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Before the Settlers: The Evolution of Indigenous Life in Northwest Arkansas

  • Museum of Native American History 202 Southwest O Street Bentonville, AR, 72712 United States (map)

Uncover nearly 12,000 years of human history in Northwest Arkansas prior to Anglo-American settlement.

Led by Museum of Native American History Director Jazlyn Sanderson-Mountz, this presentation examines the cultural and technological evolution of the region's first peoples.

Attendees will journey through time to see how local Indigenous groups adapted from nomadic hunting to settled agriculture, creating complex communities, beautiful pottery, and lasting legacies.

Learn how these ancient traditions survive and remain an integral part of Arkansas’s modern cultural landscape. This lecture is free and open to the public.

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