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From about 1100 to 1250, a community formed in the cliffs high above a creek near Flagstaff, Arizona. Walnut Canyon National Monument gives visitors a close-up look at the remains of this prehistoric community.
Fargo, North Dakota, may seem far from the center of the art world, but the Plains Art Museum presents a wide range of contemporary artwork filled with meaning and beauty. It’s a museum deeply connected Read More …
January 2019 was your last chance to see Yua: Henri Matisse and the Inner Arctic Spirit, a stunning exhibit of historic Alaskan Yup’ik masks and Matisse drawings influenced by them, at the Heard Museum in Read More …
Western Spirit, Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, highlighted masterworks by Native American artists of the past and present in 2018 exhibits featuring Hopi pottery and a few katsina dolls.
Just north of Phoenix, the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve protects over 1,500 symbols cut into boulders by several ancient cultures. Ancient rock art in Deer Valley While modern Phoenix is a young city, people have Read More …
The Koochiching County History Museum, located along the Canadian border in International Falls, Minnesota, is proof that great museums can be found throughout the state. While every county seems to have a historical society with Read More …
Although the Sinagua people moved out of Arizona’s red rock country over 600 years ago, they still speak to us today through the petroglyphs they carved on rocky outcrops, like those found at the V Read More …
If you are anywhere near Minneapolis, Minnesota, you are fortunate to have a couple more weeks to see the truly wonderful show Re-Riding History: From the Southern Plains to the Matanzas Bay at All My Read More …
The women’s fancy shawl dance is always a powwow highlight, as the dancers leap and twirl with their beautiful shawls like butterflies flitting through the air. It must take a lot of practice to learn Read More …
Each summer the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa holds a powwow with drumming, singing, and dancing. (There are also sporting events, bingo, traditional foods, and more.) While some portions of the powwow are Read More …