Brown Bag Lunch Series: Southeastern Tattoo Traditions
An Indigenous tattoo revival is in full swing all over the world. J.P. Johnson will discuss the importance of ceremonial tattoo traditions amongst tribal peoples of the Southeast but, more …
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Spring Break Drop-In Activities: Journals
Journals are a wonderful way to capture the things that are important to us — it can be drawings of our favorite pet or a list for Santa! Decorate and …
Read the West Book Club: Letters of a Woman Homesteader
This book is composed of letters written by a young woman who lost her husband in a railroad accident and went to Denver to seek support for herself and her …
Brown Bag Lunch Series: Inuit Traditional Skin Markings
Traditional Tattooer Holly Mititquq Nordlum discusses Inuit people, place, history, colonization, healing and wearing sacred markings in a modern context. Nordlum is one of a few women internationally bringing back …
Teacher Workshop – This Land is Herland: Women in the West
Join us for a professional development opportunity for teachers (best suited for grades 6 –12) at the National Cowboy Museum in collaboration with the College of Education and Professional Studies, …
Old West Saturday
Experience the old west in a new way! Watch history come alive as re-enactor Esther Bates shares the hopeful and sometimes harrowing story of the Exodusters and the Black migration …
Homeschool Day
Enjoy an exciting day of learning and exploring! See galleries filled with Western art and artifacts. Explore Liichokoshkomo’, an outdoor interactive, multi-cultural education space that introduces the American West through …
Kids Take Over the Cowboy: Road Trip! Transportation in the West
It’s time for a road trip! Open your maps and explore the different railroads, trails and roads of the wild West. Discover the history of the Santa Fe Trail. Create …
Western Heritage Awards Workshop
Come participate in a workshop focusing on music and featuring previous Western Heritage Award winners Mary Kaye Holt and Adrian Brannan, musician Finis Smith and Western entertainer R.W. Hampton. Moderated …
Sunday Spotlight – Living Canvas
Explore the traditions and artistic expressions in Tattooing: Religion, Reality and Regret. Grab a stool and listen to invited artisans discuss their craft. Hear from tattoo artists and tattooed living …
