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NATIVE AMERICAN HEADDRESS DONATED TO INTERTRIBAL CENTER
A Native American headdress, estimated to be more than 100 years old, was donated to Central Wyoming College’s collection by a neighbor of Alice and Fred Nicol.
Bernie and Sue Bernard of Placitus, N.M., who own a home near the Nicols’ cabin at Turpin Meadow, donated the bonnet to CWC. It will be housed along with the Stewart Collection of Native American artifacts in the CWC Intertribal Education and Community Center. The center has a museum room with a temperature and moisture-controlled environment.
Fred Nicol, a former CWC Foundation board member, said Bernard acquired the bonnet from his father, who obtained it while working for the Civilian Conservation Corps in the early 1930s in Idaho.
Archaeologist Jim Stewart, who teaches for CWC, said the bonnet appears to be of Sioux style. The method of attaching the eagle feathers to the bonnet, he said, is indicative of a turn-of-the-century style. “The preservation has been extraordinary,” said Stewart when Nicol delivered the bonnet to CWC.
Students of CWC’s Western American Studies program will attempt to trace the origin of the bonnet through census and other government documents.
Sergio Maldonado, CWC’s Native American services coordinator, conducted a cedaring ceremony to welcome the donation to the Intertribal Center.
Riverton, Wyo.— Metallica’s foundation, All Within My Hands, continues its multimilliondollar investment in critical workforce programs at community colleges nationwide. Among the schools, Central Wyoming College was selected from a competitive pool of applicants to receive $100,000 to transform the futures of students in the community.
“Central Wyoming College is excited to be a part of something that is elevating the importance of career paths where people can be really successful,” says President Brad Tyndall. “Trades, like our auto program, are so desperately needed by our communities right now. We’re incredibly thankful for Metallica’s generosity and All Within My Hands’ support.”
“Metallica’s mission to bring ‘dignity to the trades’ is aligned with Central Wyoming College’s purpose of providing high quality education in all of our trades programs,” says Lynne McAuliffe, CWC Dean of Business, Technical, Health and Safety. “We selected the Automotive Technology program to be the focus of this initiative in order to bring additional resources and attention to the demanding profession of automotive technicians.”
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