“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 […]

Free

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 […]

Free

The Earliest Apache in Arizona: Evidence and Arguments – Cave Creek

Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church 6502 E. Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek, AZ, United States

How did the Apache impact late prehistoric peoples? Research provides evidence of ancestral Apaches in the southern Southwest as early as A.D. 1300. Evidence comes from chronometric dates obtained from […]

Free

Hi Jolly and Mystery of the US Army Camel Corps – Casa Grande

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

This presentation will explore the US Army’s experiment with using camel from the Middle East to make it more mobile in the newly acquired Southwest.  In order to teach the […]

Free

The River People’s Landscape – Eloy

Eloy Santa Cruz Library 1000 N. Main St., Eloy, AZ, United States

The presentation will describe the historical landscape including plants, people, river and surrounding mountains. “The way of life” is how many elders described everyday activity that involved chores, work in […]

Free

Rivers of Dreams: Stories and Music of Arizona’s Waterways – Lake Havasu

Mohave County Library Lake Havasu Branch 1770 McCulloch Blvd N., Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States

Arizona’s rivers were first, lush green ribbons of life through a desert landscape. They became sustaining paths, first for the indigenous, later for immigrants leaving wagon tracks. On the Salt […]

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Smithsonian Water/Ways Exhibit – Florence

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

The Smithsonian is coming to Florence! Please join us to experience Water/Ways at McFarland State Historic Park! November 17 – December 30, 2018 McFarland State Historic Park 24 West Ruggles […]

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