WOW opens American Indian exhibit this weekend

The exhibit opens with “Wonders of Scouting” for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of the Ozarks, which are celebrating their 75th anniversary. Activities throughout Saturday include demonstrations in Spirit dancing, fishing and archery. New scouts and leaders receive free admission.

Through Nov. 13, the “American Indian Heritage Exhibit and Celebration” includes hands-on activities every Saturday, such as primitive living and hunting skills demonstrations, Dream Catcher-making and Indian games. Artifacts of Geronimo and from the Fred Bear Archery collection will be on display all month.

Museum staff member John Hernandez, a Mescalero Apache whose native name is Two Bears, will tell stories and demonstrate craft, living and hunting skills throughout the month.

On Oct. 8, Neal Lopinot, director of the Center for Archaeological Research at Missouri State University, will speak on MSU’s work on the Big Eddy excavation site in Cedar County. The cost is $20 and includes dinner from Hemingway’s.

An American Indian Art and Jewelry Show, corresponding with Springfield’s First Friday Artwalk, will be Nov. 4 through Nov. 6. Admission is free, and all art and jewelry will be for sale. The event is 6–8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.