THIS MUSEUM IS ON AN ACTUAL SITE OF A COAST MIWOK VILLAGE.. I GAVE A TALK ON PETROGLYPHS THERE WHEN WE FIRST MOVED TO SANTA ROSA. I COMPARED THE NORTH COAST RANGES PETROGLYPHS WITH THOSE IN ARIZONA. THIS MUSEUM SERVES AS A PLACE TO TEACH ELEMENTARY CHILDREN ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE. THEY HAVE ARTIFACTS AND ARTS FROM CALIFORNIA INDIANS AS WELL AS OTHER STATES . THE MUSEUM WAS BUILT IN 1967. THEIR PROGRAM FULFILLS THE CURRICULUM FOR SOCIAL STUDIES. THEY HAVE A SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDREN AND A SIX PART LECTURE SERIES FOR ADULTS AND STORYTELLING BY NATIVE ELDERS. THEY ALSO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND ANNUAL PUBLIC EVENTS AS THE TRADE FEAST.
THERE HAVE BEEN 600+ VILLAGE SITES RECORDED FOR THE COAST MIWOK. THEIR LANDS ARE THROUGHOUT MARIN AND THEY LIVE IN THEIR ANCESTRAL TERRITORIES. IN 2000 THE COAST MIWOK AND SOUTHERN POMO TRIBES WERE RESTORED TO FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES. IN THEIR CHILDREN CAMPS THEY LEARN HOW TO MAKE TULE BOATS, HOW TO MAKE ROPES, HOW TO MAKE PUPPETS FOR A SHOW, AND HOW TO MAKE MEDICINE BAGS.
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