Naming the ABA' AANOWA' Sky Pavilion

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Just above the KOCHCHA’ AABINILI’ Amphitheater and just outside the AAITTAFAMA’ Meeting Room is a sidewalk extended out past the rapidly sloping hill that leads down to Rock Creek. The ABA’ AANOWA’ Sky Pavilion extends out into this space above this hill, its name meaning “a place for walking above.”

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