Through his many diaries and letters it is obvious that Father Kino was more than a missionary who worked among the Native Americans. While his name is often associated with the San Xavier del Bac Mission, he was also a skilled mathematician and cartographer. He made more than 40 expeditions during his life while living […]
In pioneer Arizona, among the best places to experience the performing arts were in the mining towns. Striking it rich meant having disposable income and miners, like the well-heeled of the Gilded Age, wanted to demonstrate their sophistication with culture. From the early popular music of ragtime and minstrelsy evolved orchestras, operas and glee clubs […]
Join ONEBOOKAZ for a free writing workshop with author and teacher Kristen Kauffman! This workshop will cover: the creative process of writing using journaling techniques for poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction beginning any form of writing with a dream or with art, and learning to trust the writerly intuition setting writing goals, developing ideas into […]
Women have always been in business of one type or another. Meet five of Arizona’s early female entrepreneurs. Prospector Nellie Cashman established restaurants in towns across the territory. Sarah Bowman, a shrewd businesswoman with a tarnished reputation, operated dining establishments for the soldiers of Fort Yuma. Trading post owner Louisa Wetherill replicated intricate Navajo sand […]
Few symbols have been more durable than the American cowboy. This program will give an overview of this populist figure, whose image was first defined by painters Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell. Also important to the story are brave cowgirls and the Mexican vaqueros. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show showcased mythic cowboy culture, with […]
Join ONEBOOKAZ for a free writing workshop with author and teacher Kristen Kauffman! This workshop will cover: the creative process of writing using journaling techniques for poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction beginning any form of writing with a dream or with art, and learning to trust the writerly intuition setting writing goals, developing ideas into […]
Arizona’s territorial era has the reputation of being a violent and crime-ridden place with ineffective criminal justice institutions. This presentation provides an overview of crime and justice in Arizona Territory. Based on data from court cases and newspapers, it describes the types of crimes most commonly committed and the justice system’s response to them. Contrary […]
Setting Personal Environmental Priorities - Facilitated by: Dr. Aaron Rizzieri Click Here for a Flyer Hot Topics Café creates a forum for civil discussion about issues of contemporary concern. Join us to learn more about the issue, and more about other people and their views. NAU’s Philosophy in the Public Interest convenes the Hot Topics Café. […]
Gender Inequality: economic disparity and related issues - Andrea Houchard, Philosophy in the Public Interest Click Here for a Flyer Hot Topics Café creates a forum for civil discussion about issues of contemporary concern. Join us to learn more about the issue, and more about other people and their views. NAU’s Philosophy in the Public […]
The American Southwest is world-renown for its colorful, modern landscape, but you’ll be amazed to learn what it used to look like. The Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, the Superstition Mountains, and the Petrified Forest hold clues to the fascinating story of how the Southwest was once the site of tropical seas, Sahara-like deserts, coastlines stalked […]
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