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Storybook Readings & Workshop
Saturday, February 13, 2010, 1 p.m.

Resource Center/Education Classroom

Celebrate the Art of Storytelling! Listen to stories about tricksters such as How Raven Stole the Sun by Maria Williams (Tlingit) and Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the Southwest, told and illustrated by Gerald McDermott. Make a storytelling bag in our hands-on workshop.

Storybook Readings & Workshop
Saturday, March 13, 2010, 1 p.m.

Resource Center/Education Classroom

Celebrate Women's History Month and listen to stories about notable Native American women. Then join our doll-making workshop.

Storybook Readings & Workshop
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 1 p.m.

Resource Center/Education Classroom

April is Poetry Month! Listen to excerpts from such poetry collections as Whirlwind is a Spirit Dancing: Poems Based on Traditional American Indian Songs and Stories. Hands-on workshop to follow.

Earth Day: Native Views on Sustainable Foods
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 6 p.m.

Diker Pavilion

Celebrate Earth Day with Native activist Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabe) and Alex Sando (Jemez Pueblo), a representative of the Native American Outreach Program of Native Seeds/SEARCH, an organization committed to the promotion of traditional agriculture and seed saving. The Native American Outreach Programs was established in 2005 to help increase network initiatives with farmers, gardeners, nations/tribes and organizations. The program promotes the use of traditional heirloom crop seeds and supports the rich indigenous biological diversity of the culture.