The Museum of Northern Arizona Celebrates Annual Hopi Heritage Festival

The Museum of Northern Arizona Celebrates Annual Hopi Heritage Festival
Hopi people dance to bring rainfall. On Saturday, the Hopi people shared this dance at the Hopi heritage festival at the Museum of Northern Arizona. They also shared glimpses into the history and culture of the Hopi people. Alice Dashee explained that the Hopi people rely heavily on corn to survive. There are four colors of corn for the Hopi. Each corn represents a geographic direction, and when the Hopi first arrived from the migration they were told to choose between the colors. The Hopi chose blue, representing North and humility. http://bit.ly/180pzEk – Arizona Daily Sun

Hia-Ced O’odham Offically Join the Tohono O’odham Nation
After 33 years of hard work to right the past, the Hia-Ced O’odham, once thought to be extinct, can finally say they belong as part of the Tohono O’odham Nation. On June 12, the Hia-Ced O’odham District officials were sworn-in and the Hia-Ced District was officially recognized as the 12th district of the Tohono O’odham Nation. http://bit.ly/15pbikr – Indian Country Today

Nevada Distributes $180,000 Dollars in Historic Preservation Grants
The State Historic Preservation Office will distribute more than $180,000 to government agencies and nonprofit organizations throughout the state to support historic building rehabilitation or restoration, public education, surveys, planning, and National Register nominations. http://bit.ly/14WiQsL – KRNV Reno

Registration Open for Online Course in Historic Preservation
This upcoming Fall semester Peter Eidenbach will be teaching Introduction to Historic Preservation on-line, so anyone, anywhere can participate. The course covers all aspects of historic preservation from all of the laws, starting with the Northwest Ordnance of 1789 through the new Omnibus Public Land Management Act; all activities from Sec 106 CRM through the Preserve Americas Treasures program (sadly, now deceased); repatriation, oral history, economics and much more. We will also be using Google Earth to explore and view (3D) many historic properties. New Mexico State University at Alamogordo in-state tuition is inexpensive and new, non-NMSU students can register during the last two weeks of registration in person at the Admissions Office, on campus; or register online at http://nmsua.edu/prospective/ – and select the link for Non-Degree Status Admission.

Lecture Opportunity – Santa Fe
Southwest Seminars Presents Dan Lenihan, Underwater Archaeologist, Founding chief (ret.), Submerged Cultural Resources Unit, National Park Service, and Author, Submerged who will give a lecture at 6pm on July 15 at Hotel Santa Fe,  Sunken Ships, Mastodon and a Handful of Brains: Underwater Archaeology in the Americas as part of the annual Voices From the Past Lecture Series which is given annually to honor and acknowledge the New Mexico History Museum. Admission is by subscription or $12 at the door. No reservations are necessary and refreshments are served. Contact Alan Osborne, tel: 504 466-2775, email: southwestseminar@aol.com websitehttp://bit.1y/YhJddr – Southwest Seminars.org

Archaeology Southwest Releases 2012 Annual Report
Archaeology Southwest shares the latest from the Southwest Social Networks Project, research and exhibit developments at Chaco Canyon,  and solutions for establishing site protection priority planning with the Salado Preservation Initiative. http://bit.ly/12wjye8 – Archaeology Southwest