Meskwaki Wisdom and Festival of Personal Geographies

Ci Ci Iverson and Susan Franzen took a road trip last Saturday visiting the Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum in Tama to learn from Historic Preservation Director Johnathan L. Buffalo about how ancient peoples survived bitter cold and how present day natives are passing on the strategies for survival to their children.  Coming back to Ames for the last half of the program we heard from  Tibi Chelcea and Alex Braidwood about a unique expression of art, the Fesitival of Personal Geographies.

 

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Originally broadcast 02/13/2019
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