HUEY TLAHTOKAN~LA GRAN PALABRA ©

AT THE

2005 BAY AREA

INDIGENOUS ART EXPO

SPONSORED BY CALPULLI TONALEHQUE, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES COUNCIL,

LOCAL 715 SEIU LATINO CAUCUS, NATIVE VOICE TV, AND

EL OBSERVADOR PUBLICATIONS

APPROXIMATELY 3500 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE WEEKEND LONG EVENT HELD AT THE LOCAL 715 SEIU UNION HALL,

THANKS LOCAL 715 FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT

VOTER REGISTRATION BOOTH AVAILABLE FOR VISITORS TO THE EXPO.  EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING FOR OUR RIGHTS SO THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY CAN BE HEARD.

THE CROWD ENJOYING THE VARIETY OF FOOD, SPOKEN WORD, VENDORS, AND MUSIC AT THE ART EXPO

TEKOLPOKTLI PREPARING

TO BLOW THE TECOCOLI TO

HONOR THE FOUR DIRECTIONS

MAESTRO OCELOCOATL

PLAYING THE FLUTE DURING THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE

2005 BAY AREA

INDIGENOUS ART EXPO

MITLALPILLI BLOWING THE

TECOCOLLI DURING THE

OPENING SALUTE TO NAHUI OLLIN

MIXCOACALLI FROM LA, ELECTRIFYING THE AUDIENCE DURING THEIR FIRST PERFORMANCE EVER.  THEY TRULY MESMERIZED EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE. 

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EVERYONE GLUED TO THEIR SEATS ENJOYING THE DAYS EVENTS DURING THE ART EXPO

MAESTRO OCELOCOATL AND SOME MEMBERS OF CALPULLI TONALEHQUE SINGING POPOCATEPTL, ONE OF OUR ANCESTORS SONGS

DURING THE EXPO

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ADOLFO, FROM XOCHIPILLI IN

LA, WAS ONE OF THE VENDORS WHO DROVE UP FOR THE EXPO

LADO ORIENTE BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE WITH SALSA AND CUMBIA'S DURING SATURDAY NIGHT'S CLOSING EVENTS.

EL TIGRE, FROM

TIENDA MIXCOATL IN

SAN FRANCISCO ALSO CAME