by Rich Wandschneider | Aug 5, 2019 | Alice Fletcher, Bessie Coleman, Bessie Halladay, Bonnie McCarroll, General Allotment Act, Jane Gay, Mardy Murie, Out of the Shadows
I have a theory—that women have often stepped into new fields as they emerged and were not yet dominated by men. Mostly–but not always–for good. And usually men have come along to restore the hierarchical order and women have been pushed aside in any...
by Rich Wandschneider | Jan 19, 2015 | AIM, Alice Fletcher, Alvin Josephy, Civil Rights Movement, edward curtis, Indian assimilation, Indian genocide, martin luther king, MLK, NARF, NCAAP, NCAI
I remember Alvin Josephy saying many times that the white liberals who had joined the Civil Rights Movement and Dr. King did not understand the Indian situation. To paraphrase him, “As the Civil Rights movement gained strength and won some victories, white liberals...
by Rich Wandschneider | Oct 8, 2014 | Alfred Crosby, Alice Fletcher, Allen Pinkham, Alvin Josephy, Charles Mann, Columbian Exchange, Dawes Act, Nez Perce
In preparation for my Portland presentation on the Nez Perce in the Wallowa Country tomorrow night, and thinking about this ecosystems/ Pacific NW tribes class I am teaching in La Grande, I got to wondering about which elements of Alfred Crosby’s Columbian Exchange...
