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    Native American Scholarship Fund

    October 2, 2020No Comments
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    Verde Valley SchoolSedona AZ (October 2, 2020) – On Saturday, October 10th at 6pm PDT, Verde Valley School will host the virtual Dream Concert, live-streamed by FANS.com. The Dream Concert, will highlight notable musicians advocating for the inclusion of Native American voices and bodies in high school education. 

    The Dream Concert revives a concept originally started 30 years ago by musician Jackson Browne. In 1990, Browne and a handful of famous friends held an outdoor music festival on the Verde Valley School campus near the Village of Oak Creek in Sedona, Arizona. The festival became an anticipated annual affair. For 12 years, Browne’s concerts drew large crowds to an open field facing Cathedral Rock. Nostalgic concert goers might not remember that these festivals raised tuition assistance for Native American students to attend the small but distinguished, private, international boarding school nestled in the red rocks. Performers who joined in the cause included Neil Young, John Trudell, Bruce Cockburn, Bonnie Raitt, the Indigo Girls, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Shawn Colvin, Ben Harper, and many others. They all came to Sedona to raise money for students and raise awareness of issues facing Native American communities. The benefits raised over $700,000, financing tuition for at least 37 students at Verde Valley School.

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    Jackson Browne
    Jackson Browne

    On Oct. 10th, viewers can expect performances by Jackson Browne, Bruce Cockburn, Shawn Colvin, Michael Franti, Wesley Schultz (of The Lumineers), Edward Sharpe, Mike Posner, and Arizona bands Sihasin and Calexico. The eclectic show also promises treasures from world renowned musicians such as Dene- Canadian rocker Leela Gilday, CJ Ramone (of The Ramones), and the Mexico Institute of Sound with Gaby Moreno, along with other musical guests.

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    In keeping with its roots, the Dream Concert will raise tuition funds to support Native American students in their quest for quality education. Proceeds from viewer donations will go to the Native American Scholarship Fund at Verde Valley School. VVS is a top tier high school devoted to cultural exchange. About 130 students come from around the world to live and learn together. Founded in 1948, by anthropologist Hamilton Warren, the school has a reputation as one of America’s first truly international, independent schools. VVS is still grounded upon this original founder’s statement: “The nation, indeed the world, needs a school that will bring together children from many nations, many cultures, all races and religions, not simply to study and tolerate one another, but to learn from and celebrate their differences.”

    Bruce Cockburn
    Bruce Cockburn

    Since its inception, VVS has partnered with regional tribal communities. The school location, in the Sedona area, was chosen for its proximity to Indigenous communities in Northern Arizona with hopes of cross-cultural programs. Through collaborations across the years, VVS has built relationships with families in Indigenous communities from Arizona to Guatemala and even Malawi, Africa. The school develops tribal relations through trips, service projects, Indigenous guest teachers, and Native American students in each grade level.

    To learn more about Verde Valley School and the Native American Scholarship Fund go to https://www.vvsaz.org/support-vvs/native-american-scholarship. To register for the Dream Concert go to https://fans.live/livestream/20201010-dream-concert/.

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