This pueblo-style museum displays Southwestern Native American objects – baskets, pottery, kachina dolls – dating from prehistoric times to the present. One surprising exhibit addresses the true origins of the 'Smoki' tribe. The tribe was a philanthropic society created by white Prescottonians to raise money for the city's rodeo. The group's annual Hopi Snake Dance was considered a religious mockery by local tribes and was discontinued in 1990.
Today, the museum works with area tribes to instill understanding and respect for the region's indigenous cultures. The correct pronunciation is 'smoke-eye.'
