Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum will host guest speaker Dr. Maurice Crandall at its first Sedona Stories Speaker Series event of the fall season. Dr. Crandall will speak on Thursday, October 10, at 10 am in the historic Apple Shed.
Dr. Crandall is an enrolled member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation and an Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University. His talk is called “Here to Stay: Stories of Yavapai-Apache Resilience.” He describes the talk this way:
“In the mid 1870s, the U.S. Army removed various Yavapai and Dilzhe’e Apache groups from the Verde Valley and other parts of Arizona, placing them on the San Carlos Reservation. They remained there until roughly 1900, when various groups began returning to their homelands. Unfortunately, these returning groups were landless, with the best of their former lands occupied by settlers. At this critical moment, when conditions were extremely difficult and relations with nearby non-Indian communities strained, a handful of leaders came forward to ensure the survival of Yavapais and Apaches in their ancestral homelands. This presentation examines four episodes in which Yavapai-Apache leaders worked in creative—even ingenious—ways to build a future for their people.”
“We are excited to host Dr. Crandall to kick off this season of our Sedona Stories speaker series,” said Nate Meyers, Executive Director of the Sedona Historical Society and Sedona Heritage Museum. “The story of the Yavapai and Apache peoples is an integral part of the history of this area, and it’s important to share those stories. Dr. Crandall is an excellent speaker. Attendees will learn a lot from his talk.”
Sedona Stories takes place at 10 am on the second Thursday of every month at the Sedona Heritage Museum. The program is free to attend.
The Sedona Historical Society operates the Sedona Heritage Museum located in Jordan Historical Park, 735 Jordan Road in Uptown Sedona, Arizona. Open daily 11 am – 3 pm. For more information call 928-282-7038 or visit www.sedonamuseum.org.