Texas Canyon Mountain Bike Race & Fun Ride

2027 8th Annual – Texas Canyon Mountain Bike Race & Fun Ride

Saturday January 30, 2027

9:00 am start time for the 6.2-mile Fun of the Amerind Fun Ride course
9:05 am start time for the Little Tykes Fun Loop
10:00 am start time for the Fulton Full Course-42 miles
10:10 am start time for the Lockett Rocket Short Course-21 miles
To register, visit:  https://bit.ly/TCMBR27

Registration is now open with Early bird pricing – Register by September 1st to save.

The Amerind Museum presents the 8th Annual Texas Canyon Mountain Bike Race & Fun Ride.  Saturday, January 30th is your opportunity to enjoy this awe-inspiring region that is normally closed to bikes. Come out to Amerind and join us for our exciting new racecourse (debuted last year on a rainy race day-with rave reviews from riders) it is 50% single track in and around the famous boulders of Texas Canyon!

The Fulton Full Course: Where racers will do four laps (42 miles) of jeep trails and single track.  Start time: 10:00 am

The Lockett Rocket Short Course: Racers will do two laps (21 miles) of jeep trails and single track. Start time: 10:10

For a course map with elevation gains please click on map at the bottom of the race site page.

Open to ages 12-99, Awards will be given to overall male and female winners along with 1st through 3rd place medals in each age division. Overall winners will also be awarded a piece of Native American art.

Race Divisions

Jr Male/Female 12-19

Male/Female 20-59

Male/Female 60+

The Texas Canyon Fun Ride we will have two categories:

The Friends of Amerind Fun Ride: Fun and non-technical 6.2 mile course that covers much of the Amerind Museum property. Riders will get a chance to challenge themselves on the dirt roads in and around the Amerind, while taking in the sights and gaining bragging rights for their efforts. E-bikes, mountain bikes, gravel bikes are all welcome.

Open to ages 8-99. This ride is all about fun! This non-competitive ride will not have awards.

Start time: 9:00 am

Little Tykes Fun Loop: Kids 8 and under can have a blast rolling around a short course of approximately .25 miles under mom and dad’s watchful supervision. This is non-competitive and entirely to let the kids get in on the day’s fun. Participation medals will be given! FREE to participate

Start time: 9:05

We will provide hot coffee and cocoa in the morning to warm you up and get you going before the ride.

After the awards ceremony, grab a well-deserved bite from one of the food vendors. When you’re done, show your bike plate number or free guest passes to the admissions desk for free entry into the Amerind Museum, Art Gallery included with registration.  Make a day of it!

Participation in the event enables Amerind to further its mission of fostering and promoting knowledge and understanding of the Native Peoples of the Americas through research, education, conservation, and community engagement.

Have fun and support a place you love!

Want to participate and register as a corporate or other large group? Please contact us for details we make it easy!

The Race Course

The race will be held entirely within Texas Canyon on the Amerind Foundation property. The new and improved course will take you on 2-4 loops of 50% single track and jeep trails in and around the famous boulders of Texas Canyon, an area only open to bikes on race day. Helmets are required. Please remember no dogs and no headsets, in compliance with our insurance requirements. This new racecourse is designed for mountain bikes; e-bikes, gravel bikes and other bikes are welcome to participate in the non-competitive Fun Ride.

Aid Stations – BYOB

This is a BYOB event- bring your own bottle of hydration. You must be 100% self-sufficient. There will be no aid stations on the course.

Registration and Packet Pick-Up

Onsite registration and packet pick-up will begin on race day at 8:00 am. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before your start time to allow time to pick up your packet, park, and attach your number plate.

RACE DAY REQUIREMENTS

ALL participants must adhere to the following requirements:

  • You must be 100% self-sufficient. There are no water stops, refreshments, or medical assistance at the race.
  • Your number plate with timing chip must be fastened to the handlebars and must not be obstructed or covered up in any way.
  • Your race is a gun start. Therefore, please be on the line and ready to start.
  • Helmets must be worn.
  • Participants must follow all instructions of the course marshals. Failure to adhere to course marshal instructions will result in an immediate disqualification

Results and Awards

All results will be streamed live on On Your Left Timing’s Results Page. During registration, you can also sign up for results text messaging.

We hope you will join us for a fun day at the Amerind!

 

Online Artist Talk with Mallery Quetawki (Zuni Pueblo)

Amerind Free Online Artist Talk
Thursday, September 3, 2026
12:00 pm (AZ time)
To register, visit: https://bit.ly/Amerindonline09032026Quetawki

Please join us on Thursday, September 3, 2026, 12:00 pm for a free online artist talk, with Mallery Quetawki (Zuni Pueblo) and learn more about this fascinating artist who is using her talents to bridge art and science using her art as a tool to communicate scientific concepts regarding health and environmental topics to indigenous communities using traditional knowledge and art.

“I use art to help our Native communities understand concepts around environmental public health, especially individuals living in and around abandoned uranium mines,” Quetawki explained. “Many of these topics are complex, and some of the words do not exist in our indigenous languages. I help portray these ideas so that our relatives understand what is going on both in the environment and inside their bodies.”

Mallery is a painter, potter and muralist.

Mallery Quetawki (Zuni Pueblo) is Artist-in-Residence and Communications & Outreach Specialist with the University of New Mexico’s Community Environmental Health Program.  She is also a current 2025 Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where she is in her first year as an MPH student.  Trained in biology and studio art (BS 09’, UNM), she specializes in translating complex environmental health research into culturally resonant visual narratives for Indigenous communities. Her work integrates Zuni symbolism with Western science to foster dialogue on topics such as uranium contamination, DNA damage, and immune health. Quetawki’s art has been exhibited nationally, including in the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art’s Grounded in Clay exhibition, and is permanently displayed at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque.

We hope you will join us to learn more about this inspiring artist. 

Interested but not sure if you will be able to watch live? Register using an email and the recording will be sent to you later that evening.

Amerind Online Talk: “Tradition, Innovation, and Technology: Living Legacies of Juan Quezada and the Mata Ortiz Ceramic Community”

Amerind Free Online Talk 
Thursday, September 10, 2026 
12:00 pm (AZ time) 
To register, visit:  https://bit.ly/Amerindonline09102026Hopkins

Join us on Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 12:00 pm (AZ time) for an online talk, “Tradition, Innovation, and Technology: Living Legacies of Juan Quezada and the Mata Ortiz Ceramic Community”, with Maren P. Hopkins and Kelsey E. Hanson  

 Juan Quezada (1940–2022) is celebrated internationally for pioneering the modern pottery tradition of Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, through his extraordinary experimentation with local clays, pigments, and firing techniques inspired by the ancient ceramics of Paquimé. In this presentation, we explore Juan’s stories, memories, and observations about the places where he gathered clay. We compare his lifetime of experience with scientific compositional analyses of those clay sources. Together, these perspectives reveal that Juan’s artistry was more than technical skill—it emerged from a deep relationship with the land, shaped by curiosity, exploration, experimentation, and lived experience. 

 Maren Hopkins is an archaeologist and ethnographer with more than 26 years of experience leading cultural resource, ethnographic, and heritage projects throughout the U.S. Southwest and Mexico. She specializes in collaborative, community-based, and place-based research, working closely with knowledge holders and other stakeholders to document history, cultural traditions, and the diverse ways people understand, experience, and sustain meaningful places. Her work integrates archaeology, ethnography, and heritage conservation to advance public history, cultural preservation, land stewardship, and informed natural and cultural resource management. 

Dr. Kelsey Hanson is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Arlington. Integrating interdisciplinary scientific methods with collaborative, community-based approaches to archaeology, her research explores the social roles of technology, materiality, and knowledge in the Greater Southwest and beyond. From compositional studies of pigments and ceramics to analyses of built environments and landscapes, her work examines how materials encode information about relationships to people, places, and knowledge. She draws from these connections in the past to contribute to contemporary efforts in cultural preservation and stewardship among diverse communities today. 

We hope you will join us!

*Unsure if you can watch the talk live? Register using an email and a recording of the talk will be sent later that evening.

Free Online Talk: “Collaboration in Practice: Transforming Community-Based Research in the Southwest,” with Octavius Seowtewa and Fumi Arakawa.

Amerind Free Online Talk
Thursday, February 11, 2027
12:00 pm (AZ time)
To register, visit: https://bit.ly/Amerindonline02112027

Join us on Thursday, February 11, 2027 at 12:00 pm (AZ time) for an online talk

“Collaboration in Practice: Transforming Community-Based Research in the Southwest,” with Octavius Seowtewa (A:shiwi (Zuni))  and Fumi Arakawa.

Focusing on the Chavez Cave collections in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this presentation examines the partnership between New Mexico State University and the Zuni Cultural Resource Advisory Team (ZCRAT). We will explore the collaborative process—including site visits, exhibition development, and the co-authorship of a book—as a model for ethical, reciprocal, and respectful research practice. The presentation will address both the challenges and transformative potential of collaborative scholarship, highlighting how such partnerships can reshape approaches to research, interpretation, and knowledge production. Through this project, we seek to demonstrate a path forward for community-based research that centers Indigenous voices, perspectives, and values while fostering meaningful relationships between academic institutions and Indigenous communities.

Fumi Arakawa, PhD is an associate professor of anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington (IUB). Before joining I IUB, he served as director of the University Museum and professor of anthropology at New Mexico State University. In 2022, he published Correlative Archaeology, which introduced a new theoretical framework for interpreting archaeological data from multiple perspectives.

Octavius Seowtewa is the head medicine man for the Newekwe/Galaxy medicine society and also a member of the Eagle Down medicine society. He is a supervisor for the Zuni Cultural Resource Advisory Team (ZCRAT). Seowtewa has been involved with numerous museum projects, not only in the United States but also in Japan and the Netherlands. He has reviewed innumerable Zuni cultural remains at museums for more than 20 years.

Please remember, if you are unsure if you will be able to watch live, register using an email and the recording of the talk will be sent to you to watch at your leisure.

We hope you will join us!

Comcáac, (Seri) Show & Sale, September 26th & 27th

SAVE THE DATE

Make plans to join us on Saturday, September 26th or Sunday, September 27th from 10 am – 4 pm, for our Comcáac, (Seri) Show & Sale. This year we will be featuring the work of Master artists Maria Francesca Moreno and Miguel Estrella, who will also be bringing the work of other Seri artists. Maria is known for her incredible basketry, known not only for her large pieces and tight weave, but also for her masterful designs. Her husband Miguel is a well-known Ironwood carver known for his modernist style and fluid abstract lines.

The Seri people of Sonora, Mexico, also known as the Comcáac, people of the sea and desert. With resilience in the Sonoran Desert, they have created beautiful art that they will share with us in September.

We hope you will join us!

*This event is included with museum admission

Free Online Talk: The Shapes of Us: Salado Polychrome Pottery and the Kayenta Diaspora in the 1300s and 1400s,” with Kathleen Barvick.

Amerind Free Online Talk
Thursday, July 16, 2026
12:00 pm (AZ time)
To register, visit: https://bit.ly/Amerindonline07162026Barvick

Join us on Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 12:00 pm (AZ time) for an online talk, “The Shapes of Us: Salado Polychrome Pottery and the Kayenta Diaspora in the 1300s and 1400s” with PhD candidate Kathleen Barvick.

In the late 1200s, a massive drought hit the Southwest, causing political instability and sparking a massive migration as people left the Four Corners area and migrated south to settle along the rivers, which changed to social and political organization of the Southwest forever. One group of people, from the Kayenta region of northeastern Arizona, settled across a wide area of central and southern Arizona and western New Mexico, sometimes integrating into local settlements, sometimes setting up their own enclaves away from existing settlements. Dr. Barvick’s research focuses on Salado polychrome, a specific type of pottery that arose among these Kayenta immigrant communities and spread across Arizona and New Mexico. By looking at Salado polychrome pots across the Southwest, and specifically at the variation in their shapes, she investigates how the Kayenta immigrant diaspora shared technological practices regarding pottery creation across far-flung communities in the 1300s and 1400s, how the use of Salado polychrome spread, and how Kayenta immigrants negotiated their identities as Kayenta people and as immigrants in their new homes.

Dr. Kate Barvick is an archaeologist who studies pottery, migration, and community networks in the US Southwest. She grew up in Massachusetts and received a BA in Anthropology and Linguistics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2018. Her archaeology experience in Massachusetts focused on 18th- and 19th-century historic house sites, with a special emphasis on the Revolutionary War era. Her research in the Southwest is both older than that (she spent several summers in northern New Mexico near Taos, on a collaborative community project with Picuris Pueblo) and more recent (she spent several years researching the history of baseball and its connection to labor movements in the 20th century in Bisbee, AZ). She brings from this background a passion for public archaeology, community engagement, and the bridging of the past and the present. She currently lives in Tucson, recently defended her PhD at the University of Arizona, and is the Amerind Emerging Scholar-in-Residence in Summer 2026.

If you are unsure if you can watch live, register using an email and the recording of the talk will be sent to you following the program.

We hope you will join us!

Fulton Family Heritage Tours

Fulton Family Heritage Tour
Thursday, July 30, 2026

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

12- 2 PM –SOLD OUT
$20 for Seniors/Students, $22 for Adults, Free to Members
Price includes admission to the Museum and Art Galleries.
Each Tour Limited to 12 people

Amerind Fulton Family Heritage Tour with Willie Adams:

Have you ever wondered more about Amerind’s founding family? Or want to peek at the historic home behind the museum and art galleries? Now is your opportunity.

You are invited to take an insider’s tour of the historic Fulton Seminar House, where heritage meets elegance. The tour will be led by Willie Adams, great-grandson of Amerind founder William Shirley Fulton, who provides unique insights into Amerind’s history, peppered with a few entertaining family tales! Experience Amerind in an exclusive, intimate setting with a behind–the–scenes tour of the Fulton Seminar House.

Tours are Free to Members, $20. for seniors and students, $22 for adults

Price includes admission to the Museum and Art Galleries.

Each tour is limited to 12 people

Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity!

Reserve your spot today!

To purchase your ticket or learn more details, go to:  https://bit.ly/heritagetour2026

Members call Maggie at 520-686-1336 or email [email protected] to reserve your spot.

Free Online Artist Talk with Colleen Bigman

Amerind Free Online Artist Talk with Colleen Bigman
Thursday, May 14, 2026
12:00 pm (AZ time)
To register, visit: https://bit.ly/Amerindonline05142026Bigman

Please join us on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 12:00 pm (AZ time) for a free online artist talk, with Colleen Bigman. (Diné/Navajo).

Yá’át’ééh, my name is Colleen Bigman. I am a Navajo artist based in Tucson, Arizona, with over four decades of creative experience. For the past several years, I have specialized in the creation of intricate marionettes—a practice that began with a focus on Katsinas and has evolved into the Native American Pow-Wow Dancers. This work serves as a culmination of a lifetime of artistic disciplines; each piece seamlessly integrates woodworking, sculpting, painting, beadwork, and textile arts to bring these figures to life.

Meet multi-media artist Colleen Bigman and her incredible marionette creations. We hope you will join us to learn about her journey, what she has been working on, and what’s next in her artistic journey.

We hope you will join us!