Ranger explains NAGPRA’s impact on Mesa Verde
Park Ranger Lara Lloyd will present a thought-provoking talk about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and how it impacts Mesa Verde on Thursday, July 30.
The program, titled “Race, Science, and Burials: The Impacts of NAGPRA on Mesa Verde,” begins at 7 p.m. at the Far View Lodge in Mesa Verde National Park, and is free to the public.
The passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act served as a catalyst for a change in relations between the Native American nations, archaeologists, museums and federal agencies. Mesa Verde National Park illustrates those changes on a world stage in which visitors experience the results of more than two decades of consultation.
Lara Lloyd works summers as an interpretive ranger at Mesa Verde National Park. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and a master’s from Northern Arizona University, and has worked on archaeological projects in the Southwest and Belize. Her research interests include human-environmental relations, exchange, and archaeological law. In the winter, Lara teaches in the Cultural Science department at Mesa Community College in Arizona.
‘Myths of the West in Film’ series continues
The Center of Southwest Studies continues its 2015 summer lecture series, “Imagining the West,” with Michele Malach’s talk, “The Fall Will Probably Kill You: The Myths of the West in Film,” on Wednesday, July 29 at 1:30 p.m. in the Center’s Lyceum Room No. 120.
Malach’s presentation will focus on a few particular myths of the West, and how American cinema has contributed to the creation and perpetuation – and sometimes, the deconstruction – of those myths.
All summertime lectures are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on specific Wednesdays and are free to the public. Parking at the Center of Southwest Studies is free of charge during the summer months.
For more information, please call 970-247-7456 or visit swcenter.fortlewis.edu.
Cardiac screenings for teens are free
A free cardiac screening for adolescents 13 to 18 years old will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 1 at the San Juan Regional Medical Center Cath Lab and Radiology waiting area, 801 West Mapel St., Farmington.
The adolescent cardiac screening tests for the very rare but often silent causes of sudden cardiac death.
Cardiologists will be present for immediate interpretation of results and will review them with participants. The screening includes a limited echo and baseline electrocardiogram. The adolescent cardiac screening is not a sports physical and does not replace a sports physical or annual wellness examination with the teen’s primary care provider.
Registration is required. To register, visit sanjuanregional.com.
Consent and participation forms can be found on the website and will be available at the event. The forms should be completed before the scheduled appointment.
For more information, call (505) 609-6774.
United Blood Services wants you to donate
The United Blood Services will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Methodist Church, 515 N. Park, Cortez.
To schedule an appointment, call (877) 827-4376 or visit www.BloodHero.com.
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