Blog Repost: 9 Perfect Parks for Exploring Native American History and Art

At PocketRangerBlog.com there is a great post that features nine different parks around the United States where you can view different types of Native American art that represents not only various types of artwork, but also represents the history of different communities, areas and facets of life they experienced. I love how the title of the blog post about "Perfect Parks for Exploring Native American History" doesn't even focus on the art aspect, but points out the primarily historical aspect of this type of artwork.

This is an important focus that people sometimes make, they will see the history, or the art, but not both. This is like when I spent some time living in the desert. I saw the desert, the dry and desolate, but not the beauty. There is a beauty, and artistry inherent in the history that is told through these things shown in these parks shown in this PocketRangerBlog post, just like there is an inherent beauty that I eventually came to realize and appreciate from living in the desert. Just because it isn't the first thing you see, doesn't mean it is less important or valuable from a societal standpoint.

The image below is from Seminole Canyon State Park, one of the nine listed among the Perfect Parks for Exploring Native American History on the PocketRangerBlog entry. This park is located in Val Verde County, Texas and is courtesy of www.legendsofamerica.com