Boarded Up: Social and Historical Interpretations of the American Indian Boarding School Era

Isabelle Hunt Pine Public Library Activity Room 6124 W. Randall Place, Pine, AZ, United States

This presentation will impart a social interpretation of how life among Indian Nations began to change due to the plight American Indian people were forced into in the name of education.  American Indians are the only ethnic group in the U.S. who were subjected to forced education by the federal government for generations.  Children were […]

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Riding with the Duke: John Wayne in Arizona

Isabelle Hunt Pine Public Library Activity Room 6124 W. Randall Place, Pine, AZ, United States

John Wayne was born in Iowa and lived for most of his adult life in California. Yet, he spent many years exploring, living, and investing in Arizona, where he produced his own films, raised cattle, operated a game ranch, and was seemingly everywhere at once. Wayne remains an iconic presence in American popular culture. In […]

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Arizona’s Civilian Conservation Corps and Our National Parks and Forests

Isabelle Hunt Pine Public Library Activity Room 6124 W. Randall Place, Pine, AZ, United States

In 1933, at the nadir of the Great Depression, the CCC was born. The program was designed to help unemployed and untrained young men learn new skills and earn money to support their families. CCCers fervently claim that the skill-building experiences forever changed their lives. These men built the roads, trails, picnic areas, ranger stations, […]

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