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	<title>Talking about Southwest Cultures</title>
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		<title>Herbert H. Brown: First Curator of Arizona State Museum, 1893</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Truly the epitome of a larger-than-life frontiersman and Victorian amateur scientist, Herbert H. Brown was the first curator of the Arizona State Museum (1893-1912) and a jack-of-all-trades. Prospector, lumberman and taxidermist, Brown came to own and edit the Arizona Daily Citizen, and served as Warden of the Yuma Territorial Prison, Clerk of the Superior Court [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://statemuseum.arizona.edu/blog/index.php/2013/05/herbert-h-brown-first-curator-of-arizona-state-museum-1893/</link>
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		<title>Museum Adventures that Engage Students</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week 65 students from Emily Gray Middle School were busy exploring the exhibitions at Arizona State Museum. They were engaged with the exhibit content and discussing it with their friends. Often when schools come on self-guided visits to the museum the students run around wildly, seemingly without purpose. The students, and their chaperones, often [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://statemuseum.arizona.edu/blog/index.php/2013/05/museum-adventures-that-engage-students/</link>
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		<title>Girl Scouts Are Excited About ASM!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are lots of ways for people to get involved at the ASM whether you’re 5 or 95! Visiting the museum or attending a program are one way; volunteering at these is another. Volunteer opportunities abound – including helping at a special event or family day, participating in the docent program, or working behind the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://statemuseum.arizona.edu/blog/index.php/2013/04/girl-scouts-are-excited-about-asm/</link>
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		<title>A Basketry Class Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The neighborhoods surrounding the University of Arizona hold a bounty of local treasures, from the Postal History Museum to an Ace Hardware with unrivaled vintage ambience. Also on this list of UA area unique institutions is Ha:san Prepartory and Leadership School “a bicultural public high school for Tohono O’odham youth and Native students interested in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://statemuseum.arizona.edu/blog/index.php/2013/04/a-basketry-class-act/</link>
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		<title>The Mysterious Mr. Walsin Is Revealed!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not even 48 hours after the posting of my last blog I received two emails offering information about &#8220;mysterious Mr. Walsin.&#8221; I discovered that far from being unknown, unidentified, or illegible, the signature on the flyleaf of our little book is the authentic autograph of Frederick Roelker Wulsin (1891-1961). Clearly, I had far too quickly jumped to the conclusion that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://statemuseum.arizona.edu/blog/index.php/2013/03/the-mysterious-mr-walsin-is-revealed/</link>
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		<title>The mysterious Mr. Walsin: Or, following a trail of crumbs through the archives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We were putting together the presentation for a History 301 class due to visit the ASM Library in a few days. The instructor, Dr. Michael Brescia, wanted us to show his students a wide variety of resources and we wanted to display some of the best of the best; not just any old reference book [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://statemuseum.arizona.edu/blog/index.php/2013/03/the-mysterious-mr-walsin-or-following-a-trail-of-crumbs-through-the-archives/</link>
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		<title>Tohono O&#8217;odham Basketry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Tohono O’odham today weave more basketry than any other American Indian tribe. It is estimated that there are 300-400 active weavers today. This number is still a far cry from generations past when essentially all women wove baskets for their families and communities, for tasks that included desert plant gathering to holding ceremonial saguaro [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://statemuseum.arizona.edu/blog/index.php/2013/02/tohono-oodham-basketry/</link>
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		<title>On Buying Native Goods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For thousands of years the native people of the Americas have been making fine objects of great beauty. Historically most of these items were not viewed as art by their makers, but rather as utilitarian wares or ceremonial objects. The care in producing and the artistry in decorating these objects are undeniable, and it is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://statemuseum.arizona.edu/blog/index.php/2013/02/on-buying-native-goods/</link>
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		<title>Clay Speaks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Arizona State Museum’s 20th annual Southwest Indian Art Fair brings accomplished and well known Native artists from all over the Southwest, but one family in particular stands out for their knack in making waves in the art world internationally. The Folwell/Naranjo family originates from Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico, and their art is constantly pushing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://statemuseum.arizona.edu/blog/index.php/2013/02/clay-speaks/</link>
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		<title>Native American Music and Dance Performances at SWIAF 2013</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Native American music and dance is as diverse as the many tribes themselves. Most traditional Native songs and dances can be linked to ceremonies or social gatherings. Today Native musicians and dancers continue their traditional forms, and also draw from these for inspiration as they create new forms of music and dance that combine elements [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://statemuseum.arizona.edu/blog/index.php/2013/02/native-american-music-and-dance-performances-at-swiaf-2013/</link>
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