LOCAL EVENTS
Price center hosts theatrical production by the Indigenous Cultures Institute
The Indigenous Cultures Institute performed the play “Papakō: The Journey” at the Price Center from Nov. 7 to 10.
Today, there are over 3,500 Native American remains unearthed from Texas soil, stored in cardboard boxes and housed in institutions throughout Texas. Despite a federal law passed in 1990 that requires institutions to begin repatriating all remains, few museums and universities have complied, continuing to hold their collections intact. This was the historical setting for “Papakō: The Journey”, a new play that was written for young audiences that chronicled the journey of two young cousins who fight for the right to rebury their ancestors. Written by the playwrights of the award-winning play “Yana Wana’s Legend of the Bluebonnet.” The event was a collaboration with the Price Center and Austin’s Teatro Vivo and is funded by the City of San Marcos Arts Commission.
