Assistant director of Curatorial Affairs and curative arts, and i would like to share with you a little bit of our native american collection and the history of native americans and the culture of native americans here in texas. Its very appropriate that we sort of begin with the contemporary. Im standing here right next to a magnificent piece of sculpture by noted artist alan hauser, who was apache. He was born in oklahoma. He was a descendent of geronimo s band, who was removed to oklahoma after the after geronimo and his band were captured. Terrificbecame a artist. As you can see here, one of the main foci of this particular piece is a native american on horseback. That is truly the story of native americans in the Southern Plains region and in the panhandle especially. Once horses became available to 1600s, particularly the comanches and some of the apache people they were able to obtain horses from the traders in santa fe stealing some of them as well. They were able to then utili
History tv on the road. Support from our sudden link cable partners, we travel to amarillo, texas. Well discover the history of this panhandle city of about 2,000. Starting with a visit to the second largest canyon in the u. S. Following that, in about ten minutes, well learn about kansas citys influence on the development of amarillo. And in 20 minutes, step inside a rail car used to move Nuclear Material around the United States. Later a trip to the Panhandle Plains History Museum in nearby canyon as we tour their native plains exhibit. We begin our special feature at paladillo state park. Its like its been for thousands of years. All of a sudden you come across this huge drop into the earth. And its even today quite an experience. I have to appreciate how lucky i am to be here every day. The canyon has been forming for about a million years or so. The bulk of the formation has happened in the last hundred thousand years. It runs from here down close to the town of silverton. And so
Today, or that to share a little bit about i would like to share about the history of native americans and the culture of native americans in texas. Its very appropriate to begin with the contemporary. I am standing next to a magnificent piece of sculpture by the noted artist alan houser, who was apache. And he was born in oklahoma. He was a descendent of removeds band who was to oklahoma after geronimo and his band was captured. He later became a terrific artist. As you can see, one of the main foci of this particular piece is a native american on horseback. And that is truly the story of native americans in the Southern Plains region and in the panhandle especially. When horses became available to them in the 1600s, particularly the comanches and some of the apache people, they were able to tradersorses from the in santa fe. Stealing some of them as well. They were able to utilize the environment much more efficiently because they could cover much longer distances. The bison hunting
It runs from here to silverton. Case that the canyon is at least 80 miles in length. The river is probably more like 120 miles. It is the second largest canyon in the United States after the grand. It is not a single canyon. There are many canyons that branch off to the sides. We are standing in an area or we can see three canyons from where we are at right now. It is a much bigger system than people realize even with a brief visit to the state park. I grew up here in amarillo. As a young kid, i remember coming out in elementary school. And after that, as soon as i got my drivers license, i was driving out here every time i could, ringing friends. We would explore some of the caves. We explored some of the caves right down there. I can tell you it is much bigger than what you think it is from looking at it. When you get into the canyon with your hiking stick and boots, you better make sure you have a lot of water because it is much farther than you think. There are all kinds of treasur
Begin with the contemporary. I am standing here next to a magnificent piece of sculpture by the noted artist, alan hauser, who was apache. He was born in oklahoma. He was a descendent of geronimos band, who moved to after ther the band were captured. He later became a terrific see, this as you can particular piece is a native american on horseback and that is truly the story of native americans in the Southern Plains region in the panhandle especially. Available, incame the 1600s, particularly the comanches and some of the apache people, they were able to obtain horses from the traders in santa fe, stealing some of them as well. They were able to utilize the environment much more efficiently, because they could cover much longer distances. The bison hunting culture really became the strong suit, the highlight of the area and it became a culture of mobility. What i am going to do today is share with you some of the objects associated with that kind of mobility. Thatts such as clothing w