JACKSON, Wyo. — History Jackson Hole invites the community to celebrate national Indigenous Peoples’ Day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, with free admission and family activities at the Jackson Hole History Museum.
The education team will be on hand to highlight museum artifacts not usually on exhibit, such as a painted elk hide depicting a bison hunt attributed to Shoshone Chief Dick Washakie and a wide selection of Native American trade beads.
Outside, view artist Nanibah Chacon as she paints a new public art mural on the west side of the building. The mural will be officially unveiled with Jackson Hole Public Art at noon on Monday, Oct. 28.
The special exhibition “Elemental Landscapes: A Celebration of Indigenous Art” will also be on view in the upstairs gallery. Curated by Lynette St. Clair for the Jackson Hole History Museum, this exhibit gathers the work of six contemporary Wind River artists whose work explores the relationships between earth, animals, humans, and homelands.
Featured artists are Talissa Abeyta, Joanne Brings Thunder, Al Hubbard, Sarah Ortegon-High Walking, Aiyana Perez, and Shoshana Tillman.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is part of a series of October Fall into History events. Save the date Friday, Oct. 25 at 10:30 a.m. for Bagels & Banter: Randy”L Teton, an author talk about the graphic novel “Sacajawea: It’s Her Story” for grades K-5.
For more information, visit jacksonholehistory.org or call (307) 733-2414.
