CANM hosts lecture on early indigenous lifeways
27501 CO-184
Dolores, CO 81323
United States
Event Description
Join us at the Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center for a special presentation hosted in coordination with the Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance and Montezuma Lands Conservancy.
Presenter Nicholas LaPalm will delve into the Desert Archaic tradition, highlighting the shift from big-game hunting to plant-based subsistence and the development of innovative food-processing techniques. Drawing on archaeology and ethnobotany, this presentation will reveal how people adapted to arid environments and cultivated deep, lasting relationships with native plants—knowledge that continues to shape the region today.
The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.