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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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Cyber
Monday - Mesa Verde Style
We
hope you had a pleasant Thanksgiving!
And perhaps you spent last Friday battling
the hoards of people Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Boxing
Day gift shopping? If you're already
tired of the crowds and the parking
hassles, we invite you to shop from
the comfort of your own computer or
notepad! The Mesa Verde Museum Association
has a broad selection of publications
and products that are sure to please
every Mesa Verde lover on your list
this holiday season. Proceeds from your
purchases support Mesa Verde National
Park too! And we're offering FREE
SHIPPING on orders of $75 or more. As
always, current Mesa Verde Association
members receive a 20% discount when
you use your discount coupon code at check out. (If you
need that code, just call us at 1-800-305-6053
or 970-529-4445.) So pull on your favorite
stretchy sweat pants and fuzzy slippers,
and start or finish your holiday shopping
with us! Here is just a sampling of
what you'll find at www.mesaverde.org.
Playing
cards, games, and Junior Ranger
items are sure to delight the children
on your gift list.
View our entire selection of fun and educational games and puzzles here.
Playing cards offer hours of entertainment;
why not sneak a little learning into
the game? The Wild Cards playing cards introduce
47 wild mammals of North America and includes fun facts about each animal.
For the Junior Rangers on your gift
list, the Mesa Verde Junior
Ranger Adventure Tool is 7 tools
in 1!
We
also offer several styles of hats
that feature the colorful Mesa Verde
Junior Ranger logo: The Junior
Ranger Desert Hiker and the Junior
Ranger Baseball Cap
 Paving the Way is a must for transportation or history fans! This video documents the adventures of twelve American motorists who set out on a 5,000 mile, 76-day pilgrimage to all twelve National Parks in 1920. This Park-to-Park Highway was the longest motor route to date—and its roads were not even paved!
There were no reliable maps, gas stations, or convenience stores. Accommodations were few, far between, and expensive. Because of this, the newly established National Park Service decided to promote both tourism to the National Parks and the good roads to get there with the National Park-to-Park Highway.
Especially
for Book Lovers
Popular titles featuring stunning
photography and lavish illustrations
are perfect for you or the book
lover in your life!
 Daughters of the Earth: The Lives and Legends of Native American Women. She was both guardian of the hearth and, on occasion, ruler and warrior, leading men into battle, managing the affairs of her people, sporting war paint as well as necklaces and earrings. She built houses and ground corn, wove blankets and painted pottery, played field hockey and rode racehorses. She was our native sister, the American Indian woman, and it is of her life and lore that Carolyn Niethammer writes in this rich tapestry of America's past and present.
 Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection Native American tales are cleverly adapted into comic form. Each story is written by a different Native American storyteller who worked closely with a selected illustrator, a combination that gives each tale a unique and powerful voice and look. Ranging from serious and dramatic to funny and sometimes downright fiendish, these tales bring tricksters back into popular culture in a very vivid form. From an ego-driven social misstep in “Coyote and the Pebbles” to the hijinks of “How Wildcat Caught a Turkey” and the hilarity of “Rabbit’s Choctaw Tail Tale,” Trickster provides entertainment for readers of all ages and backgrounds.
 Messages From the High Desert details authentic production techniques of that pottery based on 18 years of dedicated research and production by Clint Swink.
 Great Excavations: Tales of Early Southwestern Archaeology, 1888-1939. The magnificent ruins of the prehistoric peoples of the American Southwest have always been a source of wonder and awe. But the stories of the men and women who devoted their lives to the discovery and study of these lost cultures and the places they called home have never before been adequately told. Now, in Great Excavations, journalist and researcher Melinda Elliott uncovers the crucial and exciting role played by the great archaeologists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in unearthing the Southwest’s prehistoric past. With chapters on Mesa Verde, Pecos Pueblo, Aztec Ruin, Hawikuh, Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon, Snaketown, Awatovi, and the Rainbow Bridge-Monument Valley Expedition.
For
The Person Who Has (Almost) Everything
Not sure what
to get someone? How about
a gift membership in the Mesa
Verde Association! It’s
the gift that keeps on giving
all year long, with informative
e-newsletters, a special year-end
token of our appreciation,
and a 20% discount when you
shop in the Museum Association’s
stores in the park, online
at www.mesaverde.org,
and at the Colorado Welcome
Center in Cortez. Call the
MVMA office today at 1-800-305-6053
or 970-529-4445 to purchase
your gift memberships today.
Memberships start at just
$30 per year, and your dues
are tax-deductible to the
extent allowed by law.
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