Members of local Kumeyaay tribes are understandably upset that the operators of the Lake Cuyamaca Recreation and Park District have recently added tipis as rental options in their campground. The tipis are replicas of the traditional dwellings of Indigenous Plains communities and not of local native peoples, the Kumeyaay. Emily Burgueno, a member of the…
The first year for the University of Iowa’s Stanley Museum of Art has been “a whirlwind,” Director Lauren Lessing said, drawing far more visitors than expected.
The tro is inspired by the ceremonial meal that was common among Indigenous Plains peoples and the Southern Illinois community embraced the tradition decades ago.
The Buffalo Tro, a popular longtime Southern Illinois University Carbondale tradition returns to Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center on Nov. 17, and tickets are available now.