Monthly Archives: September 2024

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Native Culture in Unexpected Places

A newly published paper on 22 new species of gall wasp may not be something you’d ever consider as having any connection to Native American culture. Most people have seen a gall before. A strange growth on a plant that makes the stem bumpy or puffed up. Sometimes little furry […]

Our First Free Museum Success!

Community support is an important aspect of many native nations. It was understood that the weakest members of the tribe said much about how well your people were taking care of one another to ensure survival of all members. We wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone that brought […]

Pump Drills

We had a very interesting discussion in the museum about wampum and pump drills and our visiting family asked a question we didn’t know the answer to….How long were the pump drills used? So we promised to look into it and write up a feature about what we found! A […]

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Free Museum Day

On Saturday, September 14, 2024, individuals will have an opportunity to visit  the Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center with only a small donation – NO admission fee.  Originally the Smithsonian Magazine “Museum Day” (with a 20 year tradition of offering free admission to designated museums across the country) was […]

Website Changes

The world of technology is always changing at a rapid pace and we’re always trying to keep up as best we can. With some of the recent updates that our website has experienced (some of you may have noticed we were unexpectedly down for a few days), it made it […]