Charles C. Pierce Collection

Navajo family living in ancient cliff dwellings, Canyon de Chelly

 

Navajo mother with children, New Mexico

  

Old Indian women of San Fernando Mission, 1890

 

Paiute woman grinding acorns in wooden mortar, Yosemite Valley

 

Wallapai women at home, Arizona

 

Yuma Indians ready to play Pole & Hoop game, Arizona

 

Source: California Digital Archive

10 Fast Facts - April

                                                                     10 Fast Facts - April







-  The University of Michigan women's basketball team won the 2017 WNIT (Women's National Invitational Tournament). The Wolverines defeated Georgia Tech 89-79 in triple overtime.  





-  Patrick Ewing was recently hired to be the Head Coach of the Georgetown University men's basketball team.





-  The Detroit Tigers recently released Pitcher Mike Pelfrey.  The Tigers also released Pitcher Mark Lowe.





-  Tiger Woods will not play in the 2017 Masters.  





-  The NHL (National Hockey League) recently announced that its players will not compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics.





-  Griffin Conine is an outfielder for the Duke University Blue Devils.  Griffin is the son of former MLB (Major League Baseball) slugger Jeff Conine.





-  Isaiah Livers won the 2017 Hal Schram Mr. Basketball Award.  Livers will play college basketball at the University of Michigan.





-  Jordan Walker won the 2017 Michigan Miss Basketball Award.  Walker will play college basketball at Western Michigan University.





-  Doug Gottlieb recently left CBS Sports.  Gottlieb now works for Fox Sports.





-  The 2017 MLL (Major League Lacrosse) season features 9 teams from across the United States.  















                                                                       Game Notes  








-  The 2017 WNIT Championship Game was played at Calihan Hall, in Detroit.



-  The 2018 Winter Olympics are scheduled to take place in South Korea.



-  Griffin Conine bats left.  Conine is playing in his Sophomore season for the Duke Blue Devils.



-  Isaiah Livers played high school basketball at Kalamazoo Central High School.



-  Jordan Walker played high school basketball at Mona Shores High School.



-  Cassius Winston won the 2016 Hal Schram Mr. Basketball Award.



-  Kysre Gondrezick won the 2016 Michigan Miss Basketball Award.











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