by Rich Wandschneider | May 10, 2014 | Allen Pinkham, Alvin Josephy, Corps of Discovery, Lewis and Clark, Lewis and Clark Among the Nez Perce, Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes, McWhorter, Steve Evans, Undaunted Courage
Allen Pinkham and Steve EvansOn Wednesday night Allen Pinkham and Steve Evans gave the first of what we plan to be annual lectures in honor of Alvin Josephy. Their theme—following the title of their recently published book, Lewis and Clark Among the Nez Perce:...
by Rich Wandschneider | Apr 19, 2012 | Corps of Discovery, Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes, Otis Halfmoon, Stephen Ambrose, Undaunted Courage, Watkuweis
Years ago I asked Otis Halfmoon, an enrolled Nez Perce who was working as an interpreter for the Nez Perce National Historical Park, to come to Wallowa County and give a talk on the Nez Perce War. I don’t remember now why I asked him to address that particular topic,...
by Rich Wandschneider | Feb 6, 2012 | As Days Go By; Cayuse, Bobbie Conner, Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes, National Museum of American Indian, Nez Perce, NMAI, Roberta Conner, Tamastslikt, Umatilla, Walla Walla Indians
Some of you might have already heard, but it is worth repeating! Roberta “Bobbie” Conner is the incoming Chair of Board of Trustees of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. She has been on the Board since 2008, co-facilitated a Tribal museum...
