Climate Conversations: De-Colonizing the Colorado River: Can We Re-Think Our Relationship with Water? with Dr. Andrew Curley

Arizona Humanities 1242 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Climate change is seen as the main culprit behind a drier, hotter Arizona. But what are the other factors contributing toward our water crisis? For 100 years, the Colorado River Compact established the law of the river. It codified water rights and spurred the modernization of water infrastructure. It fundamentally reshaped the natural environment and […]

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The Civil Rights Movement in the Songs of Bob Dylan with Dr. Jim McWilliams

Chandler Gilbert Community College 2626 E Pecos Road, Chandler, AZ, United States

This presentation will explain how the singer-songwriter influenced and was influenced by the protests of the mid 1960s. After listening to a few of Dylan’s protest songs and reviewing what prompted their composition, we’ll discuss how they reflect the concerns of the Civil Rights Movement of the early 1960s and why they are still relevant […]

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Growing in the Desert: The History & Culture of the Tohono O’odham with Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan

Dorothy Powell Senior Center 405 E 6th St, Casa Grande, AZ, United States

Many Arizonans call the Sonoran Desert and its striking landscapes home. Long before our urban centers and city lights lit up the dark desert skies, the Tohono O’odham were cultivating and shaping the land with abundant agriculture—from squash and beans to corn and cotton. For generations they passed down their rich knowledge and culture grown […]

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Our River Stories: The Gila and the Salt

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

The Gila and The Salt: Our River Stories, a storytelling with masked characters performed by artist and master sculptor Zarco Guerrero on November 17 at 7 p.m. at Pueblo Grande Museum. The Gila and The Salt is a series of stories that share the vibrant and tragic history of water and the River People, over […]

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Deconstructing the Taco: The History and Lore of a Beloved Food with Gregory McNamee

Yuma Main Library - Meeting Room A 2951 S 21st Dr, Yuma, AZ, United States

The foods of Arizona speak to the many cultures, native and newcomer, that make up our state. Consider the taco, that favorite treat, a staple of Mexican and Mexican American cooking and an old standby on an Arizonan’s plate. The corn in the tortilla comes from Mexico, the cheese from the Sahara, the lettuce from […]

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Dia de los Muertos Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero

Arizona State Museum 1013 E. University Blvd, Tucson, 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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Using Indigenous Literature: Virtual Educator Panel

AZ, United States

Join us to hear directly from educators who serve Native American students. This panel discussion will explore why it is important to use Indigenous literature and examples of how to use Indigenous literature to support culturally responsive instruction for Native American students. Register at https://bit.ly/OIEEducatorPanel. This program is hosted by the Arizona Office of Indian […]

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Our River Stories: The Gila and the Salt with Zarco Guerrero

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument - Visitor Center Theater 1100 W Ruins Drive, Coolidge, AZ, United States

Join Zarco for a series of stories that share the vibrant and tragic history of water and the River People, over a 2,000 year period. Beginning with the Toltec trade route that brought agriculture and corn to the Southwest. The history of the O’Odham before and after the expansion west is revealed. We learn about […]

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Current Usage of Water: Sustainability Issues in a Changing Climate

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

Water Sustainability panel discussion on November 30 at 7 p.m. at Pueblo Grande Museum, offered as a free program to the public. This panel will feature Sustainability Officers from the Cities of Phoenix and Tempe, a water expert from the O'Odham Community, and a member of Gila River Indian Community wetland and aquifer area. Topics […]

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Landscapes of Extraction: The Art of Mining in the American West with Dr. Betsey Fahlman

Florence Community Library 778 N. Main St., Florence, AZ, United States

Mining is the transformative industry of the American West—one that competes in scale and in color with the scenic landscape on its own terms, with the industrial sublime dynamically coexisting with the natural one. These landscapes are located at the bedrock of economic development—the risky speculation from which huge fortunes could be made and lost—and […]

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