Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

Established in 1893, Arizona State Museum is the oldest and largest anthropological research museum in the U.S. Southwest, with expansive collections that are exceptional resources for the study, teaching, and appreciation of the region’s 13,000-year human history. ASM preserves, creates, and shares knowledge about the peoples and cultures of Arizona and surrounding regions for research and to create authentic, life-enriching experiences that broaden perspectives about and encourage respect for the region’s diverse cultural heritage.

statemuseum.arizona.edu

|

Resources from Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

Resource Kit

Arizona in the Late Pleistocene Era

13,000 years ago Arizona was very different from today. Huge mammoths roamed the landscape and the people who lived here hunted them for food. Follow along as we learn about this exciting chapter in Arizona's history and discover what archaeology can tell us about the past. (Resource kits produced by Sarah Willwater and Lisa Falk for Museums for Digital Learning, 2022.)

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

Resource Kit

Paths of Life Tour: The Pascua Yaqui, an Indigenous Nation in Arizona and Mexico

Miss Mae introduces you to Pascua Yaqui history and culture on this virtual exhibit tour at the Arizona State Museum. ASM Muse2You Paths of Life video tours created by Larea Lewis and produced by Larea Lewis and Lisa Falk, 2021. Museums for Digital Learning ASM Paths of Life resource kits produced by Sarah Willwater and Lisa Falk, 2022.

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

Resource Kit

Paths of Life Exhibit Tour: The O'odham, an Indigenous Nation in Arizona and Mexico

Miss Mae introduces you to Tohono O’odham and Akimel O’odham history and culture on this virtual exhibit tour at the Arizona State Museum. ASM Muse2You Paths of Life video tours created by Larea Lewis and produced by Larea Lewis and Lisa Falk, 2021. Museums for Digital Learning ASM Paths of Life resource kits produced by Sarah Willwater and Lisa Falk, 2022.

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

No Objects to display

The Diorama in Detail

Arizona in the Late Pleistocene Era

A more interactive version of our diorama

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

Arizona 13,000 Years Ago

Arizona in the Late Pleistocene Era

What was Arizona like 13,000 years ago?

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

A Spectacular Discovery

Arizona in the Late Pleistocene Era

In 1951, Dr. Emil Haury, Director of the Arizona State Museum, received an exciting call. Ranchers near Naco, Arizona found two projectile points near huge bones eroding out of a wash. Check out this slide show to learn what happened.

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

What is Anthropology?

Paths of Life Tour: The Pascua Yaqui, an Indigenous Nation in Arizona and Mexico

Meet your tour guide, Miss Mae, to discuss anthropology and culture, research and the scientific process, and Native Nations of Arizona to prepare for your virtual Muse2You exhibit tour about the O'odham.

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

Hiak Pahko

Paths of Life Tour: The Pascua Yaqui, an Indigenous Nation in Arizona and Mexico

Miss Mae teaches us about the Hiak Pahko ceremony.

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

Yaqui Traditions and Colonization

Paths of Life Tour: The Pascua Yaqui, an Indigenous Nation in Arizona and Mexico

Miss Mae tells us about some Yaqui traditions and what happened to the Yaqui when the Spanish arrived, and later under the Mexican government.

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

The Talking Tree and the Surem

Paths of Life Tour: The Pascua Yaqui, an Indigenous Nation in Arizona and Mexico

Miss Mae tells us about the story of the Talking Tree and it’s prophecy for the future of the Yaqui.

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

Pascola Masks

Paths of Life Tour: The Pascua Yaqui, an Indigenous Nation in Arizona and Mexico

Miss Mae teaches us about Pascola Masks and the symbolism on them.

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

The Flower World

Paths of Life Tour: The Pascua Yaqui, an Indigenous Nation in Arizona and Mexico

Miss Mae tells us about the enchanted Yaqui Flower World.

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

Introduction to the Pascua Yaqui

Paths of Life Tour: The Pascua Yaqui, an Indigenous Nation in Arizona and Mexico

Miss Mae introduces us to the Pascua Yaqui people and where they live.

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

Water Rights in the Desert

Paths of Life Exhibit Tour: The O'odham, an Indigenous Nation in Arizona and Mexico

In this portion of the tour Miss Mae goes over the arrival of American Settlers to the Southwest and how the O'odham had to fight for their water rights. Includes discussion questions.

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

Explore Federally Recognized Tribes of Arizona

Paths of Life Exhibit Tour: The O'odham, an Indigenous Nation in Arizona and Mexico

The Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, is located on land that has been inhabited by Indigenous peoples for 13,000 years. Today, the Tucson area is home to the Tohono O’odham and the Pascua Yaqui. Currently there are 22 federally recognized tribes with reservation lands in the state of Arizona. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University and Arizona State Museum strive to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities.

Created by: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

No Ebooks to display