点评:I took my two 12 yo grandkids for this visit and a neighbor. The facility is a beautiful Spanish style with a large courtyard for eating and gatherings, art gardens, water features and gardens.
The staff were very friendly and helpful as it’s kinda not a straight shot around the building. Different rooms with incredible Indian items from numerous tribes. Barry Goldwater, former AZ governor, donated 400 kachina dolls from different times and tribes- talk about wow!
Clothing, everyday useful items and jewelry from tribes all over the United States and they didn’t forget the Inuit’s.
The one exhibit that truly captured my attention was the Indian Schools exhibit. Murals, audio of the trains that took the children away, photos of the kids in uniforms, haircuts were a must, schools and dorms where the “kidnapped” kids were taught to be “white” and forget their heritage and languages. Failed experiment and since I didn’t grow up in that era or this area I was ignorant of this part of our history.
The fine art gift shop has beautiful art and jewelry for sale. The basic gift shop lots of books on the Indians, the code talkers, children’s items and more.
The Cafe serves delicious food at a fair price.
The car was chatty on the way home from our outing experience and history lesson.
翻译:这次我带了两个12岁的孙子孙女和一位邻居一起去参观。这里是一座美丽的西班牙风格建筑,拥有一个宽敞的庭院,可供用餐和聚会,还有艺术花园、水景和花园。
工作人员非常友好热情,因为建筑内部的路线并非一帆风顺。不同的房间里陈列着来自各个印第安部落的精美物品。亚利桑那州前州长巴里·戈德华特捐赠了400个来自不同时期和部落的卡奇纳娃娃——真是令人惊叹!
这里还有来自美国各地部落的服装、日常用品和珠宝,当然也包括因纽特人的藏品。
最吸引我的是印第安学校展。展品包括壁画、当年带走孩子们的火车录音、孩子们穿着校服的照片(发型是必不可少的),以及孩子们被“绑架”后被迫学习“白人”文化、遗忘自身文化和语言的学校和宿舍。这次尝试失败了,而且由于我并非在那个时代或那个地区长大,我对这段历史一无所知。
美术礼品店出售精美的艺术品和珠宝。普通礼品店则有很多关于印第安人、密码员的书籍、儿童用品等等。
咖啡馆的食物美味可口,价格公道。
结束这次郊游和历史之旅回家的路上,车里一直热闹非凡。