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Eagle dancers at Grand Canyon, Ariz. Long before the white man saw the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, it was known to the Hopi Indians, who still, centuries later, dress like the soaring eagle to dance their ritual steps on its rim. Eagle dancers at Grand Canyon, Ariz. Long before the white man saw the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, it was known to the Hopi Indians who still, centuries later, dress like the soaring eagle to dance their ritual steps on its rim.
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Local call number
NAU.PH.2003.11.4.1.2
Media type
Image
Creator
Muench, Josef
Title
Grand Canyon National Park, Native American Dancers.
Original creation dates
1960-1970
Repository
Northern Arizona University. Cline Library.
Use
Digital surrogates are the property of the repository. Reproduction requires permission.
Collection name
Muench, Josef
Content Summary
These images may have been taken of cast members from the 1967 Walt Disney film, "The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle."
Biography/History
Josef Muench was born in Bavaria February 8, 1904. At the age of 11 he received his first camera and began a lifelong interest in capturing nature on film. He arrived in the United States with his brother in 1926 and eventually settled in Santa Barbara, California. In the 1930s, Muench began his long association with Arizona Highways Magazine. Josef Muench died in 1998.
Subjects
Hopi dance
Eagle dance
Hopi Indians
Places
Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
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