Blackwater Draw National Historic Landmark and Museum

The Blackwater Draw Museum is a proud recipient of a New Mexico Humanities Council American (NMHC) Rescue Plan (ARP) grant. About the Grant: "The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) previously received $135 million in supplemental funding to assist humanities organizations and other cultural institutions affected by the coronavirus pandemic as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) approved by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by Presiden

Join us on May 7th for our Annual Prehistory Day open house event at the Blackwater Draw National Historic Landmark. This event is part of New Mexico Heritage Preservation Month. Bring the family! FREE entrance to the site. We'll have various tables and tents, atlatl throwing, and a tour with the Director. Make a necklace using bison teeth beads Learn how to flintknap (chipped stone tools!) Practice throwing atlatls like prehistoric peoples did to hunt bison & mammoth Make a