fair Entertainment
Division Chairman.
The Navajo Tribal Fair will be
held September 5 through 8, 1963,
and once again, one of the main
events of the Fair will be the
selection of "Miss Navajo." This
contest has drawn major interest
in the past years. The prime ob
jective of this contest is to select
a Navajo girl who will best re
present the womanhood of our
great Navajo Nation.
The Contest has grown to a
stage where the event will have to
be conducted on a reservation-wide
basis to allow participation and op
portunity to every eligible person
who wishes to participate.
Planning now is to hold con
tests on chapter levels and sub
agency levels as semi-final events,
and then to hold the Finals at the
Navajo Tribal Fair. With this in
mind, we are requesting your
assistance and participation in this
very important event.
The following is a general
outline of the Contest Plan of Oper
ation, Rules and Regulations, dates
of contests and other related in
formation for use in conducting
the contests at various levels.
I. OBJECTIVES Ob' CONTEST
The objectives of the "Miss
Navajo" contest are the following:
A. Selection of a Navajo girl to
represent her people
B. Recognition of Navajo beauty
and womanhood
C. Recognition of Navajo talent,
abilities, and opportunities
D. Promoting interests in the Na
vajo Tribal Fair and other re
lated activities.
1L PLAN OF OPERATION AND
PROCEDURE
A. Central Committee —The Cen
tral Committee, which will act
as the Steering Committee of
the headquarters level and is
composed of Tribal, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, and Public
Health personnel and other in
terested persons. The Commit
tee will coordinate all facets
of the Contest from the Chapter
levels through the Finals. The
Chairman and Vice-Chairman
of the Committee have been
appointed by the Superintendent
of the Entertainment Division,
Navajo Tribal Commission. The
Central Committee will formu
late all Rules and Regulations,
Plan of Operation, and other
. related matters, amending the
Rules and Regulations and re
lated matters, as needed. The
Central Committee will request
and draw up a budget for each
year’s event and request as
sistance of various agencies.
,R. Subagency Committees —The
Subagency Committees will re
formed at the subagency levels,
consisting of members from
the Navajo Tribe, and U. S.
ITibiic Health Service and the
Bureau of Indian Affairs and
other interested persons.Mem
. bers of the subagency commit
tees will be composed of local
persons, preferably within the
immediate area of each sub
abency. The Subagency Super
intendents will serve as Chair
men of the Committees and the
Tribal Community Workers who
are assigned to each subagency
will serve as Vice-Chairmen.
The Chairman and Vice-Chair
man of each Subagency Commit
tee will appoint a Secretary,
Publicity Chairman and other
members to their respective
committee. The various com
mittees will formulate-such
Rules and Regulations, Plan of
Operation and other require
ments needed at the subagency
levels to have efficient working
committees for the conduct of
successful contests. The Sub
agency Committees will be
required to coordinate the con
tests at the Chapter levels,
briefing the Chapters as to
Rules and Regulations and other
requirements. The Subagency
Committees will be required to
select five judges at their
levels, briefing them as to re
quirements listed.
C. Chapters—The Chapters, with
the assistance of the Tribal
Community Workers, other
Tribal personnel and the Sub
agency personnel, will conduct
the "Miss Navajo" contests,
initially, at their levels. The
Chapters will be furnished the
Plan of Operation, Rules and
Regulations and other require
ments needed for a successful
“Miss Navajo” contest. The
Chapters, with assistance of
designated personnel, will
select three judges at their
levels for the selection of one
contestant from their respec
tive areas. The selected con
testant will represent the
chapter at the subagency
contest.
D. "Miss Navajo" contest at the
Navajo Tribal Fair—The con
test or finals at the Navajo
Tribal Fair will be conducted
and supervised by the Central
Committee of the Beauty Con
test. The Central Committee
will supervise and conduct the
contest in such away as to
promote fair play and treat
ment. Representatives from the
Subagency Committees and
judges will be selected by the
Central Committee to assist
the Committee in the conduct
of the contest at the Tribal
Fair.
Iff. RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR CONDUCT OF "MISS
NAVAJO" CONTEST
Following will be the Rules and
Regulations for all contests held
to select "Miss Navajo" at the
Navajo Tribal Fair. Such changes
which are needed, subject to the
approval of the particular com
mittee concerned, would be estab
lished to meet the highest order
of participation.
A. Eligibility
1. The contestant must be an
enrolled member of the Na
vajo Tribe
2. The contestant must nave
reached seventeen (17)
years of age* on the sth of
September 1963 or before
3. The contestant must be sin
gle; must have never been
married; must not marry
during her reign; if chosen,
as "Miss Navajo." If win
ner marries during her
reign, site will forfeit ail
title to "Miss Navajo”and
runner up wiiJ be elected
"Miss Navajo" to fini-v out
thi period of reign.
4. The contestant shall enter
al her place o: residence,
which will be determined
as follows:
a. Residence cf her parents
b. Her own home, if she has
been a resident thc-reof
for six months, prior to
September 5, 1563
c. If she is eligible i:i both
of the above, she will be
required to select one <>n
the application fern:
B. Requirements
Each contestant will be required to
compete in at least three of the
traditional categories and three of
the modern categories.
1. Traditional Requirements
a. Traditional attire (self
made, optional, but will gain
additional points)
b. Ability to converse in the
Navajo language
c. Ability to sing a Navajo song
(social or traditional)
d. Ability to tell a Navajo story
e. Ability to prepare wool for
weaving a Navajo rug and
actual weaving
f. Ability to make fried bread
g. Other traditional abilities,
such as silversmithing, bas
ket making, pottery making,
etc.
2. Modern Requirements
a. Modern attire as the occasion
requires (self-made,
optional, but will gain ad
ditional points)
b. Public speaking—brief his
tory of background or choice
of own topic
c. Educational ambitions and
objectives
d. Special talents (will gain
additional points)
(1) dancing
(2) Piano or other musical
instruments
(3)
(4) talents, such as
singing, acting, baton
twirling, interior decor
ating, flower arranging,
etc.
IV. DATES OF CONTESTS
A. Chapter levels—Chapters will
be required to have their final
selection of a representative to
the Subagency by or on August
17, 1963. No other entrants will
be accepted after this date.
B. Subagency Contests—The Sub
agency Contests will be con
ducted as follows;
1. Crownpoint Subagency-Aug
ust 26, 1963
2. Shiprock Sugagency-August
27, 1963
3. Fort Defiance Subagency-
August 28, 1963
4. Chinle Subagency-August 29,
iyb3
5. Tuba City Sugagency-August
30, 1963
C. All participants will be required
to participate on the local level
(Chapter, peripheral, distant
cities) on Augsut 17, 1963 for
the selection of a representa
tive of the community. In on
reservation areas, this shall be
the Chapters and in off-reser
vation towns and communities
anil the peripheral areas,this
will be handled by an organised
Navajo group with a limitation
of one distinct group being
recognized by each town ana
community. For distant cities,
one cont estant will be selected
on this dare for participation tn
tne Finals at the Navajo 7ribal
Fair.
DEFINITIONS
1. tin-reservation chapter ; i
on-resen itiori chapt
a certified chapter r c .
by the Na.ajo Tribai (>. •i!
and Tribal ide ini sirs.
2. Peripheral communF"
peripheral community '
town o; 'immunity within t
:r mediate vicinity of thcNax
je Reservation.
The following will be the assign
ment of peripheral commumlr
to the- subagencies:
Tuba City Agency: Flagstaff,
Winslow, Grand Canyon, Page,
Arizona; Kanab, Utah.
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THE NAVAJO TIMES August 1, 1963
Shiprock Subagency: Blanding,
Monticello, Moab, Utah; Cortez,
Durango, Delores, Colorado;
Farmington, Aztec, Kirtland,
New Mexico.
Crownpoint Subagency: Gallup,
Zuni, Grants, Cuba, Dulce, New
Mexico.
Fort Defiance Subagency: Hol
brook, Sanders, St. Johns, Ari
zona.
3. Distant Cities
Following are some which could be
classified as distant cities;
Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Ve
gas, New Mexico; Phoenix, Tuc
son, Tempe, Arizona; Los An
geles, San Francisco, Califor
nia; Denver, Colorado; Dallas,
Texas.
V. "MISS NAVAJO" CONTEST
OFFICIALS
A. Central Committee; Chairman,
Judge Chester Hubbard; Vice-
Chairman, Mrs. Tillie Sutton;
lAilbicity Chairman Chester
Macßorie; Publicity Assistant,
Charlie Toledo;Secretary,Mrs.
Ruth Chadacloi; Advisor, Don
Weaver, Gallup Community
Center; Advisor, Mrs. Jean
Musser, Gallup Community
Center;Members; Mrs. Charles
McCammon, Mrs. Glenn Land
bloom, Mr. Thomas, Atcitty,
Mrs. Georgia Ann Plummer,
Mrs. Birley Gardner, Mrs.
Mary Sells, Mrs. Louise Hub
bard, Mrs. Charles P. Adding
ton.
B. Subagency Officials
1. Tuba City Subagency Com
mittee: Chairman, Clinton
O. Talley; Vice-Chairman,
Henry Tsosie, Tribal Com
munity Worker.
2. Chinle Subagency Committee:
Chairman, Paul A. Krause;
Vice-Chairman, Fred Den
etdale, Tribal Community
Worker
3. Fort Defiance Subagency
Committee: Chairman, Ru
dolph Zwiefel; Vice Chair
man; wflliam Morgan
Tribal Community Worker.
4. Shiprock Subagency Commit
tee; Chairman, E.G. Jonas
Vice-Chairman, James At
citty, Jr.,Tribal Community
Worker.
5. Crownpoint Subagency Com
mittee; Chairman, Kent
Fitzgerald; Vice-Chairman
Eugene Barton, Tribal Com
munity Worker.
VL GENERAL REMARKS
A. Expenses- All expenses for
tr a n sportation, s-übsistence,
lodging, and other expenses in
cidental to the contest will be
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Navajo Tribal Fair Commission
will pay only such expenses
incurred during the Finals at
the Navajo Tribal Fair.
B. Entry Forms—Entry forms will
be made available by the Cen
tral Committee which must be
completed by the contestant and
all information requested must
be furnished. Entry forms will
be made available to the Chapter
Officers, the Community Work
ers, the Subagencies and the
recognized Navajo groups in
distant cities. The entry forms
are to be filed with the Tribal
Community Worker,The Com
munity Worker will then send
duplicate copies to the Central
Committee. The Navajo group
in distant cities are to mail the
forms directly to Judge Chester
Hubbard, Window Rock, Ari
zona.
C. Places to Report—For the Sub
agency contests, allc(attestants
are to report to the Subagency
Superintendent’s office at 8:00
a.m. (SHARP) and the following
will be the schedule for the
day:
8:00a.m.- 8;30 Registration
8:30 a.m.-12;00 Judging
1:00 p.m.- 4;45 Judging
5:00 p.m. Announcements
D. Designation of Titles—The win
ners from the respective sub
agencies and distant cities will
bear the name of that location
at-the Finals, Le., "Miss Ship
rock," "Miss Crownpoint,**
"Miss Los Angeles," "Miss
Dallas,** and the like.
Let us all help to make this event
of which our Navajo people will be
proud and which will do justice
for Navajo beauty and womanhood.
It will be interesting to find which
chapter, comqjunity, or subagencV
will produce the winner of this
year's "Miss Navajo" contest.
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