Free
Lectures for November
November
15, 5:30 p.m.
Fort Lewis College,
120 Center of Southwest Studies
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Nez Denetdale
Title: “The Navajo Nation:
Hastiin Ch’ilhajíní
dóó Diné bi
Naat’áanii Bahane’/Chief
Manuelito and Diné leadership”
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The
Mesa Verde Association is a joint
membership program of the Mesa Verde
Museum Association and the Mesa Verde
Foundation. Your MVA membership supports
both of these 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organizations.
The Mesa Verde Museum Association
(tax ID 84-1404606) provides educational
and interpretive material to visitors
of Mesa Verde National Park through
an active publishing program and the
operation of retail bookstores online,
in the park, and in Cortez, CO. Our
services enhance the visitor experience
and promote stewardship of Mesa Verde's
world-renowned archeological resources
and natural landscapes. Proceeds from
all Association operations are donated
to the park's interpretive, research,
and education programs.
The Mesa Verde Foundation (tax ID
84-046967) funds capital improvements,
projects, and educational endeavors
for Mesa Verde National Park. Our
projects include construction of a
new Visitor and Research Center near
the park's entrance and remodeling
the existing Far View Visitor Center
into a Tribal Cultures Center to enhance
understanding of the connection between
the Ancestral Puebloans and contemporary
Native American tribes.
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Welcome to "Verde Views," the e-newsletter
for Mesa Verde Association members and friends.
This periodic publication will keep you
informed about Association news and events,
park happenings, new products and special
sales.
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Ute
Mountain Ute Art Show Ends October 30
Contemporary Ute Mountain Ute tribal
art remains on exhibit and for sale
in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum
Gallery and Museum Store in Mesa Verde
National Park through Sunday, October
30, 2011. This special opportunity for
the public to view and purchase tribal
artwork, including paintings, pottery,
baskets and beadwork, is the result
of a partnership between the Ute Mountain
Ute Tribe, the nonprofit Mesa Verde
Museum Association, and the National
Park Service. Admission to the Museum
and gallery exhibit is free, but visitors
must pay an entrance fee when they enter
the national park. The Museum is open
daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The
present Ute Mountain Ute Tribe reservation
is located in the Southwest corner of
Colorado, the northwest corner of New
Mexico and a small area in Utah. Featured
Ute artists in this exhibit include
Norman Lansing along with various Ute
Tribal artisans from the areas in and
around Towaoc, Colorado and White Mesa,
Utah. Proceeds from all show purchases
support Mesa Verde National Park as
well as the artisans and the tribe.
Member
Reception on Luminaria Night
Save the date of Thursday, December
8, 2011--not only is that the evening
of Mesa Verde’s annual open house and
luminaria lighting, but also we’ll be
holding a special members-only reception
to kick off the evening! Plan to drop
in to “Quarters One” (the historic superintendent’s
house) between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Mountain
Standard Time to meet park leadership
and like-minded park supporters. The
park’s free open house features an array
of holiday programs, refreshments, free
park entrance, and dramatic luminaria
lighting of the entire headquarters
area and Spruce Tree House, the park’s
best-preserved cliff dwelling. It’s
a magical evening and a chance to experience
the park in a unique and memorable way.
More information about these special
events will follow in November and December.
In the meantime, be sure to save that
date!
Special Times
in Special Places Online Auction Now
Underway
Spend four days exploring the best of
Yellowstone, enjoy an Olympic National
Park family adventure or learn about
Polynesian Culture on the North Shore
of Oahu - any of these adventures can
be yours if you place the winning bid
for the Association of Partners for
Public Land’s (APPL) “Special Times
in Special Places” online auction items.
Vacation experiences and a variety of
packages filled with educational and
gift items are being offered at http://www.biddingforgood.com/appl.
The auction promotes the quality interpretive
programs and products of APPL’s member
organizations (such as the Mesa Verde
Museum Association) and the incredible
diversity of the parks and public lands
they serve. Mesa Verde Association members,
park and public lands alumni and staff,
and their families and friends can join
the bidding, which will close on October
28. Proceeds from the auction will benefit
APPL’s educational programs and those
of its member organizations. All purchased
items will be fulfilled by the donor
organization, ensuring personal follow-up.
Some restrictions, such as date availability
for travel experiences, may apply. To
view the auction items visit http://www.biddingforgood.com/appl.
BACK
IN PRINT: The Coming of Gray Owl
The Coming of Gray Owl by Ida
May Hobbs and illustrated by David
W. Wilson, is one of our best-selling
titles for children ages 10 and up
and is now in its fourth printing.
This book invites you to discover
the magic of Mesa Verde. Author Hobbs
brings it to life with Gray Owl and
Little Fox who find out the world,
after all, is not such a big place
as it seems during the era of the
cliff dwellers. Through clear writing
and precise detail, you will see life
as it likely was and how one tribe
might have reacted to a stranger in
their midst. Further, you will share
in the wonder that is worked when
two different people develop a friendship
that bridges their dissimilar cultures.
Gray Owl and Little Fox will become
your friends, too, as you read and
reread this book. $5.99. Click here
to order yours today!
As always, Mesa Verde Association
members receive a 20% discount on
all purchases when you order by phone
or shop in our stores. Place your
order today at 800-305-6053 or 970-529-4445.
Not a member yet? It’s easy to
join! Just click here
or call us.
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