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National Wildflower Week

It’s National Wildflower Week and we’re all about growing native species! As you may know, we’ve got a lovely Nature Trail and have started a pollinator garden project along the front of the building. Wildflowers are an easy way to add color and attract some really interesting wildlife to your […]

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Earth Day 2026 [Photo Gallery]

Earth Day at the RWS Community Building was an incredible experience with lots of really fun interactions with friendly people. As always, the kids were the best as they were excited to learn and full of questions. Visitors got to try on glasses that let them see like a spider, […]

Reminder: Upcoming Voices of History Speaker on May 6th

Will you be here on the island May 6th? Then you definitely want to check out our special guest Gray Michael Parsons to hear him speak on the frequently overlooked Chief Wingina. Who Was Chief Wingina? Where did he live? Why is he important? Why don’t we hear about him […]

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Peyote Feather Fan & Universal Day of Culture

Today is the Universal Day of Culture, and a perfect day to discuss a part of culture that we often hear discussed amongst visitors. One of the items in the museum is a fan that has been labeled a Peyote Drop Fan. In western culture, psychoactive plants are often abused […]

Come Learn About the Tlingit!

Visitors to the museum have long been aware that this little museum on the Outer Banks is intertribal and showcases artifacts from all over the country. We now have the chance to kick off our 40th anniversary by inviting someone who has worked with the Tlingit to share their experiences […]

Learning Life Skills by Making Dolls

Life was very different in times before Walmart and Temu. Fruit and vegetables had to be planted, harvested, and traded for. Meat had to be hunted and processed by hand. And clothing had to be made. Though all tribes had different cultural rules, the women were often expected to make […]

From Ground to Pottery, Turning Clay Into Something Workable

Clay can be found across the globe and is often considered a nuisance to gardeners. But how does it go from being in the ground to a material that is able to be formed? The first step is digging the clay from the earth. At this point, it’s easy to […]

Celebrate 40 Years with Our Nature Trail Experience

We are celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Frisco Native American Museum. To mark this occasion, we have a new Story Walk on our Nature Trail! Stroll down our free trail as you read the Lakota story of how porcupine got his quills. Learn how Porcupine and Spider worked together […]

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Spooky Storytelling at the Museum!

Late October and early November is the time of year when we’ve got a chill in the air and the ocean can get an ever so slightly menacing feeling as the waves turn choppy…..the perfect time of year for listening to some spooky stories! Come and hear a long-time friend […]

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Pollinator Garden Update #1

Wow wow wow WOW! It has been a little bit of time since we’ve started this project and we’ve been excited to see the progress slowly continuing day by day. The last week of June, Lior of Backyard Butterflies came with over 100 young plants. It was the hottest week […]

Voices of the Past Day 2 [w/ Photo Gallery]

Tools & Weaponry of the Eastern Woodland People Shane Rader came for Day 2 of our Voices of the Past event to share his vast knowledge of both tools and weaponry. Many examples he brought were tools that he has crafted himself or uses on a regular basis. There were […]