
The Meskwaki Talking Papers: Presentation at Bentonsport Heritage Days
Saturday, June 21, 2025 11:00am
Cherie Haury-Artz of the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist interprets pictographs drawn by Meskwaki Chief Wacochaci in about 1830, showing more than 100 species of animals, birds and fish. Haury-Artz also will display and share ancestral Native American artifacts. This program repeats at 1 p.m.

First Nations: Those Who Have Gone Before
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 7:30pm
This event is part of the Iowa Project AWARE volunteer week. All educational programming is open to the public! Bring a lawn chair and meet at the Tosanak Recreation Area, Marble Rock. Follow the signs for Project AWARE.Program Description: A look at the Indigenous cultures of Iowa with a focus on those which had historical associations with what is now north-central Iowa: Báxoǰe (Iowa), Meskwaki, Ho-Chunk, and Wahpekute Dakota. We will take a look at their history in the region and their...