Lecture: 100 Years of Route 66 - Travelers and Tribes

Join the New Mexico History Museum for a lecture with special guest Shawn Price, the Director of the Dine'Tah Navajo Cultural Program. He will lead a talk about how the rise of the automobile and the creation of Route 66 opened new opportunities for commerce and tourism while deeply impacting Tribal communities and reshaping the cultural landscape of the Southwest. After the talk, Price and the Dineh Tah' Dancers will perform traditional Navajo dances in the Courtyard of the Palace of the Governors.

Price is a traditional orator and historian, and his work includes serving as a traditional practitioner and herbalist while advocating for Tribal issues, particularly the protection of sacred sites and the preservation of Native dances and songs from exploitation and misappropriation. He has served as a cultural and historical consultant for museums, welcome centers, public events, media programs, and educational institutions. A graduate of the University of New Mexico with a background in Communications and Journalism, his current research and writing focus on the history and significance of Tribal treaties and the historical figures involved in shaping Nation-to-Nation agreements, including General William Tecumseh Sherman.

Included with museum admission.