Andean Folk Music and Cultures of South America
By Oscar Rios Pohirieth
Experience the Andean cultures of Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Chile through an acoustic journey and storytelling. The founder and director of the award-winning Lincoln-based Andean musical group Kusi Taki (Quechua for Enchanting Music) will play traditional South American instruments including the Quena (flute), Zampoñas (panpipes), Charango (ten-stringed small guitar) and Bombo (goatskin drum) and sing in Spanish and Quechua to bring alive the cultures and history of the indigenous peoples of the Andes.

Cultural Change in the Andes
By Robert Lind
This lecture - slide presentation focuses on the historical and cultural geography of the Andean region of South America. In chronological order, Lind introduces visual evidence of people representing diverse cultures. While focusing on pre - Columbian cultures, emphasis will be placed on the contributions of the Inca. After a comparison of several present - day Amerindian groups in the region, attention will shift to the impact of Spanish culture and concluding with the effect of modernization and globalization. 

Vaquero to Buckaroo - Hispanic Roots of Cowboy Culture
By Ricardo Garcia
This Power Point presentation answers the question "Where did cowboys come from?" by showing how cowboy culture was developed in Mexico by Mexican, Indian and African slaves and rich landholders. Participants learn about the Hispanic traditions of ranching, branding, roping, trail driving, horsemanship and the roundup, from which the "rodeo" developed. Garcia also shows how Mexican storytelling and singing led to cowboy yarns, tall tales, poetry and ballads. History, story and music are combined to tell the saga of the Mexican-American cowboy. In English with smattering of Spanish.

Mexican Sayings (Dichos)
By Olga Olivares
Sayings are a treasure of the Mexican people. It can be said that sayings are a part of the Mexican culture.  They demonstrate the wisdom, psychology, and social values of Mexican people. Sayings are a manifestation of the culture, personality, character, and spirit. Sayings, or dichos, have lost some of their meanings through translations. Nevertheless, they must be told in order to preserve them.

Storytelling and the Hispanic Oral Tradition
By Linda M. Garcia-Perez
An experienced storyteller, Garcia-Perez draws on her experiences as a young girl in Omaha's Mexican-American barrio. Her stories convey a universal message of humor, wonder and tradition. The presentation can be tailored to focus on one of the following topics:

• "Traditional Hispanic Stories for Families and Children" — Using stories to bring to life the myths, fantasies and tales of Latin cultures.
• "Keeping the Oral Tradition Alive: Abuelita 
• (Grandmother) Stories I Heard When I Was a Girl" — Examples of stories based on rights of passage.
• "Traditional Mexican, Central and South American Motifs as Vehicles for Folk Tales" — Depicting the life and times of Hispanic people.