Lewis-Clark State College will celebrate its 38th annual Native American Awareness Week the week of March 18-21 with a variety of speakers, events, a banquet, and powwows. This year’s theme is “Acknowledgement & Awareness”. All events are free and open to the public and will be held at the Williams Conference Center unless otherwise noted.
March 20 – 10:30am
“RESEARCH AND RESOURCES THROUGH THE NEZ PERCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK” Park Ranger Vivian Wilson will provide an overview of the Nez Perce National Historical Park and the resources and research opportunities available through the park and its sites along the Nez Perce National Historic Trail.
March 20 – 12pm
“NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES PANEL & ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION” Native American Studies faculty Harold Crook, Kerensa Allison, and Amy Canfield will discuss the Native American Studies and Nez Perce Language minor programs at Lewis-Clark State College in relationship to culture, leadership, and visions for the future.
March 20 – 1:30pm
“TRIBAL PERSPECTIVES OF NEZ PERCE HISTORY WITH OTIS HALFMOON” Nez Perce elder W. Otis Halfmoon will discuss how he interprets tribal stories to the public and the importance of participating in and presenting tribal voices in the retelling of history. After service in the US. Army, Halfmoon joined and retired from the National Park Service where he worked as an interpreter, park historian, unit administrator and liaison officer with indigenous peoples across the western states. Halfmoon is committed to the documentation and preservation of Nez Perce history and culture
March 20 – 6pm
LC Native American Awareness Week Friendship Dinner(Student Acknowledgements & Lifetime Achievement Award presented)
March 21 – 7pm
SIMÍINEKEM WEWÉEX̣P PÁAX̣AM POW WOW & SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE – P1FCU Activity Center
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