Many of you are used to the lovely mugs that come from Leaning Tree when you stop in our Gift Shop, but this year we have moved in another direction and we are excited to share it with you! Each of these mugs was designed by a pueblo artisan. But […]
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Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for our fallen warriors 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 they […]
This summer visitors to the Frisco Native American Museum will have the opportunity to have theirname written in the Cherokee language syllabary and to learn about Cherokee culture, languageand history from descendant and scholar Dr. Tina Bradley. Dr. Bradley has done extensive workwith the original Cherokee language including the online […]
Meet Cory Phillips, our newest volunteer! Cory resides in Virginia, yet kindly offered to come and volunteer when we needed some extra help the most! Not only did he help with a few important changes to some of our exhibits, he came and volunteered during the entirety of our Native […]
We’d like to thank everyone that came to attend our event last weekend! We were so blessed with such a wonderful crowd. A special thanks to Thomas Gartman for taking such gorgeous photographs and allowing us to share them with you. We’ve selected some of our favorites and hope you’re […]
We can’t thank everyone who came to Native Journeys: Music & Dance enough. We loved hearing your stories about your experiences. And a very special thank you to all those that were out there sharing our cultures. Ha`aheo O Hawai`i (Cindi & Les) were amazing and we heard over and […]
Are you ready for our big event this weekend? We can’t believe it’s just around the corner and we are SO EXCITED! We’ve got a lovely selection of vendors and tons of demonstrations going on both Saturday and Sunday! Check the bottom of this post for the full schedule. While […]
It’s going to be a big year this year. Our first annual Native Journeys festival is right around the corner, old exhibits are getting a make over, and some new additions are in the works. This is also the time of year that we open back up to our regularly […]
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 […]
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.