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The Tribal Museum for the Barona Band of Mission Indians in Lakeside California.

Barona Indian Reservation, CA
Joined March 2011
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Join us tonight to hear renowned legal scholar, author, and historian, Walter Echo-Hawk, as he discusses his newest book, chronicling 10 generations of his Pawnee family & the importance of knowing your #history. This lecture is FREE & open to the public. Books available on-site.
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Happy #NativeAmerican Day! The Museum will be closed today, September 27. We will re-open Saturday, September 28. 📷: Mandy Curo de Quintero (Barona Band of Mission Indians) | Barona Band of Mission Indians Reservation.
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Explore the importance of knowing your #history at @BaronaMuseum's free lecture with renowned legal scholar, author, & historian, Walter Echo-Hawk. Echo-Hawk will discuss his newest book, chronicling 10 generations of his Pawnee family. More information: bit.ly/2mEd1Ey.
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Kids Free October is back! All month long, children 12 and under can enjoy FREE admission to 40 museums and attractions across San Diego County. Sign up & download your Kids Free in October coupon at bit.ly/2mFHulF.
Are you looking for a new position? Let us help! New postings are added to our Job Directory every Wednesday, at CA institutions like @TheAutry @lucasmuseum and @BaronaMuseum See all postings at calmuseums.org/Jobs
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Visit our pop-up shop at the Barona Powwow this weekend! We will be selling jewelry, baskets, books, and more. The Museum Gallery will also be open regular hours. For more details visit: barona-nsn.gov/2019powwow
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Learn how to make box traps, pottery and other traditional Kumeyaay/Diegueño skills at our Ancient Spirits Speak classes this fall! Call or register online at: baronamuseum.com/classes.
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Upon first arrival to Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists, the feature exhibition at @artsmia , visitors are greeted by a 1985 Chevy El Camino parked in the center of the gallery. hyperallergic.com/513465/hea…
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These 10 museums and libraries just received the nation's highest honor for service to their communities. Check out this short video highlight on the 2019 National Medalists. #IMLSmedals youtube.com/watch?v=UlOhg9cI…
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Patrick Curo is a Kumeyaay-Diegueno tribal elder and one of less than a handful of remaining fluent speakers of the native language. With #IMLSmedals winning @BaronaMuseum
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Today our director and community members are in Washington, D.C. to receive the Museum's 2019 National Medal for Museum and Library Service! 🏅Thank you to our community, this award belongs to you. #IMLSmedals
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🏅Thrilled to be a winner of @US_IMLS' National Medal! Many thanks to the Barona Cultural Center & Museum community for helping us become a winner. Details: bit.ly/2LvNSrx #IMLSmedals #BaronaMuseum
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Thank you Eva Salazar and everyone who participated in the willow basket making class yesterday! Stay tuned—details about the next Ancient Spirits Speak classes are coming soon. #BaronaMuseum
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Make ethnobotany bookmarks with us tonight at The Secret Society of Adultologists! 🌺 @SDNHM
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We're so excited to be part of #SecretSocietyofAdultologists on May 3!
For the upcoming #SecretSocietyofAdultologists, @BaronaMuseum will have an ethnobotany #bookmark making activity. Using cuttings and pressed samples from their plant garden, guests will learn about ethnobotanical research. Head to ow.ly/OV4450rAqn7 for tickets & more info.
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Did you see us in the Lakeside Western Day Parade this morning? We had a blast cruising around Lakeside and waving to our supporters! #BaronaMuseum
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🎉 Today is the big day! @BaronaMuseum is honored to be named a 2019 finalist for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Help us celebrate by sharing why you love Barona Museum on @US_IMLS Twitter or by commenting below. #ShareYourStory #IMLSmedals
Today, we head 30 miles northeast of San Diego to Barona Cultural Center & Museum. The first Native American museum in CA to be an #IMLSmedals finalist, @baronamuseum inspires further research about its Native culture and helps pay tribute to its past, present, and future.
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The Museum is fortunate to have such amazing community members! Thank you for your support. #ShareYourStory #IMLSmedals
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#IMLSmedals finalist @BaronaMuseum Tribal Council Members and Chairman Edwin “Thorpe” Romero present @TheNMAI with a copy of Barona Cultural Center & Museum’s 600-page dictionary, which documents Kumeyaay/Diegueno Native language dialects, ‘Iipay Aa andTiipay Aa.
Such an honor to teach Heritage Class @BaronaMuseum with these amazing 7th and 8th graders. Excited to be an @US_IMLS finalist! #ShareYourStory #IMLSmedals #ethnobotany
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Kumeyaay basketmaker Eva Salazar (right) shows @BaronaMuseum's Ancient Sprits Speak class participants how to make willow baskets. Willow was used in traditional times to make granaries—storage for acorns. #IMLSmedals
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