During my first trip to Arizona in 2000 I saw the Kokopelli figures all over Phoenix. A figure usually playing a flute and hunched over carrying a sack on his back, the music from his flute echoing through the hills. His image was recorded as drawings on rocks and cave walls hundreds of years ago. He is a teacher bringing his music and farming to the people of the area. The sack he carried held the seeds and the tools to teach a method of farming that could created stable food supplies for those living in a very arid area. The flutes and other relics found in Prayer Rock district of Arizona date back to the 600's.

I have enjoyed the sound of the hand made flutes for a long time. About 10 years I bought my first bamboo flute at a renaissance fair but it was the trip to Arizona that made me curious of the different types of flutes and whistles along with their construction . This led me to research the Native American Flutes, How they are made and why they sound so different. The following are some of the sites I came across and think they will be of interest to others who enjoy the sound of a flute or are curious of their construction.