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Experience Native American Culture
If you'd like to experience native American culture and appreciate its staying power, the followings can be your best choices.
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico,the IPCC highlights the vulture of the state's 19 pueblos(印第安人村庄）。Every weekend, dancers of Zuni pueblo perform in the center's square. There's a museum,an annual film festival, a cafe serving authentic pueblo food like fry bread, and a world-class research library open to the public.
American Indian Film Festival
The oldest and best known festival in the country mainly shows movies about the stories of
America's original people,There are screenings, group discussions and an awards ceremony. Past guests have included director Chris Eyre,actors Adam Beach,and Chaske Spencer. The festival runs for nine days in November in San Francisco. Tickets are reserved at AIFF's website or by e-mail.
Berkeley Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow
Among two dozen U.S. cities and one state observing Indigenous Peoples Day currently, Berkeley,
California was the first city in the country to turn Columbus Day into a celebration of Native Americans.
The annual event features traditional dancing, retailers selling native crafts and food, and a blessing of the grounds.
Petroglyph National Monument
One of the largest petroglyph (岩刻） sites in North America is on a cliff overlooking the suburbs of Albuquerque, New Mexico. There, native peoples scratched thousands of mysterious shapes and
drawings of animals and humans into the stones between 400 and 2,000 years ago. When the Spanish
traveled through in the 16th century, they added their initials to the Indians' sacred stones. It's a visual
record of the conflict of cultures.
21. Where can visitors interested in films and dancing go?
A.India
B.Berkeley
C.Albuquerque
D.San Francisco
22.How can visitors get tickets to AIFF?
A. By booking online.
B. By making a call.
C. By going there in person.
D.By sending a text message.
23. Which is true about the PNM?
A. It's located below a cliff in Albuquerque.
B.The sculptures are easy to understand now.
C. The Spanish once destroyed some sculptures.
D.The sculptures reflect the conflict between cultures.
