A close up view of a blue and yellow woven basket with the words “5th Annual Native America Days, NOV 21-22” over it.

 

In recognition of National Native American Heritage Month, Shiloh Museum is again partnering with the Arkansas Archeological Survey and about twenty different presenters for the 5th annual Native American Days all-virtual education event on November 21 and 22, 2024. A variety of sessions highlighting the history and culture of Native Americans in Arkansas will be offered live for registered attendees over a span of two days. Session recordings will be available following the two-day event. This event fits Arkansas curriculum standards for grades 5 to 7 but is open to all grades. All sessions over the two days are free but registration is required. See below for information on the 2024 speakers and sessions. To register, click here.

Day 1 Events Include:

We will present live sessions via Zoom which will introduce students to the Native Americans of Arkansas along with sessions about the historical interactions between Native Americans and European explorers.  In the very first session on Thursday morning, November 21, from 8:30-8:55, we will offer an introductory session to the program welcoming students and teachers and to give an overview of the program, introduce the hosts, and offer directions for navigating to sessions and corresponding with presenters.

Day 2 Events Include:

Archeologists will present live sessions via Zoom discussing how they learn about the ways Native Americans lived in Arkansas in the past.

While supplies last, we will send stickers and arrowheads for all registered students. A few sessions will also include the use of supplies, which we will send ahead of time for registered students while supplies last. Sessions using supplies will be noted on the schedule and in the materials shipped to each classroom. All registered participants will receive access to a digital page of resources for educators and students as well as recordings of all sessions. Questions about registration, schedules, or content can be directed to Shiloh Museum education staff, Judy Costello or Kimberly Hosey, or Dr. Michelle Rathgaber.

Below are the scheduled presenters and their programs for Thursday, November 21:

Kim Hosey, Judy Costello, Michelle Rathgaber, Introduction to Native American Days, 8:30-8:55

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Chase Earles, Caddo Culture, 9:00-9:25

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Lisa Rutherford, Cherokee Moccasins, 9:30-9:55

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Cathy Abercrombie, Cherokee Weaving, 10:00-10:25

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Jennifer Frazee, Choctaw Twining, 10:30-10:55

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Tonia Weavel, Cherokee History Through Clothing, 11:00-11:25

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Andrew Beaupre, 18th-Century Truckers: Waterways, Canoes, and Trade in the 1700s, 11:30-11:55

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Betty Gaedtke, Quapaw Pottery, 12:00-12:25

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Billie Burtrum, Quapaw Culture, 12:30-12:55

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Jim Rees, Music and Musical Instruments, 1:00-1:25

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Mel Zabecki, What's in an Archeologist's Bag? 1:30-1:55

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Jessica Kowalski, Drones/Modeling, 2:00-2:25

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Below are the scheduled presenters and their programs for Friday, November 22:

Michelle Rathgaber, How Archeologists Learn Things, 8:30-8:55

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Matthew Rooney, American Indian Treaties and Land Cessions Leading to Removal, 9:00-9:25

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Madelyn Rose, 3D Printing Artifacts, 9:30-9:55

Andrew R. Beaupré, Archeologist, Arkansas Archeological Survey. Andrew is the station archeologist for the Arkansas Archeological Survey at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. His research focuses on 18th Century French exploration and settlement of North America. He has excavated and published on research in Canada, Vermont, New York, and Arkansas.

Andrew will discuss the roles of canoes and waterways in trade and exchange between Native American groups as well as Native Americans and Europeans.

Curriculum Frameworks:

  • G.1 (7th grade) Students will understand the purpose of geographic tools (e.g. maps, globes, charts, graphs) to understand, analyze, and explain human interaction with each other and with the environment.  This includes the spatial characteristics and patterns of human settlement and connections between global regions.
  • G.10.5.2  D2.Geo.7.3-5  Examine effects of environmental and cultural characteristics (e.g., trade routes, water ways, geographic barriers, accessibility) on the distribution and movement of people, goods, and ideas.
Ben Swadley, Flintknapping, 10:00-10:25

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Paige Ford, Similar but Different: Comparing North American Cultures Across Time and Space, 10:30-10:55

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Gillian Steeno, Carden Bottoms, 11:00-11:25

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Emily Beahm, Native Plants, 11:30-11:55

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Bob Scott, Parkin Archeological Site Tour, 12:00-12:25

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Josh Lynch, Tools and Weapons, 12:30-12:55

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Nathan Odam, Hernando de Soto, 1:00-1:25

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Sasha Bowles, Cherokees Through Arkansas, 1:30-1:55

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Ryan Smith, European Exploration and Settlement, 2:00-2:25

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