Riding with the Duke: John Wayne in Arizona

Mohave County Library Bullhead City 1170 E. Hancock Dr, Bullhead City , AZ

John Wayne was born in Iowa and lived for most of his adult life in California. Yet, he spent many years exploring, living, and investing in Arizona, where he produced his own films, raised cattle, operated a game ranch, and was seemingly everywhere at once. Wayne remains an iconic presence in American popular culture. In […]

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The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound Documentary Film Screening

Mohave Museum of History and Arts 400 W. Beale St., Kingman, AZ, United States

Join Us for the Harvey Girls Documentary, New Interviews and Discussion Program at the Mohave Museum of History and Arts, September 24, 1:30 PM. Remember the Harvey Girls? They were the more than 100,000 young women who, from the 1880s through the 1960s, left their homes and traveled west to work as waitresses in Harvey House […]

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Hot Topics Cafe – Should Politicians Trust Us?

Downtown Flagstaff Public Library 300 W. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Join the upcoming Hot Topics Cafés discussion Why Should Politicians Trust Us? : and other questions of trust in politics. Discussions about trust and politics often focus on our trust in politicians. For this event, we’ll flip the focus and ask: why should politicians trust us? Americans have historically low trust in their government, but they have even less […]

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Hot Topics Cafe – Should Politicians Trust Us? (Sedona)

Yavapai College: Sedona Center for Arts & Technology 4215 Arts Village Drive, Sedona, AZ, United States

Join the upcoming Hot Topics Cafés discussion Why Should Politicians Trust Us? : and other questions of trust in politics. Discussions about trust and politics often focus on our trust in politicians. For this event, we’ll flip the focus and ask: why should politicians trust us? Americans have historically low trust in their government, but they have even less […]

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Growing Up Chicana in Morenci, Arizona – Sedona

Church of the Nazarene 55 Rojo Dr, Sedona

Growing Up Chicana in Morenci, Arizona Through a slide presentation of the town before its destruction in the late 1960s, readings from Suffer Smoke and Water from the Moon, and oral history interviews, Díaz Björkquist portrays the lives of girls and women of Morenci in their own voices. It is a historically accurate picture of life […]

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Use of Meteorites Among Native American Cultures – Sedona

Keep Sedona Beautiful 360 Brewer Road, Sedona, United States

Meteorites Among Ancient Native American Cultures The occurrence of meteorites on archaeological sites in North America has been known since the early 19th century. From the Hopewell culture in the eastern United States, to the Polar Eskimo, to the Indians in the American Southwest and northern Mexico, meteorites have been found on these ancient sites. […]

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27th Annual Zuni Festival of Arts and Culture – Flagstaff

Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

The Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) Heritage Insights series at the 27th Annual Zuni, 84th Annual Hopi, and 68th Annual Navajo Festivals of Arts & Culture strengthens MNA’s institutional initiative of celebrating the cultural diversity of the Colorado Plateau by promoting cross-cultural understanding and increasing appreciation of the artistry, history, and cultural heritage of the […]

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Flag Wool and Fiber Festival – Flagstaff

The Pioneer Museum 2340 N. Fort Valley Rd., Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Sheep herding is an integral part of Arizona history and indigenous communities have long-standing traditions of herding sheep and using their wool to create beautiful textiles. At the Flag Wool and Fiber Festival festival, artisans and demonstrators connect the history to the art through their textiles and fiber arts creations. The festival, held June 3-4 […]

Metal Road Navajo Documentary Film Tour – Window Rock

Navajo Nation Museum Highway 264 & Post Office Loop, Window Rock, AZ, United States

Metal Road (30 min.) Directed by Sarah Del Seronde For decades, thousands of Navajos worked the railroads maintaining the trans-continuental network. Metal Road enters the world of Navajo families amid history of railroad work thorugh the lens of one workday on the 9001 Heavy Steel Gang. Free and open to all! This program is supported […]

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Metal Road Navajo Documentary Film Tour – Flagstaff

Northern Arizona University Campus - Native American Community Center S. Knoles Dr., Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Metal Road (30 min.) Directed by Sarah Del Seronde For decades, thousands of Navajos worked the railroads maintaining the trans-continuental network. Metal Road enters the world of Navajo families amid history of railroad work thorugh the lens of one workday on the 9001 Heavy Steel Gang. Free and open to all! This program is supported […]

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