Home: Native Peoples in the Southwest

Come meet the indigenous people who have lived in the Southwest for thousands of years and those who are thriving today! This 3-part course will include overviews of the land, culture, art and history of the ancestral people as well as the current federally recognized tribes and pueblos in Arizona and New Mexico. Following each classroom presentation, a Heard Museum guide will take you on an optional 30-minute tour of related exhibits and sculptures in the Museum. Whether you have lived in the Phoenix area for years or are new to the Southwest, this is your opportunity to deepen your understanding and appreciation of the Native Americans who call the Southwest HOME.

Open to Museum members and the public.

Thursdays: January 30, February 6, and February 13, 2025
9:30 AM: Sign In/Coffee
10:00 AM to Noon: Presentation
12-12:30 PM: Tour in Museum (optional)

Location: Monte Vista Room, Heard Museum

Instructors/Course Content
January 30: Kathie McIsaac, Instructor; Jerry Cowdrey, Tour Guide
History of the Indigenous peoples of Arizona and their unique connections to – and loss
of – their land.

February 6: Cozette Matthews, Instructor; Jeff Ross, Tour Guide
History of the peoples and culture of New Mexico, including migration patterns and impact of the Spanish.

February 13: Linda Hefter, Instructor & Tour Guide
History of the Indian Boarding Schools in America and their impact on the Native American Fine Arts Movement.

Short Course Fee:
$40.00 for the entire Course: Purchase here

Pre-Registration & Payment are required by Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 5 PM AZ time.
Registration is limited to 65 attendees.

Questions? Contact Co-Chairs at: NPSWShortCourse@heardguild.org

 
 
 
 
Follow this link to get complete information and to register.

IF+M applications are closed.

The April 17 Guild Meeting included the graduation ceremony for the newest Las Guias class. There were 16 graduates this year. The graduates and their mentors came to the front of the Steele Auditorium. As Ann Marshall called each graduate’s name, the new Guide came forward and Dale Baker handed them their brown badges. Congratulations to all the graduates!

The Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market (IF&M) is one of the largest American Indian art markets in the world and draws nearly 15,000 visitors and more than 600 of the nation’s most preeminent American Indian artists.

IF&M provides the opportunity to meet and purchase art directly from multiple generations of artists working in all forms of the visual arts. All proceeds from ticket sales support the Heard Museum’s mission of advancing American Indian art.

Best of Show (detail above)
Hollis Chitto
Mississippi Choctaw, Laguna/Isleta Pueblos
“Napakanli Um Okla Imma (Flowers for my Family)
Beaded Bandolier Bag”

2024 Best of Show Winner List

2024 Youth Art Show & Sale 

2024 Youth Art & Show
Best of Show Winner List

Thank you so much for arranging the visit to the Salt River, Maricopa, Pima reservation.  Two decades ago I drove past the buildings on Longmore road on a daily basis while commuting to work.  I never thought I would have the opportunity to participate in a small group tour of the museum and hear first hand about the history of changes impacting those very buildings and the peoples who inhabited them this past century.  It was really exciting.

Despite my love of food I was not anticipating having so much fun watching a demonstration of tortilla making and getting to make my own.  The dried cholla buds in my pantry are now calling to me.  I am going to  add them to my salads asap.  I would love to repeat this same visit next year.

You do such a great job arranging these trips.  I want you to know that I appreciate your efforts.

~ Anita