by Rich Wandschneider | Sep 2, 2022 | 1491, 1918 influenza resiliency, Charles Mann, Chuck Sams, Deb Haaland, Mary Peltola, Nez Perce Tribe, umatilla reservation, Undaunted Courage
Friends texted and emailed me this yesterday to tell me that Mary Peltola, a Yup’ik Alaskan Native, had won election in her state for the short remainder of a congressional term. She’ll run again for a full term in the fall. Even the short term marks a win for the...
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,...
