Monthly Meetings

NTAS Monthly Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month, at 7:00pm except in June and December. The monthly meetings are located at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in the Research & Education Building, Room 114. The NTAS meetings are hybrid meetings held in-person and offered via Zoom.

NTAS meetings are a staple of our membership. In these meetings, we discuss NTAS Announcements, which include upcoming volunteer opportunities, upcoming NTAS events, upcoming Texas Archeology Society (TAS) events, and each month we feature a guest speaker. Our guest speakers deliver programs on various archeological topics. Past topics include geoarcheology, bioarcheology, regional archeological sites and topics, and more. NTAS meetings are open to the general public.

Guests are welcome to join all NTAS monthly meetings in-person or via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link for our programs, please email info@ntxas.org .

May 8th, 2025 Monthly Meeting

Topic: Caddo Beadwork, the Journey

Guest Speaker: Yonavea Hawkins

Abstract: Learning beadwork techniques, moccasin making, and sewing started as an adult when I wanted Caddo clothing (regalia) to wear at Caddo dances. Growing up my mother sewed my dresses, but paid others for the moccasins and accessories needed. My self-teaching journey started with books on beading, searching the internet, and looking at museum collection images and learning more with each pair of moccasins I made for my self and family.

About: Yonavea Hawkins

Bio: As an award winning Native American artist Yonavea started when she participated in her first juried art market, entering a pair of Delaware moccasins in the Bead Work competition at the Red Earth Festival and placed. Yonavea is an enrolled member of the Caddo Nation and also the Delaware Nation and Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma.

Since then she has continued to place in other Native American art market competitions with moccasins (pucker-toe), beaded belts, beaded jewelry, and Native American cultural items in the Bead Work and/or Diverse Art categories at the Red Earth Festival, South Eastern Art Show and Market (SEASAM), the Artesian Arts Festival, Santa Fe Indian Market, Eiteljorg Indian Art Market, and the Cherokee Art Market.

Monthly meetings

May 8th, 2025 Monthly Meeting

Topic: Caddo Beadwork, the Journey