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CCRH News and Events If you'd like to receive the latest news from CCRH in the form of our our periodic e-newsletter, email us at info@ccrh.org and tell us know. In this issue: 1) Northwest Treaty Trail of 1854-1856 Exhibit and Lecture Series 2) CCRH James B. Castles Fellowship Announced 3) William Lang Recipient of the 2005 James B. Castles Award 4) NEH Grant Awarded to CCRH to Provide Workshop for Community College Teachers 5) CCRH Offers History Day Award to Washington Students
2005 marks the 150th anniversary of Northwest Indian Treaty negotiations between Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens and Northwest Indian leaders; these negotiations helped determine the future of tribal people throughout the Northwest. By the terms of the treaties, thousands of native people ceded millions of acres of their traditional homelands. A traveling exhibit and lecture series will give residents of Portland and Southwest Washington a chance to learn more about events that have profoundly shaped the Northwest past and present. The Clark County Historical Museum will host "The Northwest Treaty Trail of 1854-1856," a traveling exhibit from the Washington State Historical Society, from January 14 - March 31, 2005. The Clark County Historical Museum is housed in the historic 1909 Carnegie Library building located at 1511 Main St., Vancouver. For more information, visit http://cchmuseum.org or call (360) 993-5679 The Center for Columbia River History, the Clark County Historical Museum, the Washington State University Vancouver Liberal Arts department, and the WSU Vancouver Diversity Council are co-hosting a lecture series on the anniversary of the Northwest treaty trail. Lectures are held on the WSU Vancouver campus, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue, Vancouver. Lectures are free and open to the public and will be followed by an informal reception.
The Center for Columbia River History announces the James B. Castles Fellowship to encourage original scholarly research that contributes to public understanding of the history of the Columbia River Basin. The $3,000 Fellowship is open to graduate students, professional historians and independent scholars. CCRH encourages proposals from diverse historical perspectives, including social, ethnic, political, cultural and environmental approaches. Fellows will be in residence at the Center for Columbia River History in Portland, Oregon/Vancouver, Washington for four weeks during the granting year (June 1, 2005 - August 31, 2006). They will deliver a public talk on their research topic and submit an article for possible publication in a regional journal. In addition, they will submit a written report on their research for the CCRH archives. Further information, including application instructions, are available at www.ccrh.org/center/descrip.htm#fellowship. Applications must be received by May 1, 2005.
Founding CCRH Director William Lang will be the recipient of the 2005 James B. Castles Heritage Award. He will be honored at a ceremony at the 58th Annual Pacific Northwest History Conference meeting in Boise, Idaho April 28-30. The James B. Castles Heritage Award honors an individual or organization for significant contributions to a deeper understanding of Columbia River Basin history. William Lang, Professor of History at Portland State University, has contributed immensely to the public and academic understanding of the history of Columbia River over the last thirty years as a scholar, teacher, and public historian. A Portland native, Lang holds degrees from Willamette University, Washington State University, and the University of Delaware. He is author or editor of six books on Pacific Northwest and Western American history, including "Confederacy of Ambition: William Winlock Miller and the Making of Washington Territory" and "Great River of the West: Essays on the Columbia River." In 1991 he founded the Center for Columbia River History and was its director until 2003. Professor Lang currently teaches environmental, regional, and public history courses at Portland State University and frequently delivers lectures at public forums and works with K-12 teachers in professional development settings.
CCRH and Portland State University have been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities "Landmarks of American History" Grant to offer, "Currents of History," a workshop for community college teachers about the history of the lower and mid-Columbia River. This six-day workshop will be offered twice in Summer 2005: June 26-July 1 & July 10-July 15. Admitted participants will receive a $500 stipend and are eligible for travel support. Please visit the workshop website, for more information, including application instructions. Applications must be postmarked no later than March 15, 2005.
The CCRH Castles Award in Columbia River Basin History is awarded to projects on any aspect of Columbia River Basin history. Junior and senior division participants in the Washington State History Day competition are eligible. Each division winner of the CCRH Castles Award in Columbia River Basin History will receive $150 and a certificate of merit. Students are encouraged to visit and use the CCRH website, which includes historical resources such as oral histories, documents, aerial photos, maps, and images. Topics covered at the CCRH website include urban and rural community histories, Native American history, treaties, fishing rights, environmental dissenters, and other topics relating to the region and the award. More information, including detailed information on award criteria, is available at http://www.ccrh.org/center/hdaward.htm |