Glacier National Park’s Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center will host a brown bag luncheon presentation by Glacier National Park archaeologist Brent Rowley on Wednesday.

Twelve thousand years ago, in what is now Glacier National Park, Native Americans encountered a world filled with megafauna, where bison roamed the landscape. Bison were central to the livelihood of prehistoric hunters and gatherers, providing not only food but materials for making clothing, food, shelter, snares, cords and lashing.

Rowley will explore the ways in which Native people hunted and utilized bison by looking at the artifacts they left behind.

The presentation will take place at the park’s Community Building in West Glacier from noon to 1 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

To learn more about the park’s summer brown bag series and other events, visit Glacier National Park’s event calendar at https://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/calendar.htm.