Writing this blog is one of my favorite parts of working at the Josephy Center. Who gets to shout out about new things learned, old injustices exposed; about the resilience of the Native American people!
And do you know that a 2021 blog post called “How much is a beaver pelt worth” has had over 2600 hits! The next most seen post is “Nez Perce Music” with 1650, and then “Nez Perce Treaties” with 1350.
In America today there is a great curiosity about the Nez Perce, and about Indians in general, and I have the privilege of reading, writing, and living some of this curiosity. This year Kolle (my library colleagure) and I went on Snake River with Nez Perce elders, visited a tool-making site with elders and an archeologist, and I look forward to hosting an exhibit of Nez Perce artists in spring.
Right now our exhibit, “Nez Perce in Oregon: Removal and Return,” is up at the university in La Grande, will go to the community college in Pendleton after the first, and eventually make its way to the State Capitol.
Old blog posts, past exhibits, talks about sockeye and Alvin Josephy’s broadcast from the WW II Marine Corps landing at Guam are all on our webpage: https://library.josephy.org/. Go explore. And to help Kolle and me continue our work with more exhibits, host more elder visits, and send out my blog posts, click on https://josephy.org/donate/general-fund-donation/ and make your donation.
Thanks for reading. Thanks for friendship and support. And have a great holiday.