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 Gerard
A. Baker
has been the Superintendent of Mount Rushmore National Memorial since
May 2004. He has been with the Federal Government for 30 years; 27
years with the National Park Service (NPS) and 3 years with the United
States Forest Service. Gerard is a full blood member of the
Mandan-Hidatsa Tribe of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, Mandaree,
North Dakota. He graduated from Southern Oregon State University
in Ashland, Oregon, with degrees in Criminology and Sociology. In
his career, he has been a deputy sheriff, campground ranger, law
enforcement ranger, wilderness ranger, park ranger-historian, and a park
superintendent. In 1997, Gerard received the NPS Intermountain
Regional Director's Award for Cultural Resource Management and a Team
Performance Award for this work with the Indian Memorial at Little
Bighorn Battlefield. In 1998, he became Superintendent of
Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Oklahoma, and received the U.S.
Department of the Interior's Honor Award for Superior Service. As
Superintendent of Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail from 2000 to
2004, Gerard was responsible for trail management and the traveling
exhibit Corps of Discovery II: 200 Years to the Future. During
this time, he worked with 58 American Indian tribes and 19 trail states
from Monticello, Virginia, to Fort Clatsop, Oregon. His hobbies
include researching trade and oral history of the Northern Plains,
American Indian history and traditional crafts such as brain tanning.
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 Jack
Gladstone, a member of the
Blackfeet Tribe, attended the University of Washington on a football
scholarship, earning both a degree in Speech Communications and a Rose
Bowl ring with the 1978 championship Huskies. Since 1988, Jack has
released 13 critically acclaimed, independently produced CD’s. His
release, Buffalo Republic, was honored with an entry-level
nomination for the 2001 Grammy Awards and was nominated for Folk
Recording and Historical Album of the Year by the Native American Music
Awards. In 2003, Tappin’ the Earth’s Backbone was also honored
with a Grammy nomination.Jack grew up immersed in the rich oral tradition of the West, listening to his Blackfeet Indian grandmother tell the story of Creation and the other myths that formed their cultural framework. Jack’s great, great grandfather, Red Crow, was the chief of the Blood tribe from 1870-1900 and led his people from their glory days of the buffalo into reservation life. As a Native American, Jack has experienced the European impact upon our continent’s cultural journey from another perspective. He tells the story of U. S. westward expansion with deep insight and sensitivity. www.jackgladstone.com |
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 Solo Greene
is an enrolled member of
the Nez Perce Tribe and lives in Lapwai, Idaho, on the Nez Perce Indian
Reservation. He is the Education Specialist for the Tribe’s Environmental
Restoration & Waste Management Program. Solo played baseball for the
Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC) Warriors and was on the 1990 World Series NAIA
National Championship Team. Having graduated with honors from LCSC and
receiving a degree in Kinesiology and a minor in Psychology, Solo recently
received a University of Idaho Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership. Solo
travels throughout the United States and presents to local, regional and
national audiences on various topics including Native Americans, Nez Perce
history and culture, education and multi-cultural education, the environment,
and achieving success, health and wellness. |
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W. Otis Halfmoon, a Nez Perce tribal historian, is a graduate of
Lapwai High School and Washington State University. He has been an
employee of the National Park Service for over 17 years; with posts at
Big Hole National Battlefield, Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area,
Bear Paw Battlefield, Nez Perce National Historical Park, and Lewis &
Clark National Historical Trail. Currently, he is the Management
Specialist for the National Trails System in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Otis
has consulted for numerous documentaries pertaining to Nez Perce tribal
history and culture, and he remains committed to their preservation. |
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 Aaron
Miles,
a member and natural resource manager of the Nez Perce Trip, began a
career in natural resource management in 1988. In an effort to combat
racism and ignorance, he has dedicated his career to educating
non-Indians about the tribe’s plight to manage and conserve natural
resources for future generations of Nez Perce. Aaron has appeared on
Idaho Public Television, received coverage in the media and has spoken
at universities in Idaho and Washington. In May 2003, he received an
alumni achievement award from his alma mater, the University of Idaho’s
College of Natural Resources. |
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 Robert J. Miller
is an Associate Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland,
Oregon where he teaches Indian Law courses and Civil Procedure. He has
taught and practiced Indian law since 1993. He has also been a part-time
tribal judge since 1995 and is now the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals
for the Grand Ronde Tribe. Bob has published numerous articles and book
chapters on Indian Law issues and has spoken at dozens of federal, state,
and private conferences in more than twenty-one states. In 2003, he was
appointed by his tribe to be on the Circle of Tribal Advisors to the
National Council of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial. He has been writing and
speaking about the Lewis & Clark Expedition for the past three years and his
book, Native America, Discovered and Conquered: Thomas Jefferson, Lewis &
Clark, and Manifest Destiny, was published in September 2006. Bob is a
citizen of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america |
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 David L. Nicandri
has been director of the Washington State Historical Society since July
1987. A graduate of SUNY at Plattsburgh and the holder of a
Master’s Degree in history, from the University of Idaho, Nicandri
formerly served as the chief curator of the Washington State Capital
Museum. Nicandri was also elected three times to terms on the Tumwater,
Washington city council and was adjunct faculty of The Evergreen State
College. David is
the author of numerous books and articles. Among the former are a
history of Territorial Governor Isaac I. Stevens Indian Treaty Tour, and
co-editor of the official 1989 centennial illustrated history of
Washington. He is also the executive editor of Columbia magazine, the
journal of the Washington State Historical Society. In May 2001 Dave
received an honorary doctorate from Gonzaga University in recognition of
the Society’s expansion and proficiency during his tenure. Nicandri
is currently working on a book about Lewis and Clark on the Snake and
Columbia Rivers.
Nicandri's research into Lewis & Clark has
been described as untiring and meticulous, and he has been credited with
having a robust literary style. His talks on Lewis and Clark have
been called bold, entertaining, and insightful. |
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 Allen Pinkham
served as chairman of the
Nez Perce Tribe Executive Committee for five years, serves on the Chief
Joseph Foundation, as a representative to the National Lewis and Clark
Bicentennial Committee, and as a liaison between the Nez Perce Tribe and
the U.S. Forest Service. Allen is co-author of Salmon and His People and
was a contributor to I am of This
Land. He is one of the Tribes' best storytellers and
emphasizes the value of passing on traditional environmental knowledge
through family traditions and oral histories. |
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Kevin Peters, member of the Nez Perce Tribe, is a Lewiston High School graduate (’75) and a graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with Associate degrees in 2-Dimensional Art and Museum Studies. He has been employed by the National Park Service for 20 years, including two years at Big Hole National Battle Field. Currently, Kevin is a Ranger/Interpreter at Nez Perce National Historical Park in Spalding, Idaho. He builds interpretive displays and gives Nez Perce cultural presentations and demonstrations. One presentation Kevin enjoys delivering is on the role and significance of flutes in Nez Perce Culture. He designs and makes flutes as well as other Nez Perce material goods. Kevin is an artist in his personal life and he enjoys tipi-camping and dancing at pow-wows. His wife is a ranger at Grand Canyon National Park. |
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 Rob
Quist, a rancher’s son and native Montanan, is recognized as one of the
West’s best known songwriters, composers and main stage performers. He
has toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, and Japan,
headlining in every major concert hall in America, including the Great
American Music Hall in San Francisco, the Palomino in Los Angeles, The
Bitter End in New York City, The Rainbow in Denver and Byfield’s in the
Ambassador East Hotel in Chicago. Rob has also appeared at Michael
Martin Murphey’s West Fest in Copper Mountain, Colorado and Red River,
New Mexico, Bumber Shoot in Seattle, Rockin’ the Rockies, Aber Day
Kegger in Missoula, and the Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada. The
Missoulian named Rob one of the Premiere Montana Musicians of the 20th
Century, and he was just recently inducted into the University of
Montana’s Fine Arts Department Hall of Fame. He was saluted as a
“celebrated Montana musician and composer who has captured the spirit of
the West in his music, an evocative and versatile artist whose gift of
song has touched the hearts and souls of his countrymen, an eloquent
proponent of the history and beauty of the West whose legacy in song
will be embraced by generations to follow.” Rob has released 8 CDs, and
his original music has been charted on Billboard’s Top 100, the National
Independent Label Charts and has hit the charts in Europe where his
songs “Rain, Tears and Whiskey” and “Living Wild and Free” debuted on
Radio ATL in Belgium at numbers 10 and 16, respectively. His music has
been recorded by Country Greats Michael Martin Murphey, Loretta Lynn,
Mission Mountain Wood Band and The Montana Band. Levi Jeans chose Rob
from a field of top country music writers to compose and produce a song
for their National Ad Campaign. The song, “Blue Jean Love Affair”, aired
on the Top 20 Country Markets for 90 days. Other artists chosen by Levi
Jeans to compose songs for the Jazz, Blues, Rock and Roll, and Heavy
Metal Markets were Taj Mahal, Jerry Garcia, Shawn Colvin, Ray Cooder,
Los Lobos and the Subdudes. |
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 Mr.
Wilfred "Scotty" Scott
was the Post Commander of the Lapwai All-American Post 10933 for
14 years. The Post was started on May 14, 1990 with 36 veterans,
and has participated in all Nez Perce war memorials throughout the
United States. Colors are also posted for various occasions, such as pow-wow's and official gatherings. Some of the original members have
since left to be with the creator and others have joined to maintain an
active Post.The Spirit of the Renegades drum group was organized 16 years ago. The group often performs during pow-wow's, memorials, cultural presentations, funerals, weddings and culture camp. These drummers play from their hearts and, in Nez Perce culture, the drum represents the heartbeat of any event. |
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Norm Steadman has worked for the US Forest Service for 45 years. He is the District Engineer on the North Fork Ranger District in the Clearwater National Forest. He has lived in the Weippe area since 1952 and has been Mayor of the city for 39 years. Since 1998, Norm has guided many Lewis & Clark Symposium and other local history bus tours. He has been a licensed guide for Triple "O" Outfitters for the past 4 years. |
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Nakia Williamson-Cloud is a member of the Nez Perce Nation. His grandparents, who never spoke English and dressed traditionally, had a profound impact on his life. The multi-talented Nakia has become proficient in different Nez Perce art techniques and is a storyteller of historical events. He was one of four artists chosen to travel throughout the United States and attend the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Nakia is also a spokesperson for the Clearwater National Forest.
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Horace
Axtell, 82, has received numerous
awards including an honorary doctorate from Lewis-Clark State College,
the President’s award from the University of Idaho and a Washington
State Historical Society award. He is in demand as a lecturer and
subject of several documentaries about Nez Perce culture. Currently,
Horace is leader of the Nimiipuu Longhouse. Horace P. Axtell was born
in Ferdinand, Idaho, in 1924. His first language was Nez Perce. It
wasn’t until the first grade that he heard the English language spoken
on a regular basis. In 1943, during World War II, he left high school
in the 11th grade and was admitted to the 529th
Engineers, Light Pontoon Company, Floating Bridge Builders. After the
war ended, Horace returned home and eventually found work at Potlatch
Mill. He married Andrea and they had two children, in addition to six
children from previous relationships. After Horace retired he accepted
an invitation from Lewis-Clark State College in the late 1980s to help
teach a Nez Perce language class. From 1992 – 1994, Margo Aragon
interviewed him for their collaboration on A Little Bit of
Wisdom: Conversations With a Nez Perce Elder. The memoir was published in
1997 by Confluence Press, Inc. The paperback was published in 2000 by
the University of Oklahoma Press. His newest projects include raising
funds for a permanent Longhouse in Lapwai and translating, with Margo
Aragon, the oldest book in the Pacific Northwest, Nez-Perces First
Book: Designed for Children and New Beginners.The
working title of their next collaborative work, a narrative memoir, is
Translating Horace: Word and Spirit.
Diana
Mallickan is a descendant of
the Shoshone-Pauite and a member of the Nez Perce Tribe. She has
performed interpretive work for at least 20 years and has been a Park
Ranger with the National Park Service for 16 of those years. Diana is a
partner in the publishing of "Voice in Nez Perce Country," a 3-volume
set. Volume I is currently near completion and Volume II is entitled
“Nez Perce Nation Divided.” Diana has assisted in video documentaries
and other historical publications pertaining to the Nimiipuu. She wrote
the introduction on Starr Maxwell, a Nez Perce man who documented and
presented the scores of injustices of the Allotments before Congress,
for the reprint of the 62nd Congressional Record, "Memorial of the Nez
Perce Indians," through the University of Idaho Library.
Chuck H. Raddon
retired following 37 yrs with the US Forest Service, his last 10 years
serving as Recreation, Wilderness and Trails manager for the Clearwater
National Forest. Part of his role was the management of the Lolo Trail
Corridor, which contains the Lewis and Clark Trail and the NeeMiPoo
trails as well as other historic and pre-historic sites. He also worked
with several tribes on Native American concerns and treaty rights on
National Forest lands. Chuck was an instigator and first president of
the Clearwater-Snake Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Association, he helped
reactivate the Idaho Governor’s L&C Committee for the Bicentennial, and
he was instrumental in the creation of this annual symposium and has
served on the planning committee from the beginning. He also remains
active in the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. Chuck lives in
Orofino, Idaho, 50 miles up the Clearwater River from Lewiston.
Craig
(“Rocky”) Rockwell’s