by Rich Wandschneider | Nov 16, 2024 | Antikoni, Autry Museum, Beth Piatote, Fishtrap, Nex Perce history, Nez Perce, Nez Perce art, Nez Perce stories, Nez Perce War
That is the name of the play by Beth Piatote now playing in Los Angeles! This, from “People’s World”: “LOS ANGELES — Theatergoers are in for a very special occasion—a revelation, it’s not too excessive to say—if they will expand their horizons a bit and embrace a...
by Rich Wandschneider | Nov 16, 2021 | Beth Piatote, Bobbie Conner, Indian Horse, Louise Erdrich. Turtle Mountain Reservation, Momaday, spalding, whitman, Whitman College
Here’s how I found my way to The Way to Rainy Mountain For the past few years, the Josephy Center has had a book group. It started with small, in-person meetings, and moved online with the coming of Covid. Our last book was Murder at the Mission: A Frontier Killing,...
by Rich Wandschneider | Aug 27, 2021 | Beth Piatote, Birchbark Books, Louise Erdrich. Turtle Mountain Reservation, Minnesota Indians, Momaday, Philip Deloria, Sherman Alexie, White Earth Reservation
Our number one Josephy Library volunteer, Elnora Cameron, just returned from a trip across the North, and into the Midwest. She spent a few hours in Louise Erdrich’s Minneapolis bookstore, Birchbark Books (https://birchbarkbooks.com), and came back with a very...
by Rich Wandschneider | Jul 18, 2021 | Alvin Josephy, Beth Piatote, boarding schools, David Treuer, Indian Horse, Jack Loeffler, Philip Deloria
I don’t know very many Nez Perce words, and will never be a speaker, but it I love the sound of the language and hope to learn a few more. For now, Good Morning and Thank You are enough. Tac meeywi to all, and qe’ci’yew’yew’ to the many who responded to my blog post...
by Rich Wandschneider | Dec 11, 2019 | Antigone, Beth Piatote, Doug Hyde, Fishtrap, Haruo Aoki, Marcus Amerman, Nez Perce stories
Here’s a holiday book recommendation—a gift to yourself and then to pass on to others: The Beadworkers, by Beth Piatote.Cover art is beadwork by artist Marcus AmermanI got an early copy weeks ago, and sped through the poems and stories quickly, but for some...
