Previously, we shared our excitement about the drum group Red Oak Singers coming to our event at the end of this month. Due to some unforeseen changes they’re unable to come, but don’t despair because we’ve got NaMaWoChi coming! NaMaWoChi gets its name from the first letters of the words […]
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We will be having a special rawhide rattle making class at our event this month! This is an intense class and will two hours to complete the first part of construction. Participants will be sewing wet rawhide with glover’s needles, which are EXTREMELY sharp. For safety reasons, we are requiring […]
There’s a Navajo Weaver coming to Frisco! **Please note these classes are NOT held at the Frisco Native American Museum** If there is a “man for all seasons” among contemporary Diné (Navajo), Roy Kady might be that man. Kady is a well established sheep herder and a male weaver residing […]
We lost a light in the world when Neil Moor passed on. May he go forth shining.
We still need a few Code Talker Medals to complete our exhibit! If you have ever participated in a Native event, such as our past Powwows, you would have noticed that every event has at least one daily event where members of the military are asked to come forward so […]
As our Native Journeys Festival: Music and Dance 2019 is quickly approaching, we’d like to share our Head Man and Head Lady that will be leading the events in the dance circle! They have celebrated our events with us on numerous occasions and we are overjoyed to have them returning […]
Did you know that your online shopping can generate income for the museum at no cost to you? The Amazon Smile Foundation will automatically donate .5% of every eligible purchase each time you shop. It’s easy, just go to AmazonSmile to link to your regular Amazon account and select us […]
As we stated last week, after we shared a post on Native dolls, we also wanted to share some of the dolls from our own collection! The Seminole people reside in the Everglades of southern Florida. In the late 1800’s the women began making dolls out of the palmetto for […]
We recently posted on our Facebook page about dolls made by the native people and we wanted to bring up some examples of the dolls that you can find in our exhibits! Almost all native tribes have dolls, but none are so common as the Corn Husk Doll. Like the […]
Don’t forget that we’ve got an online shop you can visit! We often get questions about the ability to purchase something from the museum from the comfort of the online world. We are finally there! We’ve added a few more items since we first posted about it such as several […]
We introduced the lovely Ha’aheo O Hawai’i last week, so we’re overjoyed to be able to introduce the Red Oak Drum Group this week! These guys are Haliwa-Saponi and straight out of North Carolina. When you are invited to dance, this fantastic drum group will be the ones leading you […]
We Are Pleased to Announce… That we have a very special guest group coming for our 2019 Native Journeys Festival in April! Ha’aheo O Hawai’i will be here to teach about traditional Hula! While in Southern California in the mid 70’s, Cindi and her Hawaiian girlfriends were not happy with an […]