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Conference on Trails and Treaties in the PNW

A TIME FOR RECONSIDERATION
Seattle, Mar. 4th & Mar. 5th, 2005

Where and when

  • Friday, March 4, 2005:
    Join us at 6:30 for a traditional salmon bake supper at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center cohosted by the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation. There will be a tour of the Daybreak Star building and gallery and a historical perspective on the formation of the cultural center will be presented. Seattle’s Daybreak Star Center is located in Discovery Park in Seattle’s Magnolia District at 3801 West Government Way. 206-285-4485 for driving directions.

  • Saturday, March 5, 2005:
    Museum of History and Industry, conference sessions and luncheon, 8 am to 4:30 pm, 2700-24th Avenue East, Seattle, 98112, 206-324-1126 for directions to MOHAI

Saturday Conference Program
8:00 am Registration
8:30 am Welcome
8:45 am Plenary Speaker Robert Miller: Indain Treaties: Contracts Between Sovereigns Robert J. Miller is an associate professor at Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland.
9:15 am Break
9:30 am Claims to the Land:
Moderator: Alexandra Harmon, University of Washington
  Josh Reid, University of California, Davis,  "I Want the Sea: That is My Country"
  John Mann, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire,  "The Lemhi Trail of Tears"
  Les McConnell, Signtalker Consultants, LLC,  "Off-Reservation Treaty Rights of the Tribes of the Middle Oregon"
  Robert Kentta, Cultural Resources Director,(Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians),  "Western Oregon’s Ratified Treaties, First in the Territory"
  Treaty Rights Today:
Moderator: Kathleen Alcala, Co-Founder, Raven Chronicles
  A discussion with Pauline Escudero Schafer, (Apache), Mark Trahant, (Fort Hall-Shoshone), Cecile Hansen (Duwamish),  The Raven Chronicles: Treaties and Environmental Stewardship
10:50 am Break
11:00 am Paper Matters: Archives and Treaties:
Moderator: Candace Lein-Hayes, NARA, Pacific Alaska Region
  David Kingma, Archivist, Gonzaga University
  Brianna Bob, Archivist, Colville Confederated Tribes
  Carla Rickerson, Head, Special Collections, UW Libraries
  John Ferrell, Archivist, NARA, Pacific Alaska Region
  Teaching the Treaties:
Moderator: Maria Pascualy, Curator, Washington State History Museum
  Martha Lance, Independent Historian,  Making History Useful: Teaching Treaty History in Washington
  Patsy Whitefoot, (Yakama Nation),  Making History Useful: Teaching Treaty History in Washington
  Sally Brownfield, (Squaxin Island),  Making History Useful: Teaching Treaty History in Washington
  Shana Brown,(Yakama Nation),  Making History Useful: Teaching Treaty History in Washington
  Ann Bates,  Huchoosedah Indian Education Seattle Public Schools: The Treaty Education Needs Assessment Project
  Janine Tillotson, (Tlingit),  Huchoosedah Indian Education Seattle Public Schools: The Treaty Education Needs Assessment Project
12:05 pm Lunch
Guild member and historian, Jackie Williams, presents A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.
1:10 pm Trails in the Galleries: Lewis and Clark in Museums:
Moderator: Lorraine McConaghy, Historian, MOHAI
  Cindy Ott, Curator of History, Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, Montana,  Why Lewis and Clark Matter
  Peg Tysver, Museum Studies, University of Washington,  Museum Messages: Analyzing the Exhibit Beyond Lewis and Clark; the Army Explores the West
  Irene Chambers, Interpretive Programs, Library of Congress,  Lewis and Clark From a Visitor’s Perspective: Enjoying While Learning History
  Signs on the Land:
Moderator: Coll Thrush, University of Washington
  Junius Rochester, Independent Historian,  Along the Old Lolo Trail
  Fennelle Miller, Archaeologist, King County,  Roads and Footpaths in King County; Tribal Stewardship to Tribal Ownership, and In Between
  Astrida Blukis Onat, Archaeologist, BOAS Inc.,  Culturally Modified Trees as Markers of History and Living Archaeology
2:30 pm Break
2:40 pm Myths, Maps and Martyrs:
Moderator: Robert Carriker, Gonzaga University
  Minie Smith, Independent Historian,  Mid-19th Century Commercial Map Makers
2:40 pmI Sally Thompson, University of Montana, Missoula and Kim Lugthart,  The Cartography of Father Pierre DeSmet
2:40 pm David Nicandri, Director, Washington State History Museum,  Twisted Hair, Tetoharsky and the Sacagewea Myth
  Alex Olson, University of Washington, Seattle,  Our Leschi: The Making of a Martyr
  A World in Flux: The Social Landscape of the Treaty Era:
Moderator: Mary Wright, University of Washington
  LLyn de Danaan, Emerita Faculty, the Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA,  Katie Gale’s Tombstone
  Shanna Stevenson, Senior Planner, Thurston Regional Planning Council, Olympia, WA,  Womens’ Accounts of the Indian Wars
  Tim Ransom, Independent Historian,  150 Years of Agriculture on the Nisqually Flats – From Tribal Stewardship to Tribal Ownership
4:04 pm "49": Film Short by Sherman Alexie
4:20 pm Wine tasting by Ron Irvine of Vason Island Winery

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   'Chiefs at Dinner, Walla Walla Council, 1855' Gustav Sohon; image courtesy of Washington State Historical Society

"Chiefs at Dinner, Walla Walla Council, 1855" Gustav Sohon; image courtesy of Washington State Historical Society

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