This is a message from the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center. It contains information about an upcoming NEH program.

CROW CANYON ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER NEH SUMMER INSTITUTE

Dear friends and colleagues,

Next year, we’re delighted to be able to offer a three-week professional development opportunity for K–12 educators: From Mesa Verde to Santa Fe: Pueblo Identity in the Southwest. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and hosted by Crow Canyon, this NEH Summer Institute is an intensive study of Pueblo culture, history, and diversity.

The ancestral Pueblo Indians of the central Mesa Verde region of southwestern Colorado met world-altering challenges. They departed their ancestral homeland at the end of the 13th century, migrated into the northern Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico, and redefined themselves in the context of other Pueblo communities, only to be confronted by Spanish conquistadors, missionaries, and colonists. Guided by Crow Canyon archaeologists, educators, and American Indian scholars, NEH Summer Institute scholars will examine this little-known history by piecing together the data and perspectives of archaeology, ethnohistory, and oral history. The institute will be based at Crow Canyon; scholars will spend several days each at Mesa Verde National Parkand at historic Pueblo and Spanish colonial communities in northern New Mexico. The workshop focuses on:

• Pueblo culture, history, and identity
• An in-depth exploration of Mesa Verde National Park
• Migration, colonization, and revolution in the context of Pueblo history
• Approaches to understanding the past: archaeology, oral history, and ethnohistory

The institute takes place June 28–July 18, 2015. Crow Canyon will select 25 K–12 teachers (including three graduate students studying K–12 education) from throughout the United States to participate. We welcome applications from all interested participants; previous anthropology or archaeology experience is not required. Each NEH scholar receives a $2,700 stipend to help cover expenses. For program details and application instructions, visit our website. The application deadline is March 2, 2015 (postmark). For information about all 2015 NEH Summer Institutes and Workshops, visit the NEH website. Questions? E-mail us or call 800.422.8975, ext. 146.

Marjorie Connolly
Director of American Indian Initiatives

P.S. Will you help us publicize this opportunity by sharing this message with others who may be interested? Thank you!

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center 23390 Road K, Cortez, Colorado 81321