Topic: History
Media Alert: OPB documentary featuring Mitch Reyes premieres November 17
The Lewis & Clark Expedition was a pivotal moment in American history. But the story of York, a slave to William Clark and comrade on this journey, has been obscured by omission and stereotype. “Searching for York,” a film produced for Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Oregon Experience, paints a portrait of this unofficial member of the Corps of Discovery as it discusses the ways in which history is written.
Assistant Professor of Communication Mitch Reyes contributes his expertise in the field of public memory to the program.
The documentary debuts on OPB on November 17th at 9:00 p.m. “Searching for York” will be re-broadcast on Wednesday the 19th at 3:00 a.m. and Sunday the 23rd at 1:00 p.m.
Campion reviews biography of Kevin O’Higgins
David Campion, assistant professor of history:
This spring, Campion reviewed John P. McCarthy’s biography of Kevin O’Higgins, titled “Kevin O’Higgins: Builder of the Irish State” (Irish Academic Press, 2006) for The University Bookman. Campion writes: “It is a testament to Kevin O’Higgins and to the government he painstakingly helped build and in whose service he gave the best years of his life…”
Miller responds to Pope Benedict XVI’s comments regarding the colonization of America
Robert Miller, professor of law, responding to comments made by Pope Benedict XVI, during his recent trip to America, explains how the pontiff’s statements ignore the history of the church and its historic role in the colonization of the Americas and the unfair treatment of Native Americans.
Indian Country Today (Rapid City, S.D.) Benedict XVI: Reflections on the pope’s visit to America
Associate Professor of History Elliott Young receives Chautauqua Lectureship award
Elliott Young, associate professor of history:
Young received a Chautauqua Lectureship award from the Oregon Council for the Humanities.
First SHEAR/Mellon fellow named from Lewis & Clark College
Rory Sullivan, a junior history major, has been awarded one of ten fellowships to participate in a summer seminar at the University of Pennsylvania’s McNeil Center for the Study of Early America. As a SHEAR/Mellon (Society for Historians of the Early American Republic) fellow, Sullivan will receive a $2,000 research stipend, complimentary participation in the seminar, and the opportunity to mount research for his senior honors thesis at Lewis & Clark. He is the first SHEAR/Mellon Fellow from Lewis & Clark College. Read more here.
Undergraduates travel to Oaxaca, Mexico to document immigration
A feature on alternative spring break programs details Lewis & Clark’s immigration history course, US-Mexico Borderlands, which traveled to Oaxaca and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 22-29 to document Oaxacan immigration to Oregon. Read more here.
The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Breaking away
Professor Stephen Beckham explains history of territory dispute
Stephen Beckham, Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. professor of history, explains that the Cowlitz Tribe is also recognized as the Hu-lu-etul people, who once occupied the area along the Columbia and Lewis rivers. The Cowlitz are currently in a battle over this territory, where they hope to build a reservation and casino.
The Seattle Times (Seattle, Wash.) History and money color casino fight
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