Ancient Native American Astronomical Practices

Red Rock State Park - AZ State Parks 4050 Red Rock Loop Road, Sedona, AZ, United States

Throughout history, the ability of a people to survive has been tied to environmental conditions.  The skill to predict the seasons was an essential element in the ability to “control” […]

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The Long Walk of the Navajo People, 1864-1868

Monte Vista Village Resort 8865 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ, United States

In 1864, the Navajo people were forced to walk over 450 miles to Fort Sumner in eastern New Mexico, an unfortunate event that is known in the Navajo language as […]

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Hopi Quilting: Stitched Traditions from an Ancient Community

Ethel H. Berger Center 2950 E. Tacoma St., Sierra Vista, AZ, United States

For centuries, Hopi men grew cotton and wove the fibers into blankets and clothing. In the 1880s, with the arrival of Anglo missionaries and government officials, quilting was introduced to […]

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Women of the Arizona State Prison

Roadhaven Resort 1000 S. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction, AZ, United States

Winnie Ruth Judd, Eva Dugan, Dr. Rose Boido, and Eva Wilbur Cruz shared one thing in common. All were incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison in Florence.  Some of their […]

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Hot Topics Café – You Can’t Handle the Truth

Osher Life Long Learning Institute, Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, AZ, United States

Facilitated by: Jona Vance, NAU Department of Philosophy Hot Topics Café creates a forum for civil discussion about issues of contemporary concern. Join us to learn more about the issue, […]

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Desperado Trails: Outlaws on the Arizona Frontier

Copper Queen Library 6 Main St., Bisbee, AZ, United States

Hang on to your hats as you ride the trails beside some of Arizona’s most wicked renegades during a time when massacres, mayhem and mischief ran rampant throughout Arizona Territory. […]

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Archaeology Café (Tucson): When Is a Village?

Casa Vicente Restaurant 375 South Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United States

On March 3, 2015, Dr. Lisa C. Young (University of Michigan) and Dr. Sarah A. Herr (Desert Archaeology, Inc.) will describe what makes a settlement a village. Archaeology Café is […]

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Hot Topics Café – You Can’t Handle the Truth

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

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. […]

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Emancipation and the Destruction of Slavery, 1861-1865

Burton Barr Central Library 1221 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

The American Civil War resulted in the destruction of slavery in the United States, yet it is not always evident how this came about. People argue over who - or […]

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