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Join NAC & The Heard Museum for a unique presentation & tour experience in recognition of Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30th!
Start American Indian Boarding School Remembrance Day with a special program at the Heard Museum, and receive a commemorative orange t-shirt to take home (while supplies last). Hear an overview of the year-round exhibition, Away From Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories from Dr. Ann Marshall, Heard Museum Director of Research, and spend the morning with panelists LouVina Maho and Felicita Cromwell Bonito who attended two different boarding schools.
In 1968, LouVina Maho was a senior at the Stewart Indian School in Stewart, Nevada when she won the title of Miss Stewart Indian School. She proudly represented the boarding school she called home for four years. 22 years later, Felicita Cromwell Bonito, was crowned the last Miss Phoenix Indian School in 1990.
Join us for this unique opportunity to hear from both women (who graduated in two different decades) about their experiences and life at Stewart Indian School and Phoenix Indian School.
After the panel, participants will make their way to Steele Indian School Park for a luncheon discussion inside Memorial Hall, providing an exclusive look inside a building that is dedicated to the boys from Phoenix Indian School who served in WWI. This is a rare chance to explore the beautiful multistory red-brick building and see the suspended balcony. In addition, Felicita Cromwell Bonito will lead a walking tour of the former school grounds and share her memories of life on campus.
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