Artist Michael Kabotie dies from flu complications

Artist Michael Kabotie dies from flu complications
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Artist Michael Kabotie dies from flu complications
Monday, October 26, 2009

_Michael Kabotie_ (http://64.38.12.138/my.asp?url=http://www.kabotie.com/)
, a member of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona, died on Friday due to
complications from the _H1N1 virus_
(http://64.38.12.138/my.asp?url=http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/) , commonly known as swine flu. He was 67.
Kabotie was painter, jeweler and poet who incorporated traditional and
modern elements into his works. His late father, Fred, was a noted artist and
his son, Ed, is also an artist.
"We are all very saddened to hear of Michael Kabotie's passing this
morning," said Ben Nuvamsa, former chairman of the tribe. "Michael was a true
ambassador of our Hopi lifeways and, like his father Fred Kabotie, he did this
through his art form. He was a great visionary and cared for the
perpetuation of our Hopi ways. Our prayers go out to the Kabotie and Lomayesva
families."
Kabotie was due to present the keynote at the _Smoki Museum_
(http://64.38.12.138/my.asp?url=http://www.smokimuseum.org/) in Arizona on Saturday.
Get the Story:
_Ariz. Hopi Artist Dies Of H1N1 Flu _
(http://64.38.12.138/my.asp?url=http://www.kpho.com/news/21421425/detail.html) (KPHO 10/25)