Written and directed by EMMY Award-winner Jerri Sher This FREE event will take place in the Conference General Session Room, JW Marriott Resort & Spa. About the movie: Every year thousands of people’s lives are impacted and ruined by Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Now there is hope. Through the Warrior … Continue reading
The Catrina became part of Day of the Dead around the time of the Mexican Revolution. Today you always see her in the celebrations. Day of the Dead evolved from ancient Aztec celebrations and was modified when the Catholics missionaries arrived in the New World. The Catrina is a recent … Continue reading
This past December we took a road trip to Puerto Peñesco. Some of you may know it as “Rocky Point”. Just north, is the geographical oddity, “El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Sonora” (translated as “The Pinacate and Great Desert of Altar Sonora”). El Pinacate is named for a black … Continue reading
In this video, Mike Foster talks about the Coronado National Memorial and the Coronado Expedition for which this memorial is named. This is a great Day Trip for a warm day. Bring a picnic for the top of Montezuma Pass at 6500 ft. elevation. Explore the cave on the property. … Continue reading
Where did the Sobaipuri come from? When did they inhabit the San Pedro River Valley? Where did they disappear to? In this short video, Mike Foster takes a look at these questions and more. For a more in depth look at the Sobaipuri, see “The Sobaipuri and their Descendants”,another educational … Continue reading
In this educational video, experts discuss what life might have been like for the Sobaipuri people and the heritage they left for their descendents, the O’odham. This video was taken at the site of an archaeology dig at the village of Santa Cruz de Gaybanipitea near the San Pedro River. It is chock full of fascinating tidbits of the history of the Indian peoples in this area.
Continue reading
