Plants of the Mojave Desert and the Traditional Tribal Uses with Carrie Calisay Cannon

Pueble Room, Monte Vista Village 8865 E. Baseline Road, Mesa, AZ, United States

Although the desert may seem like a desolate landscape devoid of life, it is actually home to hundreds of unique species. Some are only visible or appear alive for a short time, others grow for hundreds of years, and many are not found anywhere else on earth. Participants will learn about the many traditional Tribal […]

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They Beat the Heat: How Arizonans Survived the Desert Heat in the Days Before Air Conditioning with Christine Reid

Pueble Room, Monte Vista Village 8865 E. Baseline Road, Mesa, AZ, United States

Drawing from multi-cultural influences of the variety of people who helped build Arizona, discover how creative adaptations in lifestyle, architecture, building materials, town planning and even humor all contributed to surviving intense desert temperatures. What have we forgotten and what can we learn from the wisdom of those who came before as climate becomes a […]

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Dark Skies over Arizona with Kevin Schindler

Monte Vista Building Pueblo Room 8865 E. Baseline Road #1740, Mesa, AZ

There’s nothing like standing under a dark, star-spangled night sky to quiet the mind and reduce stress, share an experience of awe with family and friends, and to inspire creative thoughts. Yet such dark skies are a disappearing resource, with only 20% of the world living in a place where the center of our Milky […]

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Electing the President: Electoral Colleges, Controversies, & Popular Voting with Dr. Thomas J Davis

Monte Vista Building Pueblo Room 8865 E. Baseline Road #1740, Mesa, AZ

Popular voting is touted as a cornerstone of US governance. Since the nation’s beginning, voting rights issues have shaped America’s democratic processes. Ceaseless controversies have reflected an ongoing struggle over who should vote, and how, when, and where voters should vote. The presidential election cycle has tended to magnify controversies every four years over expanding […]

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“Talking Code with a Secret Weapon: Navajo Code Talkers Speak” with Laura Tohe

Monte Vista Building Pueblo Room 8865 E. Baseline Road #1740, Mesa, AZ

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 Code Talkers devised a Navajo language code that was accurate, quick, never broken, and saved many American lives. Excerpts from live interviews with the Code […]

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