Events

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Events

■ NEW EXHIBITS Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles, Calif.—“The Road to Aztlán: Art from a Mythic Homeland” explores the nature of ancient interactions between the American Southwest and portions of Mexico as revealed in shared features of art, architecture, agriculture, and religious beliefs and ceremonies dating back to as early as 1200 B.C. (213) 857-6000 (Through August 26)

Red Earth Museum Oklahoma City, Okla.—The new exhibit “Earth & Water: Lifeways of the California Indians” explores the artistic and cultural similarities and differences between north, central, and southern California tribes from prehistoric to modern times. A large collection of baskets, cradleboards, shell ornaments, clothing, and other historic and prehistoric artifacts from the various tribes will be on display. (405) 427-5228 (Through September 3)

Dickson Mounds Museum Lewistown, Ill.—A major new exhibit from the collections of the Illinois State Museum, “Pueblo Pottery of the American Southwest” features a large, rarely seen collection of early historic pottery from the pueblos of Arizona and New Mexico. (309) 547-3721 (Through October 21)

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Vergennes, Vt.—“The Burlington Schooner Project” will build a reproduction 1862-class sailing canal boat at Burlington Harbor, modeled after the General Butler and the O. J. Walker, two historic shipwrecks located within a mile of the proposed construction site that have been the subject of intense historical and archaeological study. The new schooner, Louis McClure, named after a major contributor, will become a harbor-side educational exhibit illustrating how the lake was used for commerce during the 19th century and teaching visitors about the history and archaeology of the Champlain Valley. (802) 475-2022 (Open to the public June 21)

■ CONFERENCES & FESTIVALS Native Voices 2001: American Indian Lecture Series Selected Mondays at 6 P.M. through October 29, Hotel Santa Fe, Santa Fe, N.M. Southwest Seminars presents this free public series of lectures by native peoples and scholars. The series is underwritten by Hotel Santa Fe, a Picuris Pueblo enterprise, and the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities. For a list of speakers and dates see www.SouthwestSeminars.org or call (505) 466-2775.

Fort Ancient State Memorial Celebration June 9–10, Oregonia, Ohio. Visit this 2,000-year-old Hopewell site for a celebration of Native American heritage with storytelling, traditional dances, and food, games, vendors, demonstrations, and hands-on activities for the entire family. (513) 932-4421

San Diego Museum of Man’s 18th Annual Indian Fair June 9–10, San Diego, Calif. Breathtaking Native American dancers, skilled artisans, mouth-watering traditional fare, and quality

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art

Indianapolis,Ind.—The Canadian Museum of Civilization’s traveling exhibition “Iqqaipaa: Celebrating Inuit Art,1948–1970”presents a fascinating glimpse of arts created by the indigenous people of the Canadian Arctic, now known as Nunavut.The delicately carved bone,ivory, and stone works—many of which have never been shown in the United States—are the works of a people who were forced to abandon their nomadic lifestyle in the 1940s.(317) 264-1724 (June 9–September 30)

Events

Canadian Museum of Civilization

Hull,Quebec,Canada—More than 300 Viking and indigenous artifacts,photos,scale models, artists’impressions,and maps combine in “Full Circle: First Contact—Vikings and Skraelings in Newfoundland and Labrador”to tell the fascinating story of the first encounter between the Vikings and the native people they called the Skraelings at the site of L’Anse aux Meadows in northern Newfoundland. Viking objects found in indigenous archaeological sites and early indigenous carvings representing Europeans provide insights into the relationships between people whose ways of life developed on opposite sides of the globe.This traveling exhibition was produced by the Newfoundland Museum. (800) 555-5621 (Through September 3) arts and crafts draw thousands of visitors to this lively annual Indian Fair. (619) 239-2001

Center for American Archeology’s 2001 Archeology Day June 30, Kampsville Archeological Center, Ill. Families experience a full day of archaeological excavations, site tours, demonstrations, displays, and lectures showcasing regional prehistory, prehistoric technologies, and the center’s research and educational programs. Call (618) 653-4316 or visit the center’s Web site at www.caa-archeology.org

Museum of Northern Arizona’s 2001 Heritage Programs Flagstaff, Ariz. The Hopi Marketplace: June 30–July 1; Navajo Marketplace: August 4–5; Zuni Marketplace: September 1–2; Festival of Pai Arts: September 22–23. Marketplace and Festival weekends give visitors a chance to enjoy traditional Native American dance, music, and food, buy artwork directly from artists, and view art demonstrations. (520) 774-5213

Coronado Summer Festival July 28–29, Coronado State Monument, Bernalillo, N.M. Native Americans will demonstrate pottery making and firing, weaving, jewelry making, traditional dancing, and music throughout the weekend, which will include art and craft sales. (505) 867-5351

2001 Pecos Conference August 9–12, Flagstaff, Ariz. A reception at the Museum of Northern Arizona kicks off the conference on Southwest archaeology, with tours of local sites held on the 12th. For more information contact David Wilcox at dwilcox@mna.mus.az.us or visit the Web site www.swanet.org@pecosconference.html

Colonial Williamsburg Family Programs

Mid-June through August, Williamsburg,Va. In the restored capital of colonial Virginia, America’s largest outdoor living history museum,families experience a key period in Williamsburg’s history by participating in 18th-century activities and reenactments. Visit www.colonialwilliamsburg.org or call (757) 220-7286 for activities and dates.