Native American Drumming and Hummingbirds: California Trail Center Announces June Programs
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ELKO, Nev. – Enjoy Native American drumming and learn about Nevada hummingbirds at the California Trail Interpretive Center. The Trail Center is presenting a variety of programs throughout June. The following programs are free and open to everyone:
June 10, 2:00 p.m.: Historic Photographs of the Ruby Mountains
In 1868, Timothy O’Sullivan, a famous Civil War photographer, took photos of the Ruby Mountains as part of the King Expedition in the Great Basin. Gary Reese has located and re-photographed 41 viewpoints.
This set of historical images represents the earliest known photographs in these mountain ranges. The comparison of the two sets are useful to land managers, scientists, and others interested in studying climate change, fire history, range conditions, and other processes in our local mountains. Gary Reese is a Resource Management Officer for the Nevada Department of Forestry.
June 11, 2:00 p.m.: Junior Ranger Program: Shoshone Sage Houses of the Great Basin
Sage houses provided shelter for Native Americans living in the Great Basin. Learn how these structures were built, and work as a team to build a miniature reproduction of a sage house.
June 17, 2:00 p.m.: The Eagle Warriors Youth Drum
The Eagle Warriors Youth Drum is a drumming group from Owyhee, Nevada. The students, from Owyhee Combined School, began drumming as part of an afterschool activity in the spring of 2016, with the help of local elder, Elena Atkins, and facilitator Colene Paradise.
The group started with a handful of Native American teens, and now has grown to over a dozen, including their younger peers. They premiered at a national conference in the fall of 2016 in Reno to an audience of about 500.
June 18, 2:00 p.m.: Junior Ranger Program: Pioneer Journaling: A Glimpse into the Past
Attention all kids: How do we know what the pioneers thought and felt? Because they wrote their stories down in journals and diaries. Learn about pioneer journals, and create your own journal to document your journeys.
June 24, 2:00 p.m.: Basque Dancing
The Elko Arinak Basque Dancers will perform a variety of folk dances. Many of the dances are illustrated stories of traditional lifeways from the Basque Country. The dance group, first formed in 1967, has performed throughout the United States. The dancers took part in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in July 2016.
June 25, 2:00 p.m.: Junior Ranger Program: Nevada Hummingbirds
Do hummingbirds visit your backyard? Hummingbirds are both beautiful and fascinating. Join BLM Biologist Beth Wood and learn more about Nevada hummingbirds.
For more information about the California Trail Interpretive Center, call (775) 738-1849. Visit the Trail Center online at www.californiatrailcenter.org or https://www.facebook.com/californiatrailinterpretivecenter/.
The California Trail Interpretive Center is located eight miles west of Elko on I-80, Hunter exit 292. The Center is open daily, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free.
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