Phoenix Share Free Lecture - 'Hopi Harvey Project: Hopi Peoples’ Contributions To The American Railroad'

Press release from the City of Phoenix:

February 23, 2021

As part of the Annual Arizona SciTech Festival the SciTech Institute and Pueblo Grande Museum are hosting a virtual lecture entitled “Hopi Harvey Project: Hopi Peoples’ Contributions to the American Railroad.” The Hopi Harvey Project was created for the Hopi community to preserve and share the experiences of Hopi elders who worked for the Fred Harvey Company. Through research, educational awareness and outreach, the project is now a traveling exhibition titled When I Worked for Fred Harvey featuring documentation and oral history interviews.

This 60-minute recorded lecture is given by Colleen R. Lucero (Hopi-katsinwungwa) who has a B.F.A in Museum Studies from the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is the Curator/Project Manager for the Hopi Harvey Project and accompanying traveling exhibit. For the past three years, Lucero served as a Research Assistant for the Hopivewat Learning Center, providing support for the planning, fundraising and construction of developing a tribal museum. Lucero resides on the Hopi reservation and is an active member of her community; she believes in carrying the weight of her people in this tireless but rewarding endeavor to maintain Hopi culture, keep her children full in all capacities and remain humble for what she has.

Watch Lucero’s lecture here: youtu.be/Mk3SeTaJYRM

Museum Temporary Hours:

Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

CLOSED Sunday and most major holidays

This press release was produced by the City of Phoenix. The views expressed here are the author’s own.