Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma

Purpose: Supporting Lifelong Learning The Sam Noble Museum at the University of Oklahoma will partner with the University of Nebraska Press and a staff anthropologist at the National Museum of Natural History on a museum publication project. One Hundred Summers: A Kiowa Calendar Record will feature drawings in colored pencil executed on 80 loose sheets by the Kiowa artist Silver Horn. As a published book, the images will be reproduced in high-quality color illustrations, along with an interpretive essay and annotations that explain the cultural and historical contexts of the events pictured. Only recently discovered and added to the museum's collection, the calendar chronicles Kiowa life between 1828 and 1929. Aimed at a wide audience, the book will be supplemented by a teacher's guide, images, and lesson plans to facilitate its use by K through 12 teachers. This grant will facilitate color reproduction of the images and will support consultations with Kiowa advisors, social studies teachers, and a curriculum writer. The supplementary materials will be made available through the museum's Web site and will be cross-promoted by the museum and the University of Nebraska.