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SUMMARY:Precious Vicente Presents for Casa Grande Ruins Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Precious Vicente Presents for Casa Grande Ruins Speaker Series November 9\, 2022 \n\n \nCOOLIDGE\, AZ   The Casa Grande Ruins Speaker Series takes place weekly through January 18\, 2023. On November 9\, 2022 Casa Grande Ruins will host Precious Vicente at 1:00 pm.  Precious will present " traditional food\, including Bahidaj ". The speaker series will continue every Wednesday at 1:00 pm through January 18. \n \n\nPrecious Vicente is Akimel O'odham from the Gila River Indian Community. She is currently a Park Ranger at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in the Interpretive and Education division where she helps visitors to the Monument learn about this rich cultural site.  \n\n \n\nJoin Precious Vicente to learn about traditional food\, specifically Bahidaj (Saguaro Cactus Fruit). Precious will discuss why Bahidaj is more than just a fruit and the importance of taking care of the land.   \n\n \n\nThe Speaker Series is funded by the Friends of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (http://friendsofcasagranderuins.org/) with additional support from Arizona Humanities (https://azhumanities.org/). The program begins at 1:00 pm in the Casa Grande Ruins visitor center theater at 1100 W Ruins Drive\, Coolidge AZ\, 85128. There is no fee for the program\, and entrance is free at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument.  \n\nCasa Grande Ruins National Monument protects the multi-story Great House (Casa Grande) and the remnants of other ancient structures built by the Ancestral Sonoran Desert People over 800 years ago.  Established as the nation's first federal historical reserve in 1892\, the Ruins sparked the beginning of the archeological preservation movement in America.  The Monument is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. except for Thanksgiving\, Christmas\, and Independence Day holidays.  Directions and additional information are available on the Monument's website\, http://www.nps.gov/cagr. You may call (520) 723-3172\, or follow us on Facebook by searching for Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. \n\n-NPS- \n\n \n\nwww.nps.gov \n\n \n\nAbout the National Park Service. More than 20\,000 National Park Service employees care for over 400 of America's national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Precious Vicente Presents for Casa Grande Ruins Speaker Series November 9\, 2022&nbsp\;</span></span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<h6 style="background:white\;break-after:avoid\;"><em><span style="color:#243F60\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">COOLIDGE\, AZ</span></span></span></em> <em><span style="font-weight:normal\;"><span style="color:#243F60\;"><span style="font-family:cambria\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&ndash\; </span></span></span></span></em><span style="font-weight:normal\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">The Casa Grande Ruins Speaker Series takes place weekly through January 18\, 2023. On November 9\, 2022 Casa Grande Ruins will host Precious Vicente at 1:00 pm.&nbsp\; Precious will present<em> &quot\; traditional food\, including Bahidaj &quot\;</em>. The speaker series will continue every Wednesday at 1:00 pm through January 18.</span></span></span></span>&nbsp\;</h6>\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Precious Vicente is Akimel O&#39\;odham from the Gila River Indian Community. She is currently a Park Ranger at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in the Interpretive and Education division where she helps visitors to the Monument learn about this rich cultural site. </span></span></span>&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Join Precious Vicente to learn about traditional food\, specifically Bahidaj (Saguaro Cactus Fruit). Precious will discuss why Bahidaj is more than just a fruit and the importance of taking care of the land.&nbsp\; </span></span></span>&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">The Speaker Series is funded by the Friends of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (</span></span></span><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"><a href="http://friendsofcasagranderuins.org/"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">http://friendsofcasagranderuins.org/</span></a></span></span></span><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">) with additional support from Arizona Humanities (</span></span></span><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"><a href="https://azhumanities.org/"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">https://azhumanities.org/</span></a></span></span></span><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">). The program begins at 1:00 pm in the Casa Grande Ruins visitor center theater at 1100 W Ruins Drive\, Coolidge AZ\, 85128. There is no fee for the program\, and entrance is free at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. </span></span></span>&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Casa Grande Ruins National Monument protects the multi-story Great House (Casa Grande) and the remnants of other ancient structures built by the Ancestral Sonoran Desert People over 800 years ago.&nbsp\; Established as the nation&rsquo\;s first federal historical reserve in 1892\, the Ruins sparked the beginning of the archeological preservation movement in America.&nbsp\; The Monument is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. except for Thanksgiving\, Christmas\, and Independence Day holidays.&nbsp\; Directions and additional information are available on the Monument&rsquo\;s website\, </span></span></span><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"><a href="http://www.nps.gov/cagr"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">http://www.nps.gov/cagr</span></span></a></span></span></span><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">. You may call (520) 723-3172\, or follow us on Facebook by searching for Casa Grande Ruins National Monument.</span></span></span>&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">-NPS-&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:npsrawlinson\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;"><a href="http://www.nps.gov"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">www.nps.gov</span></strong></a></span></span></span>&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<em><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:npsrawlinson\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">About the National Park Service. More than 20\,000 National Park Service employees care for over 400 of America&rsquo\;s national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at </span></span></span></em><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:npsrawlinson\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;"><a href="http://www.nps.gov"><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">www.nps.gov</span></em></a></span></span></span><em><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:npsrawlinson\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">. &nbsp\;</span></span></span></em>
LOCATION:Casa Grande Ruins National Monument 1100 Ruins Drive Coolidge\, AZ 85128
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