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family travel TRAVEL

TAOS PUEBLO
FAMILY TRAVEL FIVE: LEARN ABOUT
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES

by Lynn O’Rourke Hayes Young visitors can earn a Junior Then travel north along the
Ranger badge. Every August, the spectacular Sea to Sky Highway,
xplore some of the world’s area becomes the Teepee Capital of skirting the fjord-like shore of Howe
most enduring cultures set the World when Crow Agency hosts Sound. Admire the glaciated peaks of
Eamid jaw-dropping scenery. Crow Fair, a celebration of native the Coast Mountains. In Whistler,
Here are five places where your culture that includes pow wows, visit the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural
family will learn about Native parades, dancing and an All Indian Centre, showcasing the living
American and First Nation ancient Rodeo. Guided tours, ending at Last cultures of the Squamish and Lil’wat
traditions and modern adaptations. Stand Hill, are also offered during First Nations through exhibits, art,
the summer months.
1. NAVAJO NATION, Contact: www.nps.gov/libi/ food, language, interactive activities
MONUMENT VALLEY, ARIZ. and engaging performances in a
It is not surprising that “Walk 3. OHIO STATE PARKS magnificent mountain setting.
in Beauty” is a cornerstone of Ancient Indians began Contact: www.indigenousbc.com
Navajo philosophy. Your entire occupying the land that is now the
family will be mesmerized by the state of Ohio more than 10,000 5. TAOS PUEBLO, TAOS, N.M.
spellbinding landscape that is the years ago when the Ice Age was Continuously inhabited for more
sacred homeland of this Native just ending. Evidence of these early than 1,000 years, this remarkable
American people. Hike or ride residents remains today; more than community remains a pristine MONUMENT VALLEY
horseback through the sandstone 10,000 Indian Mounds—used for example of Native American
masterpieces that tower above the burials and ceremonies—have been culture, tradition and architecture.
high desert floor. Experience this found throughout the state. By the UNESCO makes note of the Pueblo
iconic landscape from the Navajo 1700s, an estimated 20,000 Native Indians’ ability to retain meaningful
owned hotel inside Monument Americans lived throughout Ohio. and long held traditions despite
Valley. Ask about guided tours. Among the tribes represented were pressure from the outside world.
Contact: the Delaware, Shawnee, Miami, Close to 1,900 Pueblo Indians
www.MonumentValleyView.com. Mingo, Wyandot and Ottawa. still live, full or part time within
State parks offer interpretive or the community, in homes made
2. LITTLE BIG HORN education programs to assist families of adobe bricks, vigas and latillas.
BATTLEFIELD, in learning more about the human
CROW AGENCY, MONT. history of these areas. Take a walking tour of the area and
This scenic area memorializes Contact: www.Xanterra.com; uncover a rich history, view native
one of the last armed efforts of the www.GreatOhioLodges.com arts and crafts and observe a way of
Northern Plains Indians to preserve life rarely glimpsed in our otherwise
their way of life. Here in 1876, 4. FIRST NATIONS, high-tech world.
263 soldiers and attached personnel BRITISH COLUMBIA Contact: www.TaosPueblo.com
of the U.S. Army, including Lt. There are many aboriginal
Col. George A. Custer, met death cultural experiences to discover in ©2018 Lynn O’Rourke Hayes.
at the hands of several thousand British Columbia. Visit Vancouver, Distributed by Tribune Content
Lakota and Cheyenne warriors. home of the Coast Salish peoples. Agency, LLC. TAOS PUEBLO

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