Tuesday May 15, 2007
“History and Myth about the Hohokam” free presentation by Professor Donald M. Bahr at Morris K. Udall Center, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson.
7:30-9 p.m. Free.
As the archaeologists tell it, the ancient Hohokam culture of Tucson and southern Arizona ended something over 600 years ago. The creation, adventures, and destruction of this ancient people take up nearly all of what some call the mythology and others call the oral history of the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Tohono O’odham (Papago) Indians, and also figure in the oral traditions of the Maricopa and Yavapai. According to the O’odham-told history, long ago two rival gods created two separate peoples on earth, one of the creator man-gods was murdered and resurrected by one of the created peoples, and eventually there was a conquest and “finishing off” of the second people by the first. In this program anthropologist Donald Bahr, Research Associate at the University of Arizona’s Southwest Center, presents a summary of the O’odham oral tradition about the creations and the demise of the people archaeologists and O’odham alike refer to as the “Hohokam.” Program is one of a series o!
f presentations to publicize the preservation of an ancient Hohokam archaeological site in Tucson’s Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park. Free refreshments.
No reservations needed. For more information contact Sandy Glockner at Tucson telephone 520-349-3656 or [log in to unmask]; or Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
Thursday May 17, 2007
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursdays" program: "Kokopelli: Mystery of a Flute Player" with anthropologist Jay Craváth [rescheduled from March 15] at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 5100 W. Ina Road Bldg. 8, in the Marana Town Limits, Arizona.
7:30 to 9 p.m Free.
Kokopelli, that flute-playing fellow of southwestern Indian archaeology and art, represents numerous stories of Arizona from traders to the south to the magical ceremonies of the Hopi. Kokopelli represents the importance of music to the well-being of our ancient cultures, including the Ancestral Puebloan and Hohokam cultures. Dr. Cravath explains the myths and takes the audience on a journey through the magic, iconography, and story of Kokopelli.
Jay Craváth is a writer, scholar and performer in the field of the arts and humanities. Dr. Craváth is a student of Native American culture and has incorporated its song into his own compositions and film scores. He received the Arizona Humanities Council Distinguished Scholar Award and Citizen of the Year, awarded by the Arizona Cable TV Association. His most recent book, entitled North American Indian Music, is published by Watts Library. Over the last fifteen years, Dr. Craváth has immensely enjoyed traveling around the state as an AHC speaker.
No reservations needed. 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
# # #
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
(520) 798-1201 office, (520) 798-1966 fax
Email: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.oldpueblo.org
|