PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION During WWII a group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines unaware that they would develop a secret code against the Japanese military. This select group of […]

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION During WWII a group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines unaware that they would develop a secret code against the Japanese military. This select group of […]

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Entrepreneurs offering assorted “get rich quick” schemes and “cure-alls” have visited Arizona since the early days. Benefitting from tales of abundant resources in the territory, limited law enforcement […]

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Throughout the Southwest, tourists and locals encounter a range of Indigenous art, from manufactured and imported cultural appropriations to fine art in galleries and museums. The state’s creative […]

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION From birth to death, the mesquite tree is an integral part of life for many who call the desert home. The mesquite tree is just one of many […]

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Why are we drawn to such places as the Grand Canyon? Why are people moved to travel from all around the world to visit and explore them? In […]

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION In the late-19th century, Arizona was the center of one the grandest land-fraud schemes perpetrated in the U.S. As the result of an apparent 17th century royal decree, […]

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION During WWII a group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines unaware that they would develop a secret code against the Japanese military. This select group of […]

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Stories shape and transform our lives. This presentation explores the many stories we tell from folktales to memories of the past. It reflects on who tells stories and […]