For many homeschool families, one day a week is set aside for field trips. These may be excursions to an event or point of interest that ties in with the current study themes, or perhaps a place to learn some skills, or a cultural event just for fun.
Arizona abounds with great places to visit which are of historical and cultural significance. The Deer Valley Rock Art Center is one such place that loves to be part of the homeschool community programming. They are starting off the school year with a free lecture by Hopi anthropologist and tour guide, Micah Loma'omvaya from Second Mesa.
FREE lecture: “Hopi P?nawit ~ Along Ancient Trails and the Cultural Landscape of the Hopi People” by Micah Loma’omvaya, Second Mesa
Date: Saturday, September 4, 1:00 PM
Location: Deer Valley Rock Art Center
3711 W. Deer Valley Rd, Phoenix, AZ
See map to Deer Valley Rock Art Center
Here is a note from the Deer Valley Rock Art Center press release:
As we move along daily paths of asphalt and concrete in Arizona, there exists years of history beneath every tire tread and footfall. The ancient routes of prehistoric people, the Hisat.sinom, were blazed thousands of years ago and their destinations were as varied as the landscape they traversed. Whether it was the migration of an ancient clan family to new horizons, endurance hunters chasing antelope into box canyons, corralling them with nets, or even escaping the wrath of lava and cinders from the eruption of Palatsmo, known today as Sunset Crater, our ancient ancestors had a network of foot trails and routes leading to revered places and sites. They were enjoyed and cared for within Hopi Tutskwa, the indigenous Hopi lands of northeastern Arizona.
Loma’omvaya is a Hopi tribal member of the Bear Clan from Songoopavi Village on Second Mesa, Arizona. He earned a B.A. degree in Anthropology from the University of Arizona in 1997 and has worked in the field of anthropology since the age of seventeen. A long term goal he works toward is to establish a community-based Hopi Natural and Cultural Resource Center to promote the preservation and teaching of Hopi land stewardship and resource use through traditional knowledge, language and practices for Hopi and Tewa youth. He currently works as a consulting anthropologist based on the Hopi Indian reservation specializing in cultural and natural resources management projects.
The Deer Valley Rock Art Center has the largest concentration of Native American petroglyphs in the Phoenix Valley. Visitors hike a ¼-mile trail to view over 1,500 petroglyphs made between 500 and 7,000 years ago. Our museum aims to promote preservation, connection and respect for the site and we are a destination for families to learn about archaeology in their own backyard. The Center is managed by one of the top archaeology programs in the country at Arizona State University and is a Phoenix Point of Pride. We are located at 3711 W. Deer Valley Road, two blocks west of 35th Avenue.
This program is made possible by the Arizona Humanities Council.
For more information: Contact: Kim Arth (kimberly.arth@asu.edu)
Telephone: (623) 582-8007
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Comments
Love learning about the original culture of a location. This sounds like a great event.
Thanks, Cindi. The Deer Valley Rock Art Center does a wonderful job of preserving and conveying the culture.
Great article – all members of the community can benefit from attending such events, but they're particularly rich as educational experiences.
Debra,
You are so correct that events like this are great for the whole community. We are all enriched when we learn about our local history and the cultures around us.
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