Dixie State College of Utah’s Native American Student Association is proudly presenting a night of majesty at the 19th-Annual Miss Native American Dixie Scholarship Pageant to be held on Thursday night, March 26, at 6 p.m., in the Dunford Auditorium of the DSC Browning Resource Center on campus. Admission to the pageant is free and all community members, DSC students, and faculty and staff are invited to attend.
To be eligible for the pageant, contestants must have at least one-quarter Native American blood, and must be a student at Dixie State College or will be applying to attend DSC this upcoming fall semester.
Contestants will perform traditional Native American talent and must have knowledge of traditional customs, including demonstrating talents from the heritage of the tribe each contestant represents. Examples of talents include weaving a traditional Native American basket, demonstrating the traditional weaving process and performing it on stage within a set time, rehearsing a traditional tale, or sign a traditional hymn.
In addition, there will be a modern and contemporary talent component, consisting of demonstrating sportsmanship, performing live, playing an instrument, among other talents. There will also be the traditional staples consisting of an evening gown competition and a question and answer session with the judges.
The winner of the pageant has the opportunity to represent DSC at the American Indian Services golf tournament, with proceeds from the event going to benefit the Native American scholarship. Miss Native American Dixie will also participate in the DSC Homecoming Parade, the Great Race held during D-Week, and will serve as host for the 2010 Miss Native American Dixie Pageant.
In addition to the scholarship, Miss Native American Dixie will be able to compete in the Miss Navajo Nation and/or the Miss Utah Navajo pageants, along with other tribal pageants.
For more information on the pageant, please call Karl Hutchings at 435-652-7668 or email hutching@dixie.edu.
