Date: April 23, 2008
Contact: Matt Leduc, (505) 786-7014 ext. 221
Contact: Russ Bodnar, (505) 786-7014 ext. 240
Unless noted, all presentations will begin at 8:00 PM in the Visitor Center Auditorium. Talks on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday evenings will be followed by our Night Sky Program. For more information on additional speakers, call (505) 786-7014, ext. 221.
April 22, 2008
“Geology and Paleontology of Chaco Canyon”
Tom Lyttle, Geologist and NPS volunteer
April 24, 2008
"Sun/Moon Cycles in Ancient and Modern Skies"
Ron Sutcliffe, Author and Archaeoastronomy Researcher
3pm to 4:30pm; lecture in auditorium
5pm tour of Casa Rinconada’s solar and lunar alignments
May 6, 2008
Topic: Early Pueblo Ties to Chaco
Richard Wilshusen, Ph. D., Associate Professor of Anthropology, Colorado College
May 9, 2008
Shadows of Chaco Canyon
Stephen Allten Brown, Author; Education Specialist, National Park Service
Book Signing: May 10 (10:00 AM – 3:00 PM)
Lecture and discussion: May 9 (8:00 PM)
May 10, 2008
“Dreams, Landscape, Myth and a World View”
Phillip Tuwaletstiwa, Engineer, Geodetic Scientist, and President of the Hopi Foundation.
May 16, 2008
“Rock Art of Chaco Canyon”
Jane Kolber, Educator
May 20, 2008 6:00 PM
"Tarahumara Survival: Preserving Traditional Culture in the 21st Century"
Patrocinio Lopez and Richard Fisher
May 21, 2008
"Sun/Moon Cycles in Ancient and Modern Skies"
Ron Sutcliffe, Author and Archaeoastronomy Researcher
3pm to 4:30pm; lecture in auditorium
5pm tour of Casa Rinconada's solar and lunar alignments
May 23, 2008
Native American Flute performance
David Wolf Robe, Artist and Educator
June 14, 2008
“The Chaco Experience: Landscape and Ideology at the Center Place”
Lecture and Book Signing
Ruth Van Dyke, Department of Anthropology, Colorado College
June 26, 2008 7:00 PM
“Stabilization and Stewardship in Dinetah: The Navajo Ancestral Homeland”
Larry Baker, Director, Salmon Ruins
July 8, 2008
Title To Be Announced
Steve Plog, Department of Anthropology, University of Virginia
August 15, 2008
“Common Threads: Textiles and Basketry from Chaco, Salmon, and Aztec”
Laurie Webster, Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona
September 15-21
Special Flute Performances by Red Heart Dates To Be Announced
Flint-knapping demonstrations with Red Heart Dates To Be Announced
