2022 Hands-On Humanities Awards Celebration

AZ, United States

Join us for the 2022 Hands-On Humanities Awards Celebration! Every year Arizona Humanities honors and celebrates outstanding contributions to the humanities in our state. Since the inaugural awards in 1990, Arizona Humanities has recognized individuals who have advanced the humanities in Arizona through their scholarship, leadership, support, and advocacy. Learn more here. Register Here

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Dia de los Muertos Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero

Phippen Museum 4701 U.S. HWY 89N, Prescott, AZ, United States

Dia de Los Muertos is a highly celebrated and significant holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Southwest. It is a day when homage is paid with prayers, offerings of food and the building of altars to those who have gone before us. Join Zarco and his unique masked characters as they celebrate Día […]

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Portal to the Past Festival

Pueblo Grande Museum 4619 East Washington St., Phoenix, AZ, United States

Portal to the Past Festival returns as a free event to Pueblo Grande Museum, in partnership with Cultural Coalition, on Sunday, October 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. Combining indigenous history, cultural performances, archaeology, and interactive programming that is fun for the whole family. Attendees will enjoy tours, exhibits, craft activities, indigenous artist demonstrations and […]

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Arizona: A History of the Grand Canyon State with Jim Turner

McFarland State Historic Park 24 W. Ruggles St, Florence, AZ, United States

This brief history starts with Conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado’s 1540 expedition and covers Catholic missions, mining, Native American conflicts, Mormon immigration, ranching, farming, health seekers, education, tourism, moviemaking, and biographies ranging from Father Eusebio Kino to Sandra Day O’Connor. You can’t cover Arizona history without Wild West legends like Wyatt Earp, stage robbers, and […]

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Dia de los Muertos Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero

The Museum of Casa Grande 110 W. Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, AZ, United States

Dia de Los Muertos is a highly celebrated and significant holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Southwest. It is a day when homage is paid with prayers, offerings of food and the building of altars to those who have gone before us. Join Zarco and his unique masked characters as they celebrate Día […]

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Arizona Legends, Myths, and Folklore with Jim Turner

Chandler Hamilton Library 3700 S. Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ, United States

From the time humans began to live in communities myths and legends have sought to explain the universe and teach social values. “Arizona Legends, Myths, and Folklore” presents stories from Hopi, Navajo, Apache, and Tohono O’odham cultures as well as Hispanic, Euro-American and others. You will learn about Navajo constellations, Spider Woman, Hopi katsinas, the […]

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Changing the Narrative: K-12 Indigenous Literacy & Literature Symposium

Arizona State University- Tempe - Hayden Library 300 E Orange St., Tempe, AZ, United States

Do you teach Indigenous students? Are you interested in meaningfully integrating Indigenous literature in your classroom? Do you want to build your capacity for culturally sustaining-revitalizing practices Join the Office of Indian Education, Arizona Humanities and ASU Labriola Native American Data Center for a FREE in-person professional learning symposium. Participating educators will walk away with Indigenous […]

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A Free Press: Cornerstone of Democracy with Gail Rhodes

Pima County Public Library - Flowing Wells 1730 W. Wetmore Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

The first amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects press freedom. Freedom of the press is important because it plays a vital role in informing citizens about public affairs and monitoring the actions of government. But what happens when public trust in the media is eroded by sensationalism, foreign influences or bots, fake news, and business […]

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Bisbee: The Alchemical City of the Copper Borderlands with Virgil Hancock

AZ, United States

This presentation covers the 150 years of Bisbee’s history. The presentation includes a historical deep dive into the copper borderlands, as well as contemporary photographs of greater Bisbee. The presentation will use the concept of alchemy to focus on the transformation of an early mining camp in the Mule Mountains of Southern Arizona into the […]

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A Free Press: Cornerstone of Democracy with Gail Rhodes

Pima County Public Library - Dusenberry-River 5605 E. River Rd., Ste 105, Tucson, AZ, United States

The first amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects press freedom. Freedom of the press is important because it plays a vital role in informing citizens about public affairs and monitoring the actions of government. But what happens when public trust in the media is eroded by sensationalism, foreign influences or bots, fake news, and business […]

FREE

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