Third and fourth grade students at Pleasant
Hill Elementary learn about native cultures
Sheila Meadows, a resident of Grantsville and a 1968 graduate of Calhoun County High, did extensive work with Native Americans in Arizona and in Israel, Mexico, and the Philippines.
During the school presentation Meadows wore a long black Hopi
manta-styled dress that she made. The dress had a large colorful rainbow around the middle section and a red butterfly on the top, with several other colors and butterflies.
Her cream-colored moccasin boots were made of deerskin.
The presentation included artifacts, music and dance.
"Since I had lived on the Hopi reservation as a missionary, I wanted to honor the Hopi people by wearing articles of clothing that showed Hopi culture," Meadows said. She used a "talking stick," which allowed students to have the floor to ask questions.
"One of the reasons I wanted to do this presentation was to encourage students to think out of the box, to use their skills and abilities to help others, and to become friends with other students and people they might meet," she said.
At the end of the presentation, each child was given a bracelet that had been donated by Eddie and Linda Sehongva. "The thought of them getting a present at the end of the day was an incentive for them observing protocol and giving honor and respect to their classmates, teachers, and principal."
Contact Sheila Meadows for a native culture presentation at your school or church at (304)422-9218 or e-mail her at Sheilacherokee333@gmail.com | 
