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Navajo weavers are pursuing new directions today by developing their
own unique weaving styles. Roy Kady is one such weaver. He was taught
to weave by his mother and grandmother but didn't envision it as a viable
career until about thirteen years ago. "One day I was sitting there
talking to my mom, " he recalled, "and she said that none of
my sisters showed an interest in weaving. She wanted to pass on her weaving
tools. I told her, 'Maybe I should go in that direction.' Right then and
there she got the materials, the yarns out, and she helped me warp the
loom."
Roy teaches traditional arts including weaving to gifted and talented
students at Teec Nos Pos school in northeastern Arizona. "I'm really accepted
in this community and other weavers are always encouraging me, as well,
everywhere I go. I haven't run into anyone who says I shouldn't be doing
it. I feel I'm recognized as a weaverit took a long time.
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