Lesson 4 Mesa Verde Today

	As a park, Mesa Verde is protected from change.
	Mesa Verde National Park created in 1906.
	Visitor stop at the museum. (Museum is a place where people can look at objects of art, science, or history.)
	Tours given by Park Rangers.
	Learn about the past by seeing artifacts.
	Visitors must be respectful of the sites... Not to touch or remove artifacts.

Respecting the Past;

	Hopi, Zuni, and Hopi of today are related to the Anasazi and share many of the same beliefs and customs and the ruins were a home to a people.
	Anasazi worked well together in communities like we do in our communities today.
	Important lesson from Indians is to respect nature and think about the long-term effects of our action on our environment.
	By learning about the past we learn about our communities today.