Session 1: Sunday, July 12, 2020-Friday evening, July 17 2020
Session 2: Sunday, July 19, 2020-Friday afternoon, July 24 2020
Special Accommodations:
For those selected participants with special accessibility needs or dietary restrictions, please notify the local Project Co-Director Zeisler-Vralsted at dzeislervral@ewu.edu after selection.
For further information regarding accessibility at the Eastern Washington University campus, please contact Disability Support Services at DSS@ewu.edu or phone 509-359-6871.
Day 1 - Sunday:
Welcome and Keynote
1:00-5:00
Arrivals to Spokane, Washington
Co-Director Zeisler-Vralsted and Administrative Assistant will be on-call
7:00-9:00
Welcome Reception and Lecture at Riverpoint Auditorium, EWU-Spokane
Keynote Address -
"The Global Promises of Modernity and Development in the Twentieth Century"
David Pietz, UNESCO Chair in Environmental History, University of Arizona
Overnight in Spokane
Day 2 - Monday:
Theme - Folklore and Salmon Fishing in the Columbia River Watershed
8:00-9:00 - Project Co-Directors-Logistics, Overview of Week's Activities
9:00-12:00 - "Salmon and His People," Allen Pinkham and Steve Evans Keynote Lecture
12:00-1:00 - Lunch (provided by EWU)
1:00-3:00 - -Lead Faculty Colombi leads discussion of readings, preparation for Kettle
Falls Historical Center site visit
3:00-5:00 - Facilitator Watson leads discussion on curricular applications for the day's
discussions and readings.
7:00-9:00 - -Film Night (optional.) The film "DamNation" (2014). Lead Faculty
Lagendijk will lead the discussion.Overnight in Spokane
Day 3 - Tuesday:
Theme - Kettle Falls - A Lesson in Sustainability
8:00-10:30 - Travel to Kettle Falls Historical Center, Mission
11:00-1:00 - Tour of Center led by Kettle Falls Historical Center Board Member
1:00-2:00 - Lunch at the Center
2:00-4:00 - Discussion of Readings, Curricular Integration led by Facilitator Watson and Lead Faculty Colombi at the Conference Center
4:00-6:00 - Travel to Spokane
Overnight in Spokane
Day 4 - Wednesday:
Theme - Modernization in the 1930s
8:00-8:30 - Discussion of readings, preparation for Grand Coulee Dam visit led by Co-Director Zeisler‑Vralsted
8:30-10:00 - Visiting Faculty Laurie Arnold presents "Grand Coulee Dam and Its Impact on Indigenous Peoples"
10:30-11:30 - Co-Director Zeisler‑Vralsted and Lead Faculty Lagendijk present on irrigation and energy benefits from Grand Coulee Dam
12:00-1:30 - Travel to Grand Coulee Dam, boxed lunch on bus
2:00-4:00 - Tour of Grand Coulee Dam
6:00-7:00 - Tour of Grand Coulee Dam Visitors' Center
7:00-9:00 - Film showing, "The River" with discussion by Lead Faculty Lagendijk
Grand Coulee Light Show (optional)
Overnight in Grand Coulee, Washington
Day 5 - Thursday:
Theme -The Legacy of Large-Scale Dams
8:00-9:00 - Continental breakfast
9:00-11:00 - Tour of Colville Tribal Museum led by Curator Jennifer Ferguson
11:00-1:00 - Curricular opportunities and preparation of Colville Tribal Museum visit led by Facilitator Watson
1:00-2:00 - Lunch
2:00-3:30 - Travel to Spokane
The rest of the day/evening is time for reflection and lesson plans.
Overnight in Spokane
Day 6 - Friday:
Theme - Competing Narratives
9:00-10:00 - Visiting Faculty Margo Hill presents "The Status of the Spokane Tribe and Congressional Compensation"
10:00-12:00 - Discussion of readings, curriculum integration led by Project Co-Directors and Facilitator
12:00-1:00 - Lunch
1:00-5:00 - Lesson Plans
Conclusion of workshop
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