We hike and ski and camp and enjoy them recreationally. But Bernbaum demonstrated that mountains really are spiritual places for many cultures of the world. An opening reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, in the Art Gallery. The seven-lecture series includes representatives from a number of Southwest Indian tribes and others. Following is the lecture series.
All presentations are free and open to the public.
Monday, Nov. 2 - Sacred Landscapes of the Southwest by Jim Enote with the Mountain Institute and director of Cultural and Natural Resources for the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico. Tuesday, Nov. 2 - Sacred Mountains of the World Slide and Lecture with author, photographer and mountaineer Edwin Bernbaum. Author's reception follows in the Art Gallery. Wednesday, Nov. 3 - Sacred Mountains of Bali with FLC English Professor Emeritus Red Bird. Monday, Nov. 8 - Four Sacred Mountains of the Navajo with Freda Garnanez, director of the Native American Program at San Juan College in Farmington.