Cherokee tribes, featuring interactive exhibitions, storytelling, traditional flute playing, weaponry, wood carving, beadwork, traditional games, basket weaving, pottery demonstrations, music and dance.
EARTH OPTIMISM SUMMIT LECTURE Saturday, April 22 2 p.m. Rasmuson Theater
“The Canoe, the Island and the World”
Presented in collaboration with the Smith- sonian Tropical Research Institute’s Earth Optimism Summit, NMAI Senior Geogra- pher RDK Herman presents insights into the five values of the voyaging canoe Ho As the canoe’s worldwide voyage of ma
¯ku ¯le‘a. ¯lama
honua (take care of the Earth) comes to an end, Herman reflects on its journey and the lessons one can learn while living on a finite vessel – whether it is the canoe, an island or island earth.
THE STATE OF ROCK ART IN NORTH AMERICA Thursday, May 18 3 p.m. Rasmuson Theater From the high plains of Canada to caves in the southeastern United States, images etched into and painted on stone by ancient American Natives have aroused in observers the desire to understand their origins and meanings. Rock paintings and engravings can be found in nearly every state and province, and each region has its own distinctive story of discovery and evolving investigation of the rock art record. Rock art in the 21st
century
enjoys a large and growing popularity fueled by scholarly research and public interest alike. Join us for an illustrated talk by Dr. Law-
rence Loendorf offering new information, insights and approaches to research about both the ancient place of these enduring images and their modern meanings. An archaeologist and rock art researcher, Lo- endorf is president of Sacred Sites Research, which records and analyzes pictograph and petroglyph sites and promotes their protec-
Dr. Lawrence Loendorf.
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PHOTOS COURTESY LAWRENCE LOENDORF.
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