Life on the Lazy B as Lived by an American Cowboy and Rancher – Ajo

Salazar-Ajo Library 15 W. Plaza St. #179, Ajo, AZ, United States

In 1880, Alan Day’s grandfather homesteaded the Lazy B ranch.  This dusty dry tract of land produced a Supreme Court Justice, a lauded Arizona state senator, and a career rancher, […]

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The Ancient Hohokam Ballgame of Arizona – Phoenix

Saguaro Library 2808 N. 46th Street, Phoenix, AZ, United States

The ancient Hohokam culture of Arizona constructed at least 200 ball courts more than 800 years ago. These oval depressions were likely used to play a ball game that originated […]

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Öngtupqa Hopi flute performance – Flagstaff

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

2018 Native American Heritage Month - Supported by an Arizona Humanities Grant November 2, 6pm: Lecture on Yavapai-Apache forced march Jane Russell-Winiecki presents the history of the forced removal in […]

Arizona Kicks on Route 66 – Sun City

Oakmont Recreation Center 10725 W Oakmont Dr, Sun City, AZ, United States

U.S. Route 66, known as the “Mother Road,” was built in 1926. It ran from Chicago to L. A. During the depression of the 1930s, it became the major path […]

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Specters of the Past: Arizona’s Ghost Towns – Lake Havasu

ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City, ASU Gym 100 University Way, Lake Havasu Ctiy, AZ, United States

The promise of unimagined riches is what brought many of the earliest colonizers to the Arizona Territory. Following the trail to the discovery of the mother lode, they built, then […]

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Hopi Quilting Traditions – Phoenix

South Mountain Community Library 7050 S 24th St, Phoenix, 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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“Protecting a Way of Life” Kinship Responsibilities – Sedona

Church of the Nazarene 55 Rojo Dr, Sedona

Royce Manuel (Akimel O’odham) best describes his work through the “Tools of Yesterday” using plant fiber, primitive bows & arrows, knapping stone, and making agave plant cordage. As a tribal […]

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Landscapes of Migration in the Arizona-Sonora Borderland – Tucson

Oro Valley Public Library 1305 W. Naranja Drive, Oro Valley, AZ, United States

The dividing line of the U.S.-Mexico border may be the most significant feature of the Arizona-Sonora borderland today, but the region is also at the center of major north-south corridors […]

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