Before it was California: Museum Family
Fun Day
What did Native Americans do in their daily lives before the
coming of the pioneers? On Saturday, June 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
the San Bernardino County Museum will present "Before It
Was California," a Family Fun Day program that provides hands-on
practice with Indian tools and games. The activities, organized
by the museum education division and the Museum Youth Club, are
free with museum admission.
Visitors can try out some of the tools and games that the Serrano
and other southwestern Indians used in their daily lives: grind
corn using a real mano and metate, and drill a hole in leather
with an authentic pump drill. There will be demonstrations of
rabbit sticks, spear throwing, and atlatls, and opportunities
to test hand-eye coordination by playing games that trained young
Indians to hunt. Children will also enjoy making a Serrano game
to play at home.
"Before it Was California" is presented in conjunction
with "Native American Traditions: Hopi Katsinas," showing
in the museum's Fisk Gallery through September 12. The exhibit
and program are sponsored in part by the San Manuel Band of Mission
Indians.
The San Bernardino County Museum is at the California Street
exit from Interstate 10 in Redlands. Admission is $6 (adult),
$5 (senior or student) and $4 (child aged 5 to 12). Children under
5 and Museum Association members are admitted free. Parking is
free, and the facility is handicapped-accessible. The museum's
Garden Café will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch,
snacks, and beverages. For more information, visit www.sbcountymuseum.org
or call (909) 307-2669 / TDD/TTY: (909) 792-1462.
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